After a frankly dreary first week of May with showers, nearly fall-like temperatures, and plenty of chilly wind in the streets of Montreal, spring will finally settle in for good in the region.
The coming weeks will be mild, with half sunshine and half showers, and the flowers will be able to grow as tall as possible so that Montreal can once again become the green city we love in the summer.
Weather forecast for late May 2026 – picnic weather
Forecast for May:16 sunny days and 11 rainy days. However, the threat of heavy rain will hang over the entire month, so we recommend keeping a pair of rubber boots and an umbrella at the bottom of your bag or in thebackseat ofyour car.
The good news is that it’s been raining for almost 8 days, so we’ve gotten through the worst and wettest part of the month.
Over the next two weeks, through May 21, 2026, the weather will become increasingly nice and warmer. Highs will range from 13 to 19 degrees, and there will be a few showers—fewer and fewer.
May blooms
In May, we do what we like—and what we like in Montreal is to soak up the warm, fragrant air of a city that, after six months of winter, is growing greener by the day.
In addition to fresh herbs, fruits, and vegetables to eat this summer, we’re going to plant flowers—because they’re pretty, and because they’re food for the bees.
In May, we’ll plant honey plants to feed pollinators and vegetables to harvest this summer.
Nectar- and pollen-producing plants are plants that produce an abundance of nectar and pollen and feed bees and other pollinators. This way, we support Montreal’s biodiversity. They are also perennials that will bloom from spring through fall. We plant;
- from Thym
- from Trèfle
- from Romarin
- from Capucines
- Zinnias
- from the Ground Ivy