Troy weather in May: Troy, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Troy in May has a normal high of 73°F and a normal low of 49°F, a daily mean of 61°F, rising from 68°F on the 1st to 77°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal May, 3.79 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 23°C and low of 10°C, 96 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationTroy Lock and Dam
- Station IDUSC00308600
- Location42.75°N 73.69°W
- Elevation15 ft (5 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population51,065
- Jan 34° 17°
- Feb 37° 18°
- Mar 46° 26°
- Apr 60° 38°
- May 73° 49°
- Jun 81° 59°
- Jul 86° 64°
- Aug 84° 62°
- Sep 77° 54°
- Oct 64° 43°
- Nov 51° 33°
- Dec 40° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Troy in May?
The normal high is 73°F and the normal low 49°F, for a daily mean of 60.9°F. May is 12.0°F warmer than April and 8.8°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Troy and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 68°F on May 1 to 77°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 58°F and 64°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 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 68°F | 44°F | 38% | 25% |
| May 8 | 70°F | 47°F | 39% | 26% |
| May 15 | 73°F | 49°F | 39% | 26% |
| May 22 | 74°F | 51°F | 39% | 26% |
| May 31 | 77°F | 54°F | 38% | 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 | 68°F | 44°F | 38% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 2 | 68°F | 44°F | 39% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 3 | 69°F | 45°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 4 | 69°F | 45°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 5 | 69°F | 46°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 6 | 70°F | 46°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 7 | 70°F | 46°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 8 | 70°F | 47°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 9 | 71°F | 47°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 10 | 71°F | 47°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 11 | 71°F | 48°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 12 | 72°F | 48°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 13 | 72°F | 48°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 14 | 72°F | 49°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 15 | 73°F | 49°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 16 | 73°F | 49°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 17 | 73°F | 50°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 18 | 73°F | 50°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 19 | 74°F | 50°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 20 | 74°F | 51°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 21 | 74°F | 51°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 22 | 74°F | 51°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 23 | 75°F | 52°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 24 | 75°F | 52°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 25 | 75°F | 52°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 26 | 75°F | 53°F | 38% | 26% | 15 h |
| May 27 | 76°F | 53°F | 38% | 26% | 15 h |
| May 28 | 76°F | 53°F | 38% | 26% | 15 h |
| May 29 | 76°F | 54°F | 38% | 26% | 15 h |
| May 30 | 76°F | 54°F | 38% | 26% | 15 h |
| May 31 | 77°F | 54°F | 38% | 26% | 15 h |
- Normal high
- 73°FMay average
- Normal low
- 49°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 3.79 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Daylight
- 14 h to 15 hMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 18
- Days at 80°F or more
- 7
- Sunshine
- 68%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00308600; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Troy in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around May 13 (39%). In all, 3.79 in falls on 12 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Troy, 1 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00308600.
What are the records for May in Troy?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1932) is 97°F, on May 27, 2010; the coldest is 25°F, on May 11, 1966. The wettest May brought 8.86 in (1984).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00308600. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Troy 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; Troy's is 73°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.