Montréal-Nord weather in May

In May, Montréal-Nord sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 93 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Montréal-Nord's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montréal-Nord's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:30 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
65%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

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 Montréal-Nord reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1156
2156
3156
4156
5167
6167
7167
8167
9167
10178
11178
12178
13178
14178
15189
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312112

How May really feels in Montréal-Nord

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.

Montréal-Nord weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -13°7410.39.28.90.0
Feb-3° / -12°6097.910.10.0
Mar / -6°7310.46.411.60.0
Apr10° / 10211.42.613.32.2
May18° / 9311.3014.75.4
Jun23° / 15°9911.6015.46.4
Jul26° / 17°8712.2015.16.4
Aug25° / 16°9111.3013.96.8
Sep20° / 12°9210.1012.36.3
Oct13° / 10711.50.410.73.5
Nov / -1°8611.33.39.30.6
Dec-1° / -8°8511.58.98.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33763
43862
53862
63961
74060
83961
94060
104159
114159
124159
134258
144258
154159
164258
174258
184258
194258
204159
214258
224159
234159
244060
253961
263961
273862
283862
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Montréal-Nord gets around 93 mm of rain over 11.3 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
235
335
435
534
634
734
834
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1734
1835
1935
2036
2136
2237
2337
2438
2538
2639
2739
2839
2939
3039
3139

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197300
297300
397300
497300
596400
696400
796400
896400
996400
1095500
1195500
1294510
1394510
1494510
1594510
1693520
1792620
1891630
1990730
2089740
2188840
2286950
23851050
24841060
25831160
26811270
27791371
28781471
29771571
30761671
31741781

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1213light breeze
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3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 12 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 4:50 AM to 4:16 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:506:53
214.14:496:54
314.14:476:56
414.24:466:57
514.24:446:58
614.34:436:59
714.34:417:01
814.44:407:02
914.44:397:03
1014.54:377:04
1114.54:367:06
1214.54:357:07
1314.64:337:08
1414.64:327:09
1514.74:317:11
1614.74:307:12
1714.74:297:13
1814.84:277:14
1914.84:267:15
2014.94:257:16
2114.94:247:18
2214.94:237:19
2315.04:227:20
2415.04:217:21
2515.04:217:22
2615.14:207:23
2715.14:197:24
2815.14:187:25
2915.14:177:26
3015.24:177:27
3115.24:167:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.24 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
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215.6Bright
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235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Montréal-Nord?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Montréal-Nord for sightseeing.

What to pack for Montréal-Nord in May

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

In May, Montréal-Nord sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Montréal-Nord 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 Montréal-Nord peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Montréal-Nord?

Montréal-Nord sits at 45.6°N, 73.6°W, 24 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Montréal-Nord

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montréal-Nord has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 708 m.

The land around Montréal-Nord is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
292 m
80 km
708 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul 2.0 km · Saint-Léonard 3.0 km · Duvernay 3.0 km · Val-des-Arbres 4.0 km · Saint-Michel 4.0 km · Ahuntsic-Cartierville 5.0 km · Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension 5.0 km · Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles 6.0 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 Montréal-Nord (45.6016°, -73.6306°, elevation 24 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).