New Amsterdam climate

New Amsterdam Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around New Amsterdam, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 30°C on May 1 to 29°C on May 31, and lows from 24°C to 24°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 247 mm over about 27 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at New Amsterdam, in °C, with the record for each date.22.52527.53032.535151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
29°C
Average low
24°C
Precipitation
247 mm
Reanalysis high
34°CMay 7, 2001
Reanalysis low
23°CMay 21, 1999
Daylight
12 h 20 min to 12 h 28 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
24°C
Wind
7.9 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 130°C24°C33°C 199223°C 200074%
May 230°C24°C32°C 199223°C 200875%
May 330°C24°C32°C 202023°C 200876%
May 430°C24°C32°C 200123°C 199876%
May 530°C24°C33°C 200123°C 201677%
May 630°C24°C33°C 199523°C 200078%
May 730°C24°C34°C 200123°C 200080%
May 830°C24°C32°C 199224°C 200081%
May 930°C24°C33°C 199224°C 199982%
May 1030°C24°C33°C 199223°C 199983%
May 1130°C24°C33°C 199223°C 200884%
May 1230°C24°C32°C 199524°C 199785%
May 1329°C24°C33°C 199523°C 199585%
May 1429°C24°C33°C 199223°C 199985%
May 1529°C24°C32°C 201423°C 199984%
May 1629°C24°C32°C 200923°C 199984%
May 1729°C24°C32°C 200923°C 199985%
May 1829°C24°C33°C 201423°C 199986%
May 1929°C24°C31°C 202023°C 200687%
May 2029°C24°C33°C 200923°C 200288%
May 2129°C24°C32°C 202023°C 199989%
May 2229°C24°C32°C 200923°C 201189%
May 2329°C24°C33°C 200923°C 201389%
May 2429°C24°C32°C 202024°C 199690%
May 2529°C24°C32°C 202023°C 201991%
May 2629°C24°C31°C 202023°C 200892%
May 2729°C24°C31°C 200923°C 200792%
May 2829°C24°C31°C 200923°C 199792%
May 2929°C24°C31°C 200923°C 200793%
May 3029°C24°C31°C 200923°C 200794%
May 3129°C24°C30°C 202023°C 199995%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at New Amsterdam, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT-4).

May 1
sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 5:57 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:34 AM, sunset 6:02 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-28. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.