Quinte West weather in May

In May, Quinte West sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 78 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Quinte West's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quinte West's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:50 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Quinte West is city in Ontario, Canada.

Density
88/km²
people per km²
Founded
1998

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 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Quinte West reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2166
3166
4166
5176
6176
7177
8177
9177
10187
11187
12188
13188
14188
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How May really feels in Quinte West

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.

Quinte West weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -11°6810.58.59.10.0
Feb-1° / -10°548.16.610.20.0
Mar / -5°66105.411.60.3
Apr12° / 9011.31.913.22.9
May19° / 7810.3014.55.8
Jun24° / 14°9011015.36.6
Jul26° / 16°8410.90156.5
Aug25° / 15°8410.1013.86.8
Sep21° / 11°849.3012.36.6
Oct14° / 8811.70.210.83.8
Nov / -1°78102.79.40.8
Dec / -6°7410.86.88.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
104060
114060
123961
133961
144060
154060
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264159
274258
284159
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304159
314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Quinte West gets around 78 mm of rain over 10.3 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
235
335
434
534
634
734
834
934
1033
1133
1233
1333
1433
1533
1633
1733
1833
1933
2033
2133
2233
2333
2433
2533
2634
2734
2834
2935
3035
3136

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197300
296310
395410
495410
595410
695410
794510
894510
993520
1093520
1193520
1292620
1392620
1491630
1591630
1691630
1789740
1889740
1988750
2085861
2184871
2282981
2382981
24801091
257910101
267711111
277611112
287412122
297313122
307313122
317114132

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:09 AM to 4:37 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:097:06
214.05:087:07
314.05:067:08
414.15:057:09
514.15:037:11
614.25:027:12
714.25:017:13
814.24:597:14
914.34:587:15
1014.34:577:17
1114.44:557:18
1214.44:547:19
1314.44:537:20
1414.54:527:21
1514.54:517:22
1614.64:507:23
1714.64:487:25
1814.64:477:26
1914.74:467:27
2014.74:457:28
2114.74:447:29
2214.84:447:30
2314.84:437:31
2414.84:427:32
2514.94:417:33
2614.94:407:34
2714.94:397:35
2815.04:397:36
2915.04:387:37
3015.04:377:38
3115.04:377:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Quinte West?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Quinte West for sightseeing.

What to pack for Quinte West in May

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

In May, Quinte West sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Quinte West in May

The nearest coast averages about 6°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 35 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in March near 2°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 20 to Sep 9 — about 1.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar2Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul20Cool
Aug22Refreshing
Sep20Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Quinte West in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Quinte West peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Quinte West?

Quinte West sits at 44.2°N, 77.6°W, 130 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Belleville, 15 km away.

Topography around Quinte West

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quinte West has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m.

The land around Quinte West is covered by trees (44%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
210 m
80 km
360 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Belleville 15 km · Prince Edward 32 km · Greater Napanee 50 km · Cobourg 54 km · Peterborough 61 km · Kingston 87 km · Bowmanville 94 km · Lindsay 95 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 Quinte West (44.1834°, -77.5662°, elevation 130 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).