Saint-Georges weather in May

In May, Saint-Georges sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 100 mm of precipitation across 13.5 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 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Saint-Georges's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Georges's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
100 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:16 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
70%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Saint-Georges is town in Québec, Canada.

Density
154/km²
people per km²
Founded
2001

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 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Saint-Georges reaches about 16°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 9°C and 24°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)
1133
2143
3143
4143
5144
6154
7154
8154
9154
10154
11155
12165
13165
14165
15165
16165
17176
18176
19176
20176
21176
22177
23187
24187
25187
26187
27188
28188
29188
30198
31198

How May really feels in Saint-Georges

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Saint-Georges 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-6° / -15°7111.611.88.90.0
Feb-5° / -14°649.510.3100.0
Mar / -9°77129.311.60.0
Apr / -1°9812.55.713.31.5
May16° / 10013.50.814.74.6
Jun21° / 11°11213.2015.55.9
Jul23° / 14°10014.5015.26.1
Aug23° / 12°10113.40146.3
Sep18° / 9110.8012.35.6
Oct11° / 11212.71.710.72.5
Nov / -4°8411.76.99.20.1
Dec-3° / -11°9212.311.38.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43169
53169
63169
73268
83169
93169
103169
113169
123169
133268
143268
153268
163268
173268
183268
193367
203268
213268
223367
233169
243268
253268
263268
273169
283169
293169
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Saint-Georges gets around 100 mm of rain and snow over 13.5 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 43% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1437
2437
3436
4426
5425
6425
7424
8424
9414
10414
11413
12413
13413
14413
15413
16413
17412
18412
19422
20422
21432
22431
23441
24451
25451
26461
27461
28461
29471
30470
31470

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99820
109820
119820
129820
139820
149820
159820
169730
179730
189631
199541
209541
219541
229352
239352
249352
259163
269163
279163
289163
299073
308974
318974

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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512calm
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2012calm
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3112calm

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 4:37 AM to 4:02 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 7:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:376:42
214.14:366:44
314.24:346:45
414.24:336:46
514.34:316:48
614.34:306:49
714.44:286:50
814.44:276:51
914.54:256:53
1014.54:246:54
1114.54:236:55
1214.64:216:56
1314.64:206:58
1414.74:196:59
1514.74:187:00
1614.84:167:01
1714.84:157:03
1814.84:147:04
1914.94:137:05
2014.94:127:06
2114.94:117:07
2215.04:107:08
2315.04:097:10
2415.04:087:11
2515.14:077:12
2615.14:067:13
2715.14:057:14
2815.24:047:15
2915.24:047:16
3015.24:037:17
3115.34:027:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Saint-Georges?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Saint-Georges for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint-Georges in May

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

In May, Saint-Georges sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Saint-Georges 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 Saint-Georges peaks around July 14 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 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Georges?

Saint-Georges sits at 46.1°N, 70.7°W, 163 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Thetford-Mines, 49 km away.

Topography around Saint-Georges

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Georges has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 234 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,160 m.

The land around Saint-Georges is covered by trees (57%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
293 m
80 km
1,160 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Thetford-Mines 49 km · Lévis 86 km · Quebec City 88 km · Sainte-Foy 88 km · La Cité-Limoilou 90 km · Les Rivières 91 km · L'Ancienne-Lorette 92 km · Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures 92 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 Saint-Georges (46.1135°, -70.6653°, elevation 163 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).