Bronx weather in May: Bronx, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Bronx in May has a normal high of 72°F and a normal low of 55°F, a daily mean of 63°F, rising from 68°F on the 1st to 77°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal May, 4.06 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 22°C and low of 13°C, 103 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationBronx
- Station IDUSC00300961
- Location40.84°N 73.85°W
- Elevation39 ft (12 m)
- Jan 40° 27°
- Feb 43° 29°
- Mar 50° 35°
- Apr 61° 44°
- May 72° 55°
- Jun 81° 64°
- Jul 86° 71°
- Aug 84° 69°
- Sep 77° 62°
- Oct 66° 51°
- Nov 54° 41°
- Dec 45° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Bronx in May?
The normal high is 72°F and the normal low 55°F, for a daily mean of 63.4°F. May is 10.5°F warmer than April and 9.2°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Bronx and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 68°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 61°F and 66°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 41%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 68°F | 50°F | 39% | 24% |
| May 8 | 70°F | 52°F | 40% | 25% |
| May 15 | 72°F | 54°F | 41% | 26% |
| May 22 | 74°F | 56°F | 40% | 26% |
| May 31 | 77°F | 59°F | 40% | 27% |
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 | 68°F | 50°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 2 | 68°F | 50°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 3 | 68°F | 51°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 4 | 69°F | 51°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 5 | 69°F | 51°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 6 | 69°F | 52°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 7 | 70°F | 52°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 8 | 70°F | 52°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 9 | 70°F | 53°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 10 | 71°F | 53°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 11 | 71°F | 53°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 12 | 71°F | 53°F | 41% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 13 | 72°F | 54°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 14 | 72°F | 54°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 15 | 72°F | 54°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 16 | 72°F | 55°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 17 | 73°F | 55°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 18 | 73°F | 55°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 19 | 73°F | 56°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 20 | 74°F | 56°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 21 | 74°F | 56°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 22 | 74°F | 56°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 23 | 74°F | 57°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 24 | 75°F | 57°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 25 | 75°F | 57°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 26 | 75°F | 58°F | 40% | 27% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 27 | 75°F | 58°F | 40% | 27% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 28 | 76°F | 58°F | 40% | 27% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 29 | 76°F | 59°F | 40% | 27% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 30 | 76°F | 59°F | 40% | 27% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 31 | 77°F | 59°F | 40% | 27% | 14 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 72°FMay average
- Normal low
- 55°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.06 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Daylight
- 14 h to 14 h 50 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 18
- Days at 80°F or more
- 7
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00300961; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Bronx in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 40% on average, highest around May 15 (41%). In all, 4.06 in falls on 12 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Bronx, 1 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00300961.
How does May in Bronx 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; Bronx's is 72°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.