Middletown weather in May: Middletown, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Middletown in May has a normal high of 70°F and a normal low of 48°F, a daily mean of 59°F, rising from 66°F on the 1st to 74°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal May, 3.80 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 9°C, 97 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationMiddletown (2 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00305310
- Location41.46°N 74.45°W
- Elevation700 ft (213 m)
- Population30,188
- Jan 34° 18°
- Feb 37° 18°
- Mar 47° 26°
- Apr 60° 38°
- May 70° 48°
- Jun 78° 57°
- Jul 82° 62°
- Aug 81° 60°
- Sep 73° 53°
- Oct 62° 43°
- Nov 50° 33°
- Dec 39° 24°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Middletown in May?
The normal high is 70°F and the normal low 48°F, for a daily mean of 59.3°F. May is 10.8°F warmer than April and 8.3°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Middletown and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 66°F on May 1 to 74°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 56°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 35%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 66°F | 44°F | 34% | 26% |
| May 8 | 68°F | 46°F | 35% | 26% |
| May 15 | 70°F | 48°F | 35% | 26% |
| May 22 | 72°F | 50°F | 35% | 26% |
| May 31 | 74°F | 53°F | 35% | 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 | 66°F | 44°F | 34% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 2 | 66°F | 44°F | 34% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 3 | 67°F | 44°F | 34% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 4 | 67°F | 45°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 5 | 67°F | 45°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 6 | 68°F | 45°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 7 | 68°F | 46°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 8 | 68°F | 46°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 9 | 68°F | 46°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 10 | 69°F | 47°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 11 | 69°F | 47°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 12 | 69°F | 47°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 13 | 70°F | 48°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 14 | 70°F | 48°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 15 | 70°F | 48°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 16 | 70°F | 49°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 17 | 71°F | 49°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 18 | 71°F | 49°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 19 | 71°F | 49°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 20 | 71°F | 50°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 21 | 72°F | 50°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 22 | 72°F | 50°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 23 | 72°F | 51°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 24 | 72°F | 51°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 25 | 73°F | 51°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 26 | 73°F | 51°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 27 | 73°F | 52°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 28 | 73°F | 52°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 29 | 74°F | 52°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 30 | 74°F | 53°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 31 | 74°F | 53°F | 35% | 26% | 15 h |
- Normal high
- 70°FMay average
- Normal low
- 48°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 3.80 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 14 h to 15 hMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 18
- Days at 80°F or more
- 6
- Sunshine
- 68%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00305310; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Middletown in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around May 18 (35%). In all, 3.80 in falls on 11 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00305310.
What are the records for May in Middletown?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 95°F, on May 9, 1896; the coldest is 25°F, on May 2, 2008. The wettest May brought 10.03 in (1984).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00305310. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Middletown 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; Middletown's is 70°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.