Chester Weather in May
Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31, and lows from 33°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.90 in over about 7 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
- 67°F
- Average low
- 37°F
- Precipitation
- 1.90 in
- Snowfall
- 0.2 in
- Record high
- 93°FMay 30, 1986
- Record low
- 14°FMay 6, 1965
- Chance of a freeze
- 95%
- Daylight
- 13 h 57 min to 14 h 50 min
- Cloud cover
- 51%
- Humidity
- 69%
- Dew point
- 37°F
- Wind
- 5.1 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 | 62°F | 33°F | 82°F 1981 | 20°F 1967 | 27% | 2% |
| May 2 | 63°F | 34°F | 77°F 1966 | 20°F 1965 | 27% | 2% |
| May 3 | 63°F | 34°F | 81°F 2004 | 22°F 1961 | 26% | 2% |
| May 4 | 63°F | 34°F | 81°F 1992 | 19°F 1964 | 26% | 2% |
| May 5 | 64°F | 34°F | 86°F 2017 | 17°F 1965 | 26% | 2% |
| May 6 | 64°F | 35°F | 85°F 1987 | 14°F 1965 | 25% | 1% |
| May 7 | 64°F | 35°F | 85°F 1962 | 22°F 1977 | 25% | 1% |
| May 8 | 65°F | 35°F | 82°F 1969 | 22°F 1999 | 25% | 1% |
| May 9 | 65°F | 35°F | 83°F 1969 | 21°F 1983 | 25% | 1% |
| May 10 | 65°F | 35°F | 84°F 2024 | 18°F 1965 | 24% | 1% |
| May 11 | 66°F | 36°F | 83°F 1987 | 23°F 1961 | 24% | 1% |
| May 12 | 66°F | 36°F | 85°F 1959 | 23°F 1970 | 24% | 1% |
| May 13 | 66°F | 36°F | 83°F 1959 | 24°F 1960 | 24% | 1% |
| May 14 | 66°F | 36°F | 84°F 1987 | 23°F 1999 | 23% | 1% |
| May 15 | 67°F | 37°F | 83°F 1987 | 21°F 1999 | 23% | 1% |
| May 16 | 67°F | 37°F | 84°F 1973 | 22°F 1971 | 23% | 1% |
| May 17 | 67°F | 37°F | 88°F 1973 | 24°F 1971 | 23% | 1% |
| May 18 | 68°F | 37°F | 92°F 2008 | 24°F 1974 | 23% | 1% |
| May 19 | 68°F | 38°F | 89°F 1958 | 25°F 1959 | 22% | 1% |
| May 20 | 68°F | 38°F | 86°F 2008 | 20°F 1962 | 22% | 0% |
| May 21 | 68°F | 38°F | 86°F 1967 | 23°F 1960 | 22% | 0% |
| May 22 | 69°F | 38°F | 87°F 2001 | 18°F 1960 | 22% | 0% |
| May 23 | 69°F | 38°F | 87°F 2003 | 24°F 2010 | 21% | 0% |
| May 24 | 69°F | 39°F | 86°F 1992 | 21°F 2024 | 21% | 0% |
| May 25 | 69°F | 39°F | 85°F 1982 | 26°F 1980 | 21% | 0% |
| May 26 | 70°F | 39°F | 90°F 2024 | 27°F 1978 | 20% | 0% |
| May 27 | 70°F | 39°F | 87°F 1983 | 26°F 1961 | 20% | 0% |
| May 28 | 70°F | 39°F | 90°F 1984 | 22°F 2024 | 19% | 0% |
| May 29 | 71°F | 39°F | 92°F 1986 | 26°F 1976 | 19% | 0% |
| May 30 | 71°F | 40°F | 93°F 1986 | 26°F 1988 | 19% | 0% |
| May 31 | 71°F | 40°F | 89°F 2001 | 28°F 1991 | 18% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 8:01 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:38 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00041700 (Chester), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00041700, 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.