Natick weather in May: Natick, Massachusetts: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Natick in May has a normal high of 68°F and a normal low of 46°F, a daily mean of 57°F, rising from 64°F on the 1st to 72°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal May, 3.78 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 20°C and low of 8°C, 96 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationNatick
- Station IDUSC00195175
- Location42.28°N 71.34°W
- Elevation180 ft (55 m)
- Jan 35° 18°
- Feb 38° 18°
- Mar 46° 25°
- Apr 58° 35°
- May 68° 46°
- Jun 77° 56°
- Jul 82° 62°
- Aug 80° 59°
- Sep 73° 52°
- Oct 62° 40°
- Nov 51° 31°
- Dec 41° 23°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Natick in May?
The normal high is 68°F and the normal low 46°F, for a daily mean of 56.7°F. May is 10.1°F warmer than April and 9.5°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Natick and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 64°F on May 1 to 72°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 54°F and 59°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 41%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 64°F | 40°F | 38% | 24% |
| May 8 | 66°F | 43°F | 40% | 24% |
| May 15 | 68°F | 45°F | 40% | 25% |
| May 22 | 69°F | 48°F | 41% | 26% |
| May 31 | 72°F | 51°F | 40% | 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 | 64°F | 40°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 2 | 64°F | 41°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 3 | 65°F | 41°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 4 | 65°F | 41°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 5 | 65°F | 42°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 6 | 65°F | 42°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 7 | 66°F | 42°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 8 | 66°F | 43°F | 40% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 9 | 66°F | 43°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 10 | 66°F | 44°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 11 | 67°F | 44°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 12 | 67°F | 44°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 13 | 67°F | 45°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 14 | 67°F | 45°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 15 | 68°F | 45°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 16 | 68°F | 46°F | 41% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 17 | 68°F | 46°F | 41% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 18 | 68°F | 46°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 19 | 68°F | 47°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 20 | 69°F | 47°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 21 | 69°F | 47°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 22 | 69°F | 48°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 23 | 69°F | 48°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 24 | 70°F | 49°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 25 | 70°F | 49°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 26 | 70°F | 49°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 27 | 70°F | 50°F | 40% | 26% | 15 h |
| May 28 | 71°F | 50°F | 40% | 26% | 15 h |
| May 29 | 71°F | 50°F | 40% | 26% | 15 h |
| May 30 | 71°F | 51°F | 40% | 26% | 15 h |
| May 31 | 72°F | 51°F | 40% | 26% | 15 h |
- Normal high
- 68°FMay average
- Normal low
- 46°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 3.78 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 14 h to 15 hMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 14
- Days at 80°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 68%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00195175; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Natick in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 40% on average, highest around May 18 (41%). In all, 3.78 in falls on 12 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Natick, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00195175.
How does May in Natick compare across Massachusetts?
Across the 35 places PlainClimate covers in Massachusetts, May normal highs run from 61°F in Nantucket to 73°F in Maynard; Natick's is 68°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.