Varennes weather in May

In May, Varennes sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 94 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-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 23% 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 Varennes's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Varennes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:29 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.1 µg/m³ · 2015

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 Varennes 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 12°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)
1165
2165
3165
4176
5176
6176
7176
8176
9187
10187
11187
12187
13187
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15198
16198
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How May really feels in Varennes

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.

Varennes 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-6° / -15°7410.29.68.90.0
Feb-4° / -14°608.78.110.10.0
Mar / -7°7310.26.511.60.1
Apr11° / 10211.12.613.32.7
May19° / 9411.8014.75.7
Jun24° / 13°9811.5015.46.5
Jul26° / 16°9412.2015.16.3
Aug25° / 15°9511.1013.96.7
Sep21° / 10°9510012.36.3
Oct13° / 10611.20.610.73.4
Nov / -2°87113.89.30.5
Dec-2° / -9°8511.29.18.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53862
63862
73961
83961
93961
103961
113961
123961
134060
144159
154159
164159
174159
184258
194258
204258
214159
224159
234060
244060
253961
263961
273862
283862
293763
303763
313862

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Varennes gets around 94 mm of rain over 11.8 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
536
636
736
836
936
1036
1135
1235
1336
1436
1536
1636
1737
1837
1937
2038
2138
2239
2339
2439
2539
2640
2740
2840
2940
3039
3139

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197300
297300
396400
496400
596400
696400
796400
896400
996400
1095500
1194510
1294510
1394510
1494510
1594510
1693520
1793520
1891630
1991630
2089740
2189740
2287850
2385951
24831061
25831061
26821161
27811261
28811261
29791362
30771472
31761572

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
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
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2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712calm
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3012calm
3112calm

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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:496:52
214.14:486:54
314.14:466:55
414.24:456:56
514.24:436:58
614.34:426:59
714.34:407:00
814.44:397:01
914.44:387:03
1014.54:367:04
1114.54:357:05
1214.54:347:06
1314.64:327:08
1414.64:317:09
1514.74:307:10
1614.74:297:11
1714.74:287:12
1814.84:267:14
1914.84:257:15
2014.94:247:16
2114.94:237:17
2214.94:227:18
2315.04:217:19
2415.04:207:20
2515.04:197:21
2615.14:197:22
2715.14:187:23
2815.14:177:24
2915.24:167:25
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 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Varennes?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Varennes for sightseeing.

What to pack for Varennes in May

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

In May, Varennes sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Varennes 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 Varennes 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Varennes?

Varennes sits at 45.7°N, 73.4°W, 15 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Repentigny, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Varennes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Varennes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 703 m.

The land around Varennes is covered by cropland (31%) and water (26%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
180 m
80 km
703 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Repentigny 7.0 km · Boucherville 10 km · Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles 13 km · Sainte-Julie 14 km · Mascouche 15 km · Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve 15 km · L'Assomption 16 km · Saint-Léonard 17 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 Varennes (45.6834°, -73.4325°, elevation 15 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).