New York weather in May: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020
In May, New York's statewide normal high is 67°F and normal low 44°F; normal highs run from 60°F in Cooperstown to 74°F in Hudson (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).
- Statewide normal high
- 67°FMay, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal low
- 44°FMay, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 3.70 inMay
- Warmest place
- 74°Fnormal high, Hudson
- Coolest place
- 60°Fnormal high, Cooperstown
Where is New York warmest and wettest in May?
Hudson has the warmest May afternoons (74°F) and Cooperstown the coolest (60°F). Liberty gets the most precipitation (4.74 in) and Dansville the least (2.75 in).
Statewide, May averaged 54.7°F in 2021, 58.6°F in 2022, 53.9°F in 2023, 60.0°F in 2024, 55.2°F in 2025, 53.7°F in 2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 55.8°F.
| Place | High | Low | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 71°F | 55°F | 3.96 | 0.0 |
| Buffalo | 67°F | 48°F | 3.37 | 0.0 |
| Rochester | 69°F | 48°F | 2.86 | 0.1 |
| Syracuse | 69°F | 47°F | 3.42 | 0.1 |
| Albany | 71°F | 48°F | 3.41 | 0.1 |
| Utica | 68°F | 46°F | 3.88 | – |
| Troy | 73°F | 49°F | 3.79 | – |
| Niagara Falls | 68°F | 46°F | 3.03 | – |
| Binghamton | 66°F | 46°F | 3.78 | 0.1 |
| Ithaca | 67°F | 44°F | 3.20 | 0.0 |
| Poughkeepsie | 71°F | 48°F | 3.47 | – |
| Rome | 69°F | 45°F | 4.46 | – |
| Oceanside | 67°F | 51°F | 4.31 | 0.0 |
| Middletown | 70°F | 48°F | 3.80 | – |
| North Tonawanda | 70°F | 45°F | 3.38 | 0.0 |
| Saratoga Springs | 73°F | 47°F | 3.86 | 0.0 |
| Shirley | 68°F | 49°F | 3.47 | – |
| Jamestown | 69°F | 44°F | 3.94 | 0.0 |
| Elmira | 70°F | 44°F | 2.98 | – |
| Auburn | 69°F | 45°F | 3.77 | 0.2 |
| Watertown | 66°F | 44°F | 2.97 | – |
| Mineola | 72°F | 52°F | 3.13 | 0.0 |
| Lockport | 69°F | 48°F | 3.05 | – |
| Plattsburgh | 68°F | 44°F | 2.88 | – |
| Wantagh | 70°F | 53°F | 3.34 | – |
| Islip | 68°F | 51°F | 3.28 | 0.0 |
| Oswego | 66°F | 48°F | 3.29 | 0.0 |
| Riverhead | 70°F | 51°F | 3.60 | – |
| Batavia | 68°F | 47°F | 3.23 | 0.0 |
| Gloversville | 63°F | 42°F | 4.47 | – |
| Glens Falls | 69°F | 44°F | 3.35 | – |
| Olean | 68°F | 44°F | 3.66 | 0.0 |
| Endicott | 70°F | 44°F | – | – |
| Geneva | 67°F | 46°F | 3.27 | 0.0 |
| Dunkirk | 67°F | 46°F | 3.08 | – |
| Mount Sinai | 72°F | 51°F | 3.89 | – |
| Dobbs Ferry | 73°F | 50°F | 4.27 | 0.0 |
| Fulton | 68°F | 46°F | 3.49 | – |
| Corning | 68°F | 42°F | 3.05 | 0.0 |
| Canandaigua | 68°F | 47°F | 3.13 | – |
| Massena | 68°F | 44°F | 3.14 | – |
