Auburn weather in May: Auburn, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Auburn in May has a normal high of 69°F and a normal low of 45°F, a daily mean of 57°F, rising from 63°F on the 1st to 73°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 14 days in a normal May, 3.77 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 20°C and low of 7°C, 96 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in May.
- NOAA stationAuburn
- Station IDUSC00300321
- Location42.93°N 76.54°W
- Elevation770 ft (235 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population25,963
- Jan 31° 15°
- Feb 33° 16°
- Mar 42° 23°
- Apr 55° 34°
- May 69° 45°
- Jun 77° 55°
- Jul 81° 60°
- Aug 80° 59°
- Sep 72° 52°
- Oct 59° 41°
- Nov 48° 32°
- Dec 37° 23°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Auburn in May?
The normal high is 69°F and the normal low 45°F, for a daily mean of 56.9°F. May is 12.3°F warmer than April and 9.3°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Auburn and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 63°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 54°F and 60°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 50%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 63°F | 40°F | 50% | 30% |
| May 8 | 66°F | 43°F | 48% | 30% |
| May 15 | 69°F | 45°F | 47% | 29% |
| May 22 | 71°F | 47°F | 45% | 29% |
| May 31 | 73°F | 50°F | 44% | 29% |
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 63°F | 40°F | 50% | 30% | 14 h |
| May 2 | 64°F | 41°F | 50% | 30% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 3 | 64°F | 41°F | 50% | 30% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 4 | 64°F | 41°F | 49% | 30% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 5 | 65°F | 42°F | 49% | 30% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 6 | 65°F | 42°F | 49% | 30% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 7 | 66°F | 42°F | 49% | 30% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 8 | 66°F | 43°F | 48% | 30% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 9 | 67°F | 43°F | 48% | 30% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 10 | 67°F | 43°F | 48% | 30% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 11 | 67°F | 44°F | 48% | 30% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 12 | 68°F | 44°F | 48% | 29% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 13 | 68°F | 44°F | 48% | 29% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 14 | 68°F | 45°F | 47% | 29% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 15 | 69°F | 45°F | 47% | 29% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 16 | 69°F | 45°F | 47% | 29% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 17 | 69°F | 46°F | 47% | 29% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 18 | 70°F | 46°F | 46% | 29% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 19 | 70°F | 46°F | 46% | 29% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 20 | 70°F | 47°F | 46% | 29% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 21 | 70°F | 47°F | 46% | 29% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 22 | 71°F | 47°F | 45% | 29% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 23 | 71°F | 48°F | 45% | 29% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 24 | 71°F | 48°F | 45% | 29% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 25 | 72°F | 48°F | 45% | 29% | 15 h |
| May 26 | 72°F | 49°F | 45% | 29% | 15 h |
| May 27 | 72°F | 49°F | 45% | 28% | 15 h |
| May 28 | 72°F | 49°F | 44% | 29% | 15 h |
| May 29 | 73°F | 50°F | 44% | 29% | 15 h |
| May 30 | 73°F | 50°F | 44% | 29% | 15 h |
| May 31 | 73°F | 50°F | 44% | 29% | 15 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 69°FMay average
- Normal low
- 45°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 3.77 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 140.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 2
- Daylight
- 14 h to 15 h 10 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 16
- Days at 80°F or more
- 7
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00300321; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Auburn in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 47% on average, highest around May 1 (50%). In all, 3.77 in falls on 14 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Auburn, 2 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00300321.
What are the records for May in Auburn?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1897) is 95°F, on May 22, 1911; the coldest is 25°F, on May 2, 1903. The wettest May brought 6.80 in (2025); the snowiest, 9.0 inches (1977).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 56.9°F: 2021 55.9°F (−1.0), 2022 58.9°F (+2.0), 2023 53.9°F (−3.0), 2024 61.8°F (+4.9), 2025 55.5°F (−1.4), 2026 53.6°F (−3.3). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55.9°F | −1.0°F | 3.50 in |
| 2022 | 58.9°F | +2.0°F | 4.35 in |
| 2023 | 53.9°F | −3.0°F | 2.52 in |
| 2024 | 61.8°F | +4.9°F | 4.63 in |
| 2025 | 55.5°F | −1.4°F | 6.80 in |
| 2026 | 53.6°F | −3.3°F | 5.27 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00300321; recent months: ACIS, station USC00300321. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Auburn compare across New York?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in New York, May normal highs run from 60°F in Cooperstown to 74°F in Hudson; Auburn's is 69°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.