Quispamsis weather in May

In May, Quispamsis sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 92 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Quispamsis's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quispamsis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
92 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:00 AM – 7:41 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Quispamsis is town in New Brunswick, Canada.

Founded
1966

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 12°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Quispamsis reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2124
3124
4134
5134
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7135
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10145
11145
12145
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15146
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21157
22167
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25168
26168
27168
28168
29178
30178
31178

How May really feels in Quispamsis

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.

Quispamsis 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-3° / -12°10211.28.98.90.0
Feb-2° / -11°87108.510.10.0
Mar / -6°10111.27.411.60.0
Apr / 9011.8413.21.5
May15° / 9212.10.314.74.0
Jun19° / 11°9711.5015.45.8
Jul23° / 15°8711.3015.16.4
Aug22° / 14°789.6013.96.7
Sep19° / 11°969.6012.36.0
Oct12° / 11510.60.310.73.3
Nov / -0°11111.23.29.30.7
Dec / -7°12012.57.38.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33268
43268
53268
63268
73268
83268
93367
103367
113367
123466
133466
143466
153367
163367
173466
183466
193466
203466
213367
223367
233367
243367
253367
263268
273268
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Quispamsis gets around 92 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1394
2394
3394
4393
5393
6393
7392
8392
9402
10402
11402
12402
13402
14391
15391
16391
17391
18391
19391
20381
21381
22380
23390
24390
25390
26390
27390
28390
29390
30390
31390

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18982
19982
20982
21982
22973
23973
24973
25964
26964
27955
28955
29955
30946
31937

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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
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1512light breeze
1612light breeze
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1912light breeze
2012light breeze
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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 5:20 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:207:22
214.15:197:23
314.15:177:24
414.25:167:26
514.25:147:27
614.35:137:28
714.35:117:30
814.35:107:31
914.45:087:32
1014.45:077:33
1114.55:067:34
1214.55:047:36
1314.65:037:37
1414.65:027:38
1514.65:017:39
1614.75:007:41
1714.74:587:42
1814.84:577:43
1914.84:567:44
2014.84:557:45
2114.94:547:46
2214.94:537:47
2314.94:527:48
2415.04:517:50
2515.04:507:51
2615.04:507:52
2715.14:497:53
2815.14:487:54
2915.14:477:55
3015.14:477:56
3115.24:467:56

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.1Bright
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115.1Bright
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255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Quispamsis?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Quispamsis for sightseeing.

What to pack for Quispamsis in May

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

In May, Quispamsis sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Quispamsis in May

The nearest coast averages about 5°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 33 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in March near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
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Mar2Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May5Bracing
Jun9Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Quispamsis 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 Quispamsis peaks around July 11 at about 7 (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 highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Quispamsis?

Quispamsis sits at 45.4°N, 66.0°W, 84 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Saint John, 19 km away.

Topography around Quispamsis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quispamsis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m.

The land around Quispamsis is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
303 m
80 km
449 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Saint John 19 km · Saint John West 21 km · Fredericton 80 km · Fredericton Northside 82 km · Riverview 113 km · Lutes Mountain 114 km · Moncton 117 km · Dieppe 122 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 Quispamsis (45.4213°, -65.9513°, elevation 84 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).