Shawinigan weather in May

In May, Shawinigan sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 88 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Shawinigan's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shawinigan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
88 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:23 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Shawinigan is city in Québec, Canada.

Density
48/km²
people per km²
Founded
1901

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 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Shawinigan reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 25°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)
1154
2154
3154
4155
5165
6165
7165
8166
9176
10176
11176
12176
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How May really feels in Shawinigan

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.

Shawinigan 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-7° / -16°7510.4108.80.0
Feb-5° / -15°608.38.5100.0
Mar / -8°759.8711.60.0
Apr10° / -0°9711.43.513.31.9
May18° / 8812.30.314.85.3
Jun23° / 13°10111.7015.66.4
Jul25° / 15°10312.6015.26.3
Aug24° / 14°9611.30146.7
Sep19° / 10°9910.9012.45.9
Oct12° / 10811.71.110.72.8
Nov / -3°8810.95.29.20.2
Dec-3° / -11°8711.1108.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33763
43862
53763
63763
73763
83862
93862
103862
113961
123961
133862
143862
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Shawinigan gets around 88 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1393
2393
3383
4382
5382
6382
7382
8371
9371
10371
11371
12371
13371
14371
15371
16370
17370
18370
19380
20380
21390
22400
23400
24410
25410
26410
27410
28410
29410
30410
31410

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
198200
298200
398200
497300
597300
697300
797300
897300
997300
1097300
1197300
1297300
1397300
1497300
1596310
1695410
1795410
1895410
1994420
2093520
2193520
2291630
2390730
2489740
2588840
2687841
2786941
2886941
29841051
30831151
31821251

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
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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 4:45 AM to 4:09 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:456:52
214.24:436:53
314.24:426:54
414.34:406:56
514.34:386:57
614.44:376:58
714.44:357:00
814.44:347:01
914.54:337:02
1014.54:317:04
1114.64:307:05
1214.64:287:06
1314.74:277:07
1414.74:267:09
1514.84:257:10
1614.84:237:11
1714.84:227:12
1814.94:217:14
1914.94:207:15
2015.04:197:16
2115.04:187:17
2215.04:177:18
2315.14:167:19
2415.14:157:21
2515.14:147:22
2615.24:137:23
2715.24:127:24
2815.24:117:25
2915.34:107:26
3015.34:107:27
3115.34:097:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.5Bright
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145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.6Bright
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275.6Bright
285.6Bright
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305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Shawinigan?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Shawinigan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shawinigan in May

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

In May, Shawinigan sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Shawinigan 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 Shawinigan 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
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shawinigan?

Shawinigan sits at 46.6°N, 72.7°W, 123 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Trois-Rivières, 29 km away.

Topography around Shawinigan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shawinigan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 709 m.

The land around Shawinigan is covered by trees (55%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
350 m
80 km
709 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Trois-Rivières 29 km · Sorel-Tracy 65 km · Drummondville 79 km · Saint-Charles-Borromée 80 km · Joliette 80 km · Victoriaville 83 km · L'Assomption 98 km · Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures 101 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 Shawinigan (46.5667°, -72.7491°, elevation 123 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).