| Fredonia | 69°F | 49°F | 3.51 | 0.0 |
| Ogdensburg | 66°F | 47°F | 3.11 | – |
| Port Jervis | 71°F | 46°F | 3.58 | 0.0 |
| Farmingdale | 68°F | 51°F | 3.18 | – |
| Hornell | 68°F | 41°F | 3.37 | 0.1 |
| Brockport | 67°F | 48°F | 3.13 | – |
| Carmel | 67°F | 47°F | 4.08 | – |
| Canton | 67°F | 45°F | 3.15 | 0.0 |
| Walden | 71°F | 47°F | 3.82 | 0.0 |
| Norwich | 69°F | 43°F | 3.59 | 0.0 |
| West Point | 72°F | 51°F | 3.84 | 0.0 |
| Centerport | 70°F | 51°F | 3.88 | – |
| Webster | 68°F | 47°F | 2.99 | 0.1 |
| Salamanca | 69°F | 42°F | 3.82 | 0.0 |
| Hudson | 74°F | 49°F | 3.48 | 0.0 |
| Albion | 70°F | 47°F | 2.98 | 0.0 |
| Bath | 71°F | 42°F | – | – |
| Alfred | 69°F | 41°F | 3.35 | 0.1 |
| Malone | 64°F | 44°F | 3.33 | 0.3 |
| Liberty | 66°F | 43°F | 4.74 | 0.0 |
| Penn Yan | 69°F | 47°F | 2.88 | – |
| Saranac Lake | 64°F | 37°F | 3.70 | – |
| Wellsville | 66°F | 46°F | 3.28 | – |
| Cobleskill | 67°F | 44°F | 3.66 | 0.0 |
| Little Falls | 68°F | 44°F | – | – |
| Brewerton | 68°F | 45°F | 3.88 | – |
| Dansville | 71°F | 47°F | 2.75 | – |
| Waverly | 71°F | 45°F | 3.05 | – |
| Mattituck | 67°F | 48°F | 3.45 | – |
| Montauk | 64°F | 50°F | 3.19 | – |
| Montgomery | 71°F | 47°F | 3.35 | – |
| Setauket | 69°F | 50°F | – | – |
| Warsaw | 64°F | 45°F | 3.95 | – |
| Gouverneur | 66°F | 42°F | 3.26 | 0.1 |
| Avon | 69°F | 46°F | 3.01 | 0.0 |
| Delhi | 67°F | 42°F | 4.01 | 0.0 |
| Lowville | 66°F | 43°F | 3.39 | 0.2 |
| Tupper Lake | 65°F | 41°F | 3.77 | – |
| Westfield | 69°F | 50°F | 3.77 | – |
| Mount Morris | 69°F | 47°F | 3.12 | – |
| Walton | 67°F | 41°F | 4.18 | – |
| Shrub Oak | 71°F | 47°F | 4.32 | – |
| Baiting Hollow | 68°F | 47°F | 3.70 | – |
| Victor | 69°F | 47°F | – | – |
| Rhinebeck | 73°F | 43°F | 3.84 | – |
| Rock Hill | 67°F | 44°F | 4.18 | 0.0 |
| Whitehall | 71°F | 47°F | 3.33 | – |
| Dannemora | 67°F | 45°F | 3.95 | – |
| Lake Placid | 62°F | 40°F | 3.93 | 0.5 |
| Pulaski | 65°F | 42°F | 3.93 | – |
| Camden | 67°F | 43°F | 4.32 | 0.0 |
| Yorktown Heights | 70°F | 46°F | 3.91 | 0.0 |
| Boonville | 63°F | 43°F | 4.64 | 0.2 |
| Peru | 69°F | 46°F | – | – |
| Cooperstown | 60°F | 45°F | 3.71 | 0.1 |
| Youngstown | 68°F | 46°F | 2.89 | 0.0 |
| Morrisville | 64°F | 44°F | 4.06 | – |
| Valatie | 71°F | 48°F | 3.80 | – |
| Sodus | 67°F | 45°F | 3.37 | 0.1 |
| Franklinville | 67°F | 43°F | 3.81 | 0.0 |
| Allegany | 68°F | 43°F | 4.07 | – |
| Cairo | 71°F | 47°F | – | – |
| Addison | 70°F | 41°F | 3.55 | 0.1 |
| Millbrook | 70°F | 46°F | 3.45 | – |
| Deposit | 71°F | 45°F | 4.43 | – |
| Sherburne | 68°F | 43°F | 3.63 | 0.1 |
