The tables below give May averages for the number of sunny days and hours of sunshine at cities and towns in Quebec.
The places are grouped into a separate table for each region of the province: Southern Quebec, South-Central Quebec, Western Quebec, Gaspé Peninsula, North Shore and Northern Quebec.
Each place has three measures of sunshine. The number for % Sun is the usual percentage of daylight hours with bright sunshine.
Hours gives the total hours of bright sunshine that's normal this month. Days statistics are for the typical number of days in May with any amount of measurable sunshine. All the data are averages for the years 1981 to 2010.
Southern Quebec
Average amount of sun in May
| % Sun |
Place |
Hours |
Days |
| 50 |
Montréal |
229 |
28 |
| 46 |
Sherbrooke |
212 |
28 |
| 35 |
St Hyacinthe |
163 |
24 |
| 47 |
Thetford Mines |
216 |
29 |
South-Central Quebec
| % Sun |
Place |
Hours |
Days |
| 45 |
Québec City |
211 |
27 |
| 46 |
Roberval |
218 |
28 |
Western Quebec
| % Sun |
Place |
Hours |
Days |
| 44 |
Amos |
208 |
27 |
| 47 |
Maniwaki |
217 |
28 |
| 45 |
Ste-Agathe-des-Monts |
206 |
28 |
| 47 |
Val-D'or |
221 |
27 |
Gaspé Peninsula
| % Sun |
Place |
Hours |
Days |
| 45 |
Gaspé |
212 |
26 |
| 44 |
Iles de la Madeleine |
206 |
26 |
| 41 |
Rimouski |
192 |
25 |
North Shore
Average total sunshine in May
| % Sun |
Place |
Hours |
Days |
| 46 |
Baie-Comeau |
217 |
26 |
| 33 |
Blanc-Sablon |
158 |
22 |
| 43 |
Natashquan |
206 |
25 |
| 40 |
Schefferville |
200 |
27 |
Northern Quebec
| % Sun |
Place |
Hours |
Days |
| 30 |
Inukjuak |
159 |
25 |
| 29 |
Kuujjuaq |
150 |
25 |
| 33 |
Kuujjuarapik |
166 |
24 |
| 46 |
Radisson |
227 |
26 |