Doylestown weather in May: Doylestown, Pennsylvania: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Doylestown in May has a normal high of 72°F and a normal low of 51°F, a daily mean of 62°F, rising from 69°F on the 1st to 76°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 14 days in a normal May, 4.27 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 22°C and low of 10°C, 108 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationDoylestown Airport
- Station IDUSW00054786
- Location40.33°N 75.12°W
- Elevation394 ft (120 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population8,382
- Jan 39° 23°
- Feb 42° 25°
- Mar 50° 31°
- Apr 63° 41°
- May 72° 51°
- Jun 81° 60°
- Jul 86° 65°
- Aug 84° 63°
- Sep 77° 57°
- Oct 65° 45°
- Nov 54° 36°
- Dec 44° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Doylestown in May?
The normal high is 72°F and the normal low 51°F, for a daily mean of 61.6°F. May is 9.7°F warmer than April and 8.7°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Doylestown and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 7°F, from 69°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 59°F and 64°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 45%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 69°F | 46°F | 41% | 22% |
| May 8 | 71°F | 49°F | 42% | 23% |
| May 15 | 72°F | 51°F | 43% | 24% |
| May 22 | 74°F | 53°F | 45% | 25% |
| May 31 | 76°F | 55°F | 45% | 25% |
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 | 69°F | 46°F | 41% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 2 | 69°F | 47°F | 41% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 3 | 69°F | 47°F | 41% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 4 | 70°F | 47°F | 41% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 5 | 70°F | 48°F | 41% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 6 | 70°F | 48°F | 42% | 23% | 14 h |
| May 7 | 70°F | 48°F | 42% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 8 | 71°F | 49°F | 42% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 9 | 71°F | 49°F | 42% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 10 | 71°F | 49°F | 42% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 11 | 71°F | 49°F | 43% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 12 | 72°F | 50°F | 43% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 13 | 72°F | 50°F | 43% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 14 | 72°F | 50°F | 43% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 15 | 72°F | 51°F | 43% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 16 | 72°F | 51°F | 44% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 17 | 73°F | 51°F | 44% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 18 | 73°F | 51°F | 44% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 19 | 73°F | 52°F | 44% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 20 | 73°F | 52°F | 44% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 74°F | 52°F | 45% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 22 | 74°F | 53°F | 45% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 23 | 74°F | 53°F | 45% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 24 | 74°F | 53°F | 45% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 25 | 75°F | 53°F | 45% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 26 | 75°F | 54°F | 45% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 27 | 75°F | 54°F | 45% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 75°F | 54°F | 45% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 76°F | 55°F | 45% | 25% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 30 | 76°F | 55°F | 45% | 25% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 31 | 76°F | 55°F | 45% | 25% | 14 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 72°FMay average
- Normal low
- 51°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.27 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 140.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 50 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 19
- Days at 80°F or more
- 8
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00054786; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Doylestown in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 43% on average, highest around May 27 (45%). In all, 4.27 in falls on 14 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Doylestown, 1 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00054786.
What are the records for May in Doylestown?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1999) is 95°F, on May 31, 2022; the coldest is 32°F, on May 9, 2020. The wettest May brought 9.17 in (2018).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 61.6°F: 2021 62.1°F (+0.5), 2022 64.5°F (+2.9), 2023 60.6°F (−1.0), 2025 63.0°F (+1.4), 2026 62.5°F (+0.9). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62.1°F | +0.5°F | 4.79 in |
| 2022 | 64.5°F | +2.9°F | 7.10 in |
| 2023 | 60.6°F | −1.0°F | 0.31 in |
| 2025 | 63.0°F | +1.4°F | – |
| 2026 | 62.5°F | +0.9°F | – |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00054786; recent months: ACIS, station USW00054786. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Doylestown compare across Pennsylvania?
Across the 108 places PlainClimate covers in Pennsylvania, May normal highs run from 65°F in Laporte to 75°F in Phoenixville; Doylestown's is 72°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.