Lévis weather in May

In May, Lévis sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 101 mm of precipitation across 13.1 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lévis's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lévis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
101 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:16 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Lévis is city in Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
289/km²
people per km²
Founded
2002

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Lévis reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1143
2144
3154
4154
5154
6165
7165
8165
9165
10165
11176
12176
13176
14176
15176
16186
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19187
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21187
22198
23198
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25198
26198
27199
28199
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30209
31209

How May really feels in Lévis

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lévis weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -15°8311.811.88.80.0
Feb-5° / -14°689.89.7100.0
Mar / -8°8110.78.211.60.0
Apr / -1°10411.44.513.31.7
May17° / 10113.10.314.85.1
Jun22° / 12°11812.4015.66.2
Jul25° / 15°12014.2015.36.2
Aug24° / 14°11313.10146.5
Sep19° / 10911.6012.45.7
Oct11° / 12512.21.210.62.8
Nov / -3°9812.669.20.2
Dec-3° / -11°10112.611.38.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33565
43565
53664
63664
73664
83664
93664
103664
113763
123763
133862
143862
153763
163862
173862
183862
193862
203862
213862
223763
233763
243664
253664
263565
273466
283466
293466
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Lévis gets around 101 mm of rain and snow over 13.1 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1405
2404
3404
4403
5393
6392
7392
8392
9402
10401
11401
12401
13401
14401
15401
16401
17401
18411
19411
20421
21420
22430
23430
24430
25440
26440
27440
28440
29440
30440
31440

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
199100
299100
399100
499100
598200
698200
798200
898200
998200
1098200
1197300
1297300
1397300
1497300
1597300
1695410
1795410
1895410
1995410
2093520
2193520
2292620
2391630
2490730
2590730
2688840
2788840
2887940
2987940
30861040
31831151

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:38 AM to 4:02 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:386:46
214.24:366:47
314.24:356:49
414.34:336:50
514.34:326:51
614.44:306:53
714.44:296:54
814.54:276:55
914.54:266:57
1014.64:246:58
1114.64:236:59
1214.74:217:01
1314.74:207:02
1414.74:197:03
1514.84:187:04
1614.84:167:06
1714.94:157:07
1814.94:147:08
1914.94:137:09
2015.04:127:10
2115.04:117:12
2215.14:107:13
2315.14:097:14
2415.14:087:15
2515.24:077:16
2615.24:067:17
2715.24:057:18
2815.34:047:19
2915.34:037:20
3015.34:027:21
3115.34:027:22

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.4 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lévis?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Lévis for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lévis in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Lévis sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lévis in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lévis peaks around July 13 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lévis?

Lévis sits at 46.8°N, 71.2°W, 87 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Quebec City, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Lévis

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lévis.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lévis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 528 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,173 m.

The land around Lévis is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), water (26%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
528 m
80 km
1,173 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Quebec City 3.0 km · La Cité-Limoilou 5.0 km · Beauport 6.0 km · Les Rivières 7.0 km · Sainte-Foy 9.0 km · L'Ancienne-Lorette 13 km · Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf 14 km · Charlesbourg 14 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Lévis (46.8033°, -71.1779°, elevation 87 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).