When to go · Île d'Orléans
Île d'Orléans in May
Good month. Outside the best window (Jun–Oct (farm stands and tasting rooms open); late Sep–mid-Oct for apples). Across Canada: Victoria Day weekend opens the season; Rockies lakes still frozen at altitude.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C) / 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- Medium
- Canada overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Canada overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Jun–Oct (farm stands and tasting rooms open); late Sep–mid-Oct for apples). Across Canada: Victoria Day weekend opens the season; Rockies lakes still frozen at altitude.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated good. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Île d'Orléans's best window: Jun–Oct (farm stands and tasting rooms open); late Sep–mid-Oct for apples.
- JulyGreatInside Île d'Orléans's best window: Jun–Oct (farm stands and tasting rooms open); late Sep–mid-Oct for apples.
- AugustGreatInside Île d'Orléans's best window: Jun–Oct (farm stands and tasting rooms open); late Sep–mid-Oct for apples.
- SeptemberGreatInside Île d'Orléans's best window: Jun–Oct (farm stands and tasting rooms open); late Sep–mid-Oct for apples.
Weather in May
- Île d'OrléansHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 5 °C (41 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 41 °F (5 °C), rain on about 13 days
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Canada overall
- Medium
- Prices · Canada overall
- Medium
Canada overall: Victoria Day weekend opens the season; Rockies lakes still frozen at altitude.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Île d'Orléans, side by side.
Verdict
May: Good
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Jun: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Night low
May: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Jun: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Rain days
May: 13
Jun: 13
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jun: 1
May: Outside the best window (Jun–Oct (farm stands and tasting rooms open); late Sep–mid-Oct for apples). Across Canada: Victoria Day weekend opens the season; Rockies lakes still frozen at altitude.
June: Inside Île d'Orléans's best window: Jun–Oct (farm stands and tasting rooms open); late Sep–mid-Oct for apples.
Île d'Orléans: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast