Toms River weather in May: Toms River, New Jersey: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Toms River in May has a normal high of 71°F and a normal low of 49°F, a daily mean of 60°F, rising from 68°F on the 1st to 75°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal May, 3.58 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 22°C and low of 9°C, 91 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationToms River
- Station IDUSC00288816
- Location39.95°N 74.22°W
- Elevation10 ft (3 m)
- Population (census place)93,915
- Jan 42° 22°
- Feb 45° 22°
- Mar 51° 28°
- Apr 62° 38°
- May 71° 49°
- Jun 80° 58°
- Jul 86° 64°
- Aug 84° 62°
- Sep 77° 53°
- Oct 67° 42°
- Nov 56° 32°
- Dec 47° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Toms River in May?
The normal high is 71°F and the normal low 49°F, for a daily mean of 60.1°F. May is 10.1°F warmer than April and 8.8°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Toms River and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 7°F, from 68°F on May 1 to 75°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 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 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 68°F | 44°F | 29% | 23% |
| May 8 | 70°F | 47°F | 29% | 24% |
| May 15 | 71°F | 49°F | 30% | 24% |
| May 22 | 73°F | 51°F | 30% | 24% |
| May 31 | 75°F | 53°F | 29% | 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 | 68°F | 44°F | 29% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 2 | 68°F | 45°F | 29% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 3 | 68°F | 45°F | 29% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 4 | 69°F | 45°F | 29% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 5 | 69°F | 46°F | 29% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 6 | 69°F | 46°F | 29% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 7 | 69°F | 46°F | 29% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 8 | 70°F | 47°F | 29% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 9 | 70°F | 47°F | 30% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 10 | 70°F | 47°F | 30% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 11 | 70°F | 48°F | 30% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 12 | 71°F | 48°F | 30% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 13 | 71°F | 48°F | 30% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 14 | 71°F | 48°F | 30% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 15 | 71°F | 49°F | 30% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 16 | 71°F | 49°F | 30% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 17 | 72°F | 49°F | 30% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 18 | 72°F | 50°F | 30% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 19 | 72°F | 50°F | 30% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 20 | 72°F | 50°F | 30% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 72°F | 50°F | 30% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 22 | 73°F | 51°F | 30% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 23 | 73°F | 51°F | 30% | 24% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 24 | 73°F | 51°F | 30% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 25 | 73°F | 52°F | 30% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 26 | 74°F | 52°F | 30% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 27 | 74°F | 52°F | 29% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 74°F | 52°F | 29% | 24% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 74°F | 53°F | 29% | 24% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 30 | 75°F | 53°F | 29% | 24% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 31 | 75°F | 53°F | 29% | 24% | 14 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 71°FMay average
- Normal low
- 49°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 3.58 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 50 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 18
- Days at 80°F or more
- 7
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00288816; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Toms River in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 29% on average, highest around May 18 (30%). In all, 3.58 in falls on 9 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Toms River, 2 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00288816.
What are the records for May in Toms River?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1887) is 99°F, on May 21, 1996; the coldest is 26°F, on May 5, 1966. The wettest May brought 11.95 in (1998).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00288816. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Toms River 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; Toms River's is 71°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.