East Stroudsburg weather in May: East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
East Stroudsburg in May has a normal high of 72°F and a normal low of 47°F, a daily mean of 60°F, rising from 69°F on the 1st to 75°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 14 days in a normal May, 4.41 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 22°C and low of 9°C, 112 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationEast Stroudsburg
- Station IDUSC00368596
- Location41.01°N 75.21°W
- Elevation471 ft (144 m)
- Population9,445
- Jan 36° 19°
- Feb 39° 21°
- Mar 48° 28°
- Apr 62° 37°
- May 72° 47°
- Jun 80° 56°
- Jul 84° 61°
- Aug 82° 59°
- Sep 75° 52°
- Oct 63° 40°
- Nov 51° 32°
- Dec 40° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is East Stroudsburg in May?
The normal high is 72°F and the normal low 47°F, for a daily mean of 59.8°F. May is 10.3°F warmer than April and 8.0°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in East Stroudsburg and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 69°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 57°F and 63°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 | 43°F | 43% | 26% |
| May 8 | 71°F | 45°F | 44% | 26% |
| May 15 | 72°F | 47°F | 44% | 26% |
| May 22 | 73°F | 49°F | 45% | 26% |
| May 31 | 75°F | 52°F | 44% | 26% |
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 | 43°F | 43% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 2 | 69°F | 43°F | 43% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 3 | 69°F | 43°F | 43% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 4 | 69°F | 44°F | 43% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 5 | 70°F | 44°F | 43% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 6 | 70°F | 44°F | 43% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 7 | 70°F | 45°F | 43% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 8 | 71°F | 45°F | 44% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 9 | 71°F | 45°F | 44% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 10 | 71°F | 46°F | 44% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 11 | 71°F | 46°F | 44% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 12 | 71°F | 46°F | 44% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 13 | 72°F | 47°F | 44% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 14 | 72°F | 47°F | 44% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 15 | 72°F | 47°F | 44% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 16 | 72°F | 48°F | 44% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 17 | 72°F | 48°F | 45% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 18 | 73°F | 48°F | 45% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 19 | 73°F | 48°F | 45% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 20 | 73°F | 49°F | 45% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 21 | 73°F | 49°F | 45% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 22 | 73°F | 49°F | 45% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 23 | 74°F | 50°F | 45% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 24 | 74°F | 50°F | 45% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 25 | 74°F | 50°F | 45% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 26 | 74°F | 50°F | 44% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 27 | 74°F | 51°F | 44% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 28 | 75°F | 51°F | 44% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 29 | 75°F | 51°F | 44% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 30 | 75°F | 52°F | 44% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 31 | 75°F | 52°F | 44% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 72°FMay average
- Normal low
- 47°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.41 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 140.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 14 h to 14 h 50 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 19
- Days at 80°F or more
- 8
- Sunshine
- 68%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00368596; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in East Stroudsburg in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 44% on average, highest around May 22 (45%). In all, 4.41 in falls on 14 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in East Stroudsburg, 1 days reach 90°F and 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00368596.
What are the records for May in East Stroudsburg?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1911) is 97°F, on May 20, 1996; the coldest is 24°F, on May 25, 1956. The wettest May brought 10.84 in (1990).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 59.8°F: 2021 58.2°F (−1.6), 2022 61.2°F (+1.4), 2023 56.8°F (−3.0), 2024 62.2°F (+2.4), 2025 59.1°F (−0.7), 2026 58.9°F (−0.9). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58.2°F | −1.6°F | 5.26 in |
| 2022 | 61.2°F | +1.4°F | 5.56 in |
| 2023 | 56.8°F | −3.0°F | 0.95 in |
| 2024 | 62.2°F | +2.4°F | 5.43 in |
| 2025 | 59.1°F | −0.7°F | 9.61 in |
| 2026 | 58.9°F | −0.9°F | 3.01 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00368596; recent months: ACIS, station USC00368596. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in East Stroudsburg 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; East Stroudsburg's is 72°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- East Stroudsburg in April62°F by day, 37°F at night
- East Stroudsburg in June80°F by day, 56°F at night
- East Stroudsburg through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Pennsylvania in MayThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Phoenixville: Pennsylvania's warmest Maynormal high 75°F