Long Branch weather in May: Long Branch, New Jersey: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Long Branch in May has a normal high of 68°F and a normal low of 51°F, a daily mean of 60°F, rising from 64°F on the 1st to 73°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal May, 4.13 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 20°C and low of 10°C, 105 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationLong Branch-Oakhurst
- Station IDUSC00284987
- Location40.30°N 74.00°W
- Elevation30 ft (9 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population33,214
- Jan 42° 25°
- Feb 43° 26°
- Mar 49° 32°
- Apr 59° 41°
- May 68° 51°
- Jun 78° 61°
- Jul 84° 67°
- Aug 82° 65°
- Sep 76° 59°
- Oct 66° 47°
- Nov 56° 37°
- Dec 47° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Long Branch in May?
The normal high is 68°F and the normal low 51°F, for a daily mean of 59.5°F. May is 9.5°F warmer than April and 9.8°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Long Branch and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 64°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 57°F and 62°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 38%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 64°F | 46°F | 38% | 25% |
| May 8 | 66°F | 48°F | 38% | 24% |
| May 15 | 68°F | 51°F | 38% | 24% |
| May 22 | 70°F | 53°F | 38% | 24% |
| May 31 | 73°F | 56°F | 37% | 24% |
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 | 64°F | 46°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 2 | 64°F | 47°F | 38% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 3 | 65°F | 47°F | 38% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 4 | 65°F | 47°F | 38% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 5 | 65°F | 48°F | 38% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 6 | 66°F | 48°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 7 | 66°F | 48°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 8 | 66°F | 48°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 9 | 66°F | 49°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 10 | 67°F | 49°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 11 | 67°F | 49°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 12 | 67°F | 50°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 13 | 68°F | 50°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 14 | 68°F | 50°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 15 | 68°F | 51°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 16 | 68°F | 51°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 17 | 69°F | 51°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 18 | 69°F | 51°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 19 | 69°F | 52°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 20 | 69°F | 52°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 70°F | 52°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 22 | 70°F | 53°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 23 | 70°F | 53°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 24 | 71°F | 53°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 25 | 71°F | 54°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 26 | 71°F | 54°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 27 | 71°F | 54°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 72°F | 55°F | 37% | 24% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 72°F | 55°F | 37% | 24% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 30 | 72°F | 55°F | 37% | 24% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 31 | 73°F | 56°F | 37% | 24% | 14 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 68°FMay average
- Normal low
- 51°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.13 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 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
- 12
- Days at 80°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00284987; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Long Branch in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 38% on average, highest around May 2 (38%). In all, 4.13 in falls on 12 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Long Branch, 1 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00284987.
What are the records for May in Long Branch?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1907) is 97°F, on May 23, 1925; the coldest is 29°F, on May 1, 1978. The wettest May brought 9.72 in (1990).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 59.5°F: 2021 60.3°F (+0.8), 2022 60.5°F (+1.0), 2023 58.9°F (−0.6), 2024 61.5°F (+2.0), 2025 60.7°F (+1.2), 2026 61.6°F (+2.1). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60.3°F | +0.8°F | 4.82 in |
| 2022 | 60.5°F | +1.0°F | 5.84 in |
| 2023 | 58.9°F | −0.6°F | 3.98 in |
| 2024 | 61.5°F | +2.0°F | 2.67 in |
| 2025 | 60.7°F | +1.2°F | 5.02 in |
| 2026 | 61.6°F | +2.1°F | 2.87 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00284987; recent months: ACIS, station USC00284987. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Long Branch compare across New Jersey?
Across the 33 places PlainClimate covers in New Jersey, May normal highs run from 68°F in Long Branch to 76°F in Belleplain; Long Branch's is 68°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.