| Bridgehampton | 65°F | 47°F | 3.57 | 0.0 |
| Orient | 65°F | 49°F | – | – |
| Little Valley | 67°F | 42°F | 3.88 | 0.0 |
| Schoharie | 72°F | 45°F | 3.60 | – |
| Tully | 65°F | 43°F | 3.63 | 0.5 |
| Whitney Point | 68°F | 44°F | 3.51 | – |
| Hemlock | 69°F | 46°F | 3.30 | – |
| Angelica | 69°F | 41°F | 3.54 | 0.1 |
| Pavilion | 68°F | 46°F | – | – |
| Spencer | 68°F | 42°F | – | – |
| Honeoye | 69°F | 45°F | 3.21 | 0.0 |
| Willsboro | 66°F | 46°F | – | – |
| Aurora | 67°F | 47°F | 3.13 | 0.1 |
| Cherry Valley | 66°F | 45°F | – | – |
| Freeville | 66°F | 44°F | 3.51 | 0.0 |
| Perrysburg | 68°F | 45°F | 3.65 | 0.1 |
| Chazy | 69°F | 47°F | – | – |
| Wyoming | 65°F | 45°F | 3.35 | – |
| Old Forge | 64°F | 41°F | 4.45 | 0.5 |
| Delanson | 70°F | 44°F | 3.52 | – |
| Downsville | 69°F | 42°F | – | – |
| Colton | 67°F | 44°F | 3.57 | – |
| Copake | 70°F | 45°F | 4.56 | 0.0 |
| Callicoon | 67°F | 43°F | 4.39 | – |
| Alcove Dam | 68°F | 45°F | 3.34 | 0.0 |
| Big Moose (3 mi SE) | 68°F | 41°F | 4.71 | 0.2 |
| Bronx | 72°F | 55°F | 4.06 | – |
| Buskirk | 71°F | 44°F | 3.57 | – |
| Colden (1 mi N) | 67°F | 44°F | – | – |
| Colden (1 mi W) | 65°F | 46°F | 4.14 | 0.1 |
| Conklingville Dam | 66°F | 46°F | 3.94 | 0.1 |
| East Jewett | 65°F | 40°F | 4.00 | 0.2 |
| East Sidney | 69°F | 42°F | 3.88 | – |
| Ellenburg Depot | 65°F | 44°F | 3.33 | 0.5 |
| Emmons | 67°F | 41°F | 3.66 | 0.3 |
| Grafton | 67°F | 46°F | 4.39 | – |
| Highmarket (2 mi W) | 65°F | 40°F | 4.67 | 0.3 |
| Indian Lake (2 mi SW) | 63°F | 40°F | 3.93 | 0.3 |
| Lansing Manor | 68°F | 42°F | 3.64 | – |
| Lawrenceville (3 mi SW) | 69°F | 44°F | 3.61 | 0.2 |
| Mecklenburg (4 mi SW) | 67°F | 43°F | 3.15 | – |
| Mohonk Lake | 71°F | 50°F | 4.04 | 0.0 |
| Molloy Cercom | 64°F | 52°F | 3.50 | – |
| New York JFK International Airport | 68°F | 53°F | 3.66 | 0.0 |
| Newcomb | 64°F | 39°F | 4.24 | 0.2 |
| Ny Ave V Brooklyn | 71°F | 54°F | 4.03 | 0.0 |
| Platte Clove | 67°F | 42°F | 4.76 | 0.3 |
| Portland1 SW | 68°F | 49°F | 3.69 | – |
| Ray Brook | 61°F | 39°F | – | – |
| Slide Mountain | 62°F | 43°F | 4.97 | 0.4 |
| Stillwater Reservoir | 64°F | 42°F | 4.40 | – |
| Stormville | 72°F | 49°F | 3.62 | 0.0 |
| Trenton Falls | 67°F | 44°F | 4.64 | – |
| Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York | 68°F | 48°F | 3.65 | – |
| Wales | 67°F | 44°F | 3.50 | 0.0 |
| Wanakena Ranger School | 67°F | 41°F | 3.67 | – |
| Westchester County Airport | 69°F | 50°F | 3.94 | – |
| Westhamptn Gabreski Airport | 66°F | 46°F | 3.31 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.