Lowell Weather in May
Average highs run from 73°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 49°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.26 in over about 10 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 77°F
- Average low
- 54°F
- Precipitation
- 6.26 in
- Record high
- 95°FMay 31, 1934
- Record low
- 28°FMay 4, 1954
- Chance of a freeze
- 7%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.8
- Daylight
- 13 h 41 min to 14 h 27 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 58°F
- Wind
- 6.5 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 73°F | 49°F | 92°F 1902 | 29°F 1960 | 32% | 0% |
| May 2 | 73°F | 49°F | 90°F 1902 | 35°F 1970 | 32% | 0% |
| May 3 | 74°F | 50°F | 88°F 1902 | 31°F 2013 | 32% | 0% |
| May 4 | 74°F | 50°F | 91°F 1952 | 28°F 1954 | 32% | 0% |
| May 5 | 74°F | 50°F | 90°F 1952 | 33°F 1944 | 32% | 0% |
| May 6 | 74°F | 51°F | 88°F 1896 | 32°F 1944 | 32% | 0% |
| May 7 | 74°F | 51°F | 89°F 1918 | 35°F 1906 | 32% | 0% |
| May 8 | 75°F | 51°F | 90°F 1895 | 34°F 1917 | 32% | 0% |
| May 9 | 75°F | 52°F | 90°F 1895 | 33°F 1923 | 32% | 0% |
| May 10 | 75°F | 52°F | 90°F 1902 | 36°F 1909 | 32% | 0% |
| May 11 | 75°F | 52°F | 88°F 1963 | 34°F 1952 | 32% | 0% |
| May 12 | 76°F | 53°F | 88°F 1902 | 33°F 1946 | 32% | 0% |
| May 13 | 76°F | 53°F | 90°F 2022 | 37°F 1971 | 32% | 0% |
| May 14 | 76°F | 53°F | 88°F 2022 | 33°F 2000 | 32% | 0% |
| May 15 | 76°F | 54°F | 89°F 1911 | 35°F 1907 | 32% | 0% |
| May 16 | 76°F | 54°F | 90°F 1931 | 38°F 1927 | 32% | 0% |
| May 17 | 77°F | 54°F | 89°F 1902 | 39°F 1912 | 31% | 0% |
| May 18 | 77°F | 55°F | 90°F 1902 | 37°F 1945 | 31% | 0% |
| May 19 | 77°F | 55°F | 90°F 1902 | 38°F 1894 | 31% | 0% |
| May 20 | 77°F | 55°F | 91°F 1902 | 37°F 1954 | 31% | 0% |
| May 21 | 78°F | 56°F | 90°F 1998 | 38°F 1892 | 31% | 0% |
| May 22 | 78°F | 56°F | 90°F 1987 | 37°F 1892 | 31% | 0% |
| May 23 | 78°F | 56°F | 89°F 1921 | 37°F 1917 | 31% | 0% |
| May 24 | 79°F | 56°F | 91°F 2000 | 42°F 1913 | 31% | 0% |
| May 25 | 79°F | 57°F | 91°F 1902 | 38°F 1925 | 31% | 0% |
| May 26 | 79°F | 57°F | 90°F 1953 | 36°F 1901 | 31% | 0% |
| May 27 | 79°F | 57°F | 90°F 1911 | 38°F 1961 | 31% | 0% |
| May 28 | 80°F | 58°F | 92°F 2012 | 40°F 1907 | 30% | 0% |
| May 29 | 80°F | 58°F | 94°F 2019 | 38°F 1947 | 30% | 0% |
| May 30 | 80°F | 58°F | 93°F 1934 | 36°F 1947 | 30% | 0% |
| May 31 | 81°F | 59°F | 95°F 1934 | 41°F 1930 | 30% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 8:04 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00030586 (Bentonville 4 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00032444, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.