Bangor Weather in May
Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.38 in over about 6 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
- 76°F
- Average low
- 47°F
- Precipitation
- 2.38 in
- Record high
- 104°FMay 28, 2020
- Record low
- 39°FMay 11, 2000
- Chance of a freeze
- 4%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 2.9
- Daylight
- 13 h 52 min to 14 h 45 min
- Cloud cover
- 39%
- Humidity
- 64%
- Dew point
- 45°F
- Wind
- 5.6 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 72°F | 43°F | 93°F 2014 | 43°F 2011 | 22% |
| May 2 | 72°F | 43°F | 93°F 2004 | 48°F 1999 | 22% |
| May 3 | 72°F | 44°F | 96°F 2017 | 43°F 2023 | 22% |
| May 4 | 73°F | 44°F | 94°F 2017 | 46°F 1999 | 21% |
| May 5 | 73°F | 44°F | 95°F 2021 | 44°F 2007 | 21% |
| May 6 | 73°F | 44°F | 89°F 2001 | 44°F 2010 | 21% |
| May 7 | 74°F | 45°F | 96°F 2001 | 43°F 2010 | 20% |
| May 8 | 74°F | 45°F | 96°F 2001 | 44°F 2003 | 20% |
| May 9 | 74°F | 45°F | 96°F 2020 | 41°F 2003 | 20% |
| May 10 | 74°F | 45°F | 97°F 2001 | 44°F 1999 | 20% |
| May 11 | 75°F | 46°F | 95°F 2001 | 39°F 2000 | 19% |
| May 12 | 75°F | 46°F | 96°F 2021 | 44°F 2000 | 19% |
| May 13 | 75°F | 46°F | 96°F 2023 | 45°F 2017 | 19% |
| May 14 | 76°F | 46°F | 96°F 2006 | 47°F 2017 | 19% |
| May 15 | 76°F | 47°F | 102°F 2008 | 42°F 1999 | 18% |
| May 16 | 76°F | 47°F | 99°F 2008 | 45°F 1999 | 18% |
| May 17 | 76°F | 47°F | 101°F 2009 | 48°F 2017 | 18% |
| May 18 | 77°F | 47°F | 100°F 2008 | 49°F 2011 | 17% |
| May 19 | 77°F | 47°F | 95°F 2001 | 47°F 2011 | 17% |
| May 20 | 77°F | 48°F | 96°F 2001 | 44°F 2019 | 16% |
| May 21 | 78°F | 48°F | 97°F 2000 | 45°F 2010 | 16% |
| May 22 | 78°F | 48°F | 99°F 2017 | 39°F 2010 | 16% |
| May 23 | 78°F | 48°F | 100°F 2017 | 40°F 2010 | 15% |
| May 24 | 78°F | 48°F | 98°F 2022 | 49°F 2013 | 15% |
| May 25 | 79°F | 48°F | 102°F 2022 | 47°F 2012 | 15% |
| May 26 | 79°F | 49°F | 101°F 2020 | 49°F 2011 | 14% |
| May 27 | 79°F | 49°F | 103°F 2020 | 50°F 2006 | 14% |
| May 28 | 80°F | 49°F | 104°F 2020 | 48°F 2010 | 13% |
| May 29 | 80°F | 49°F | 98°F 2018 | 44°F 2011 | 13% |
| May 30 | 80°F | 49°F | 99°F 2001 | 49°F 2011 | 12% |
| May 31 | 81°F | 49°F | 103°F 2001 | 52°F 2011 | 12% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 7:59 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 8:26 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00042456 (Dobbins 1 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093210, 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.