Rouyn-Noranda weather in May

In May, Rouyn-Noranda sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 74 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Rouyn-Noranda's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rouyn-Noranda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
74 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:43 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
68%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Rouyn-Noranda is town and equivalent territory in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4/km²
people per km²
Founded
1926

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 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Rouyn-Noranda reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1110
2121
3121
4121
5131
6132
7132
8132
9142
10142
11143
12143
13153
14153
15154
16154
17154
18164
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21165
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27186
28186
29187
30187
31187

How May really feels in Rouyn-Noranda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 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
13
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Rouyn-Noranda 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-11° / -20°5110.211.58.60.0
Feb-8° / -19°387.78.89.90.0
Mar-2° / -13°498.98.111.60.0
Apr / -4°7010.15.613.40.8
May15° / 7410.91.114.94.4
Jun21° / 10°8111.40.115.86.1
Jul23° / 13°9513.4015.56.2
Aug22° / 12°9212.5014.16.1
Sep17° / 10212.50.212.44.9
Oct / 9713.32.710.61.5
Nov / -6°7912.59.690.0
Dec-7° / -14°5811.511.68.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33664
43664
53664
63565
73565
83565
93466
103466
113466
123466
133367
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Rouyn-Noranda gets around 74 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13310
2329
3328
4327
5327
6326
7326
8325
9325
10335
11334
12334
13334
14344
15344
16344
17353
18353
19363
20363
21362
22372
23372
24372
25382
26381
27381
28381
29381
30391
31391

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
109910
119910
129910
139910
149910
159910
169811
179721
189721
199721
209622
219532
229532
239433
249343
259343
269343
279244
289154
299154
309154
319064

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 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
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
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2012light breeze
2112light breeze
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3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:06 AM to 4:28 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:067:21
214.35:047:22
314.35:037:24
414.45:017:25
514.54:597:26
614.54:587:28
714.64:567:29
814.64:557:31
914.74:537:32
1014.74:517:33
1114.74:507:35
1214.84:497:36
1314.84:477:38
1414.94:467:39
1514.94:447:40
1615.04:437:42
1715.04:427:43
1815.14:417:44
1915.14:397:45
2015.14:387:47
2115.24:377:48
2215.24:367:49
2315.34:357:50
2415.34:347:52
2515.34:337:53
2615.44:327:54
2715.44:317:55
2815.44:307:56
2915.54:297:57
3015.54:287:58
3115.54:287:59

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 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 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
15.4Bright
25.5Bright
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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215.5Bright
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245.5Bright
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 Rouyn-Noranda?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Rouyn-Noranda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rouyn-Noranda in May

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

In May, Rouyn-Noranda sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

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UV index in Rouyn-Noranda 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 Rouyn-Noranda 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rouyn-Noranda?

Rouyn-Noranda sits at 48.2°N, 79.0°W, 299 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Amos, 76 km away.

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Topography around Rouyn-Noranda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rouyn-Noranda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 295 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 m.

The land around Rouyn-Noranda is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
221 m
80 km
390 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Amos 76 km · Val-d'Or 92 km · Timmins 173 km · North Bay 216 km · Valley East 231 km · Greater Sudbury 244 km · Petawawa 292 km · Huntsville 323 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 Rouyn-Noranda (48.2366°, -79.0231°, elevation 299 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).