Sainte-Julie weather in May

In May, Sainte-Julie sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 102 mm of precipitation across 11.9 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 16°C in the first days to 21°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 hours at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sainte-Julie's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sainte-Julie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
102 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:29 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Sainte-Julie is city in Montérégie, Québec, Canada.

Density
593/km²
people per km²
Founded
1855

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 Sainte-Julie reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 26°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)
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2165
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4176
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How May really feels in Sainte-Julie

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.

Sainte-Julie 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°7410.99.78.90.0
Feb-3° / -13°619.38.210.10.0
Mar / -6°7510.77.111.60.1
Apr11° / 10111.72.413.32.7
May19° / 10211.9014.75.6
Jun24° / 14°11012.4015.46.3
Jul26° / 16°10113.1015.16.2
Aug25° / 15°10511.9013.96.6
Sep21° / 11°9810.3012.36.3
Oct13° / 11311.80.610.73.5
Nov / -2°87123.59.30.5
Dec-1° / -9°86129.38.60.0

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 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43862
53862
63862
73862
83961
93961
104060
114060
124060
134060
144159
154159
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214060
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313565

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Sainte-Julie gets around 102 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1372
2371
3371
4361
5361
6361
7361
8360
9360
10360
11360
12360
13360
14360
15360
16360
17370
18370
19380
20380
21390
22390
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24400
25410
26410
27410
28420
29420
30420
31420

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
196400
296400
396400
496400
595500
695500
795500
895500
995500
1095500
1194510
1294510
1394510
1494510
1593520
1693520
1792620
1891630
1991630
2089740
2189740
2286851
2385951
24831061
25821161
26821161
27801262
28781372
29771472
30751672
31741772

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
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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 4:49 AM to 4:15 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:496:52
214.14:486:53
314.14:466:54
414.24:456:56
514.24:436:57
614.34:426:58
714.34:406:59
814.44:397:01
914.44:387:02
1014.54:367:03
1114.54:357:04
1214.54:347:06
1314.64:327:07
1414.64:317:08
1514.74:307:09
1614.74:297:11
1714.74:277:12
1814.84:267:13
1914.84:257:14
2014.84:247:15
2114.94:237:16
2214.94:227:17
2315.04:217:19
2415.04:207:20
2515.04:197:21
2615.14:197:22
2715.14:187:23
2815.14:177:24
2915.14:167:25
3015.24:167:26
3115.24:157:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sainte-Julie?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Sainte-Julie for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sainte-Julie in May

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

In May, Sainte-Julie sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Sainte-Julie 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 Sainte-Julie 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 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 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sainte-Julie?

Sainte-Julie sits at 45.6°N, 73.3°W, 37 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Sainte-Julie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sainte-Julie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 752 m.

The land around Sainte-Julie is covered by cropland (38%), trees (31%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (37%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
194 m
16 km
417 m
80 km
752 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville 6.0 km · Saint-Basile-le-Grand 7.0 km · Boucherville 8.0 km · Beloeil 10 km · Saint-Hubert 11 km · Mont-Saint-Hilaire 12 km · Longueuil 13 km · Varennes 14 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 Sainte-Julie (45.5834°, -73.3325°, elevation 37 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).