Lake Placid weather in May: Lake Placid, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Lake Placid in May has a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 40°F, a daily mean of 51°F, rising from 57°F on the 1st to 67°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 15 days in a normal May, 3.93 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 17°C and low of 4°C, 100 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in May.
- NOAA stationLake Placid (2 mi S)
- Station IDUSC00304555
- Location44.30°N 73.98°W
- Elevation1,888 ft (576 m)
- Population2,302
- Jan 23° 7°
- Feb 27° 8°
- Mar 36° 16°
- Apr 49° 29°
- May 62° 40°
- Jun 70° 49°
- Jul 74° 54°
- Aug 73° 52°
- Sep 66° 45°
- Oct 52° 35°
- Nov 40° 25°
- Dec 29° 14°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lake Placid in May?
The normal high is 62°F and the normal low 40°F, for a daily mean of 51.1°F. May is 12.2°F warmer than April and 8.7°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Lake Placid and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 57°F on May 1 to 67°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 48°F and 54°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 | 57°F | 35°F | 47% | 30% |
| May 8 | 60°F | 37°F | 48% | 31% |
| May 15 | 62°F | 40°F | 49% | 31% |
| May 22 | 64°F | 42°F | 49% | 32% |
| May 31 | 67°F | 45°F | 50% | 32% |
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 | 57°F | 35°F | 47% | 30% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 2 | 58°F | 35°F | 48% | 30% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 3 | 58°F | 36°F | 48% | 30% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 4 | 58°F | 36°F | 48% | 30% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 5 | 59°F | 36°F | 48% | 30% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 6 | 59°F | 37°F | 48% | 30% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 7 | 60°F | 37°F | 48% | 31% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 8 | 60°F | 37°F | 48% | 31% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 9 | 60°F | 38°F | 48% | 31% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 10 | 61°F | 38°F | 48% | 31% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 11 | 61°F | 38°F | 48% | 31% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 12 | 61°F | 39°F | 48% | 31% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 13 | 62°F | 39°F | 48% | 31% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 14 | 62°F | 39°F | 48% | 31% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 15 | 62°F | 40°F | 49% | 31% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 16 | 63°F | 40°F | 49% | 31% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 17 | 63°F | 40°F | 49% | 31% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 18 | 63°F | 41°F | 49% | 32% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 19 | 63°F | 41°F | 49% | 32% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 20 | 64°F | 41°F | 49% | 32% | 15 h |
| May 21 | 64°F | 42°F | 49% | 32% | 15 h |
| May 22 | 64°F | 42°F | 49% | 32% | 15 h |
| May 23 | 65°F | 42°F | 50% | 32% | 15 h |
| May 24 | 65°F | 42°F | 50% | 32% | 15 h |
| May 25 | 65°F | 43°F | 50% | 32% | 15 h |
| May 26 | 65°F | 43°F | 50% | 32% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 27 | 66°F | 43°F | 50% | 32% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 28 | 66°F | 44°F | 50% | 32% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 29 | 66°F | 44°F | 50% | 32% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 30 | 66°F | 44°F | 50% | 32% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 31 | 67°F | 45°F | 50% | 32% | 15 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 62°FMay average
- Normal low
- 40°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 3.93 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 150.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.5 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 8
- Daylight
- 14 h 10 min to 15 h 10 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 12
- Days at 80°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 67%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00304555; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Lake Placid in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 49% on average, highest around May 26 (50%). In all, 3.93 in falls on 15 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Lake Placid, 8 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.5 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal May.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00304555.
What are the records for May in Lake Placid?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1897) is 91°F, on May 26, 2010; the coldest is 17°F, on May 4, 1911. The wettest May brought 7.63 in (2019); the snowiest, 17.5 inches (1917).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 51.1°F: 2021 50.0°F (−1.1), 2023 49.3°F (−1.8), 2024 56.2°F (+5.1), 2025 50.8°F (−0.3), 2026 49.3°F (−1.8). 1 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.0°F | −1.1°F | 3.03 in |
| 2023 | 49.3°F | −1.8°F | 3.10 in |
| 2024 | 56.2°F | +5.1°F | 3.94 in |
| 2025 | 50.8°F | −0.3°F | 4.53 in |
| 2026 | 49.3°F | −1.8°F | 5.18 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00304555; recent months: ACIS, station USC00304555. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Lake Placid 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; Lake Placid's is 62°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.