Sherbrooke weather in May

In May, Sherbrooke sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 117 mm of precipitation across 14.1 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Sherbrooke's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sherbrooke's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
117 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:23 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
69%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Sherbrooke is city in Estrie, Quebec, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
353/km²
people per km²
Founded
1793

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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sherbrooke reaches about 17°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 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1144
2154
3154
4155
5155
6165
7165
8165
9165
10166
11176
12176
13176
14176
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31209

How May really feels in Sherbrooke

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.

Sherbrooke weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -14°7612.212.18.90.0
Feb-4° / -13°6410.410.710.10.0
Mar / -7°7912.28.911.60.0
Apr10° / 9912.54.113.22.1
May17° / 11714.10.414.74.9
Jun22° / 12°13114.1015.45.9
Jul24° / 15°12615.2015.16.1
Aug23° / 14°12313.8013.96.3
Sep19° / 10611.5012.35.8
Oct12° / 11913.21.310.72.9
Nov / -3°9113.36.39.30.3
Dec-2° / -9°9213.711.58.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
93565
103565
113565
123664
133763
143763
153763
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203664
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233565
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283367
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Sherbrooke gets around 117 mm of rain and snow over 14.1 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 45% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1434
2433
3433
4433
5423
6422
7422
8422
9422
10422
11422
12422
13422
14421
15431
16431
17431
18441
19451
20451
21461
22471
23471
24481
25481
26491
27490
28490
29500
30500
31500

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
198200
298200
398200
498200
598200
697300
797300
897300
997300
1097300
1197300
1297300
1396400
1496400
1596400
1695410
1794510
1894510
1993520
2092620
2191630
2290730
2389740
2488840
2587850
2685951
27841051
28831061
29821161
30811261
31801361

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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1911calm
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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 4:44 AM to 4:10 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:446:46
214.14:426:47
314.14:416:48
414.24:396:49
514.24:386:51
614.34:366:52
714.34:356:53
814.34:346:55
914.44:326:56
1014.44:316:57
1114.54:306:58
1214.54:286:59
1314.64:277:01
1414.64:267:02
1514.64:257:03
1614.74:237:04
1714.74:227:05
1814.84:217:07
1914.84:207:08
2014.84:197:09
2114.94:187:10
2214.94:177:11
2314.94:167:12
2415.04:157:13
2515.04:147:14
2615.04:137:15
2715.14:137:16
2815.14:127:17
2915.14:117:18
3015.14:107:19
3115.24:107:20

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.1Bright
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65.2Bright
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155.4Bright
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255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sherbrooke?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Sherbrooke for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sherbrooke in May

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

In May, Sherbrooke sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Sherbrooke 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 Sherbrooke peaks around July 13 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateModerateLowJul 13UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sherbrooke?

Sherbrooke sits at 45.4°N, 71.9°W, 175 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Rock Forest, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Sherbrooke

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sherbrooke has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 211 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,288 m.

The land around Sherbrooke is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
313 m
80 km
1,288 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Rock Forest 9.0 km · Magog 25 km · Granby 65 km · Drummondville 70 km · Victoriaville 72 km · Saint-Hyacinthe 86 km · Thetford-Mines 90 km · Mont-Saint-Hilaire 102 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 Sherbrooke (45.4001°, -71.8991°, elevation 175 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).