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Montreal Weather in May

In May, Montreal averages a high of 19°C (66°F) and a low of 10°C (49°F), from 54 years of daily records (1971–2026).

19°C
Average high
66°F
10°C
Average low
49°F
36°C
Record high
97°F · May 27, 2020
-3°C
Record low
26°F · May 7, 1995

What May Is Like in Montreal

  • The coldest May reading, -3°C (26°F) on May 7, 1995, has not been matched in 31 years.
  • The warmest May in the record was 1998; the coldest was 1974.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 34% of May days, and the month averages 85 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Montreal, every May since 1971
14°C19°C24°C19801990200020102020May 1971: 18.9°CMay 1972: 19.9°CMay 1973: 17.4°CMay 1974: 14.8°CMay 1975: 23.0°CMay 1976: 17.3°CMay 1977: 22.0°CMay 1978: 21.9°CMay 1979: 18.6°CMay 1980: 19.4°CMay 1981: 18.9°CMay 1982: 21.3°CMay 1983: 15.6°CMay 1984: 15.9°CMay 1985: 18.9°CMay 1986: 18.7°CMay 1987: 18.4°CMay 1988: 20.2°CMay 1989: 19.5°CMay 1990: 17.2°CMay 1991: 20.4°CMay 1992: 19.8°CMay 1993: 18.4°CMay 1995: 19.1°CMay 1996: 18.0°CMay 1997: 15.6°CMay 1998: 23.1°CMay 1999: 22.1°CMay 2000: 17.5°CMay 2001: 20.6°CMay 2002: 16.2°CMay 2003: 17.8°CMay 2004: 18.7°CMay 2005: 16.1°CMay 2006: 18.4°CMay 2007: 19.1°CMay 2008: 17.4°CMay 2009: 17.3°CMay 2010: 21.4°CMay 2011: 17.9°CMay 2012: 20.9°CMay 2013: 20.7°CMay 2014: 19.2°CMay 2015: 22.9°CMay 2016: 20.1°CMay 2017: 17.2°CMay 2018: 21.4°CMay 2019: 16.3°CMay 2020: 18.8°CMay 2021: 20.3°CMay 2022: 22.0°CMay 2023: 20.2°CMay 2025: 19.1°CMay 2026: 18.0°C
Warmest: 1998 (23.1°C)Latest: 2026 (18.0°C)10-year averageLong-run average (19.1°C)

Look Up a Day in May

See the weather in Montreal on any May date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Mctavish (1994–2026); Montreal Mcgill (1971–1993); Montreal/St-Hubert A (1979–2009). Averages cover 1971–2026. How we compute this

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