Exeter Weather in May
Average highs run from 79°F on May 1 to 86°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.49 in over about 3 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
- 83°F
- Average low
- 52°F
- Precipitation
- 0.49 in
- Record high
- 108°FMay 27, 1951
- Record low
- 29°FMay 4, 1912
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 9.1
- Daylight
- 13 h 42 min to 14 h 27 min
- Cloud cover
- 51%
- Humidity
- 54%
- Dew point
- 34°F
- Wind
- 4.7 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 | 79°F | 50°F | 102°F 1947 | 35°F 1906 | 11% | 0% |
| May 2 | 79°F | 50°F | 101°F 1947 | 32°F 1912 | 11% | 0% |
| May 3 | 79°F | 50°F | 99°F 1947 | 31°F 1912 | 11% | 0% |
| May 4 | 79°F | 50°F | 100°F 1966 | 29°F 1912 | 10% | 0% |
| May 5 | 80°F | 51°F | 99°F 1928 | 37°F 1971 | 10% | 0% |
| May 6 | 80°F | 51°F | 96°F 1931 | 39°F 1933 | 10% | 0% |
| May 7 | 80°F | 51°F | 97°F 1987 | 38°F 1965 | 10% | 0% |
| May 8 | 81°F | 51°F | 99°F 1987 | 38°F 1912 | 10% | 0% |
| May 9 | 81°F | 51°F | 99°F 1931 | 34°F 1912 | 9% | 0% |
| May 10 | 81°F | 52°F | 99°F 1934 | 32°F 1912 | 9% | 0% |
| May 11 | 81°F | 52°F | 100°F 1934 | 32°F 1912 | 9% | 0% |
| May 12 | 82°F | 52°F | 103°F 1934 | 32°F 1912 | 9% | 0% |
| May 13 | 82°F | 52°F | 99°F 1937 | 31°F 1912 | 9% | 0% |
| May 14 | 82°F | 52°F | 103°F 1976 | 34°F 1912 | 8% | 0% |
| May 15 | 82°F | 52°F | 101°F 1972 | 39°F 1912 | 8% | 0% |
| May 16 | 83°F | 53°F | 102°F 1927 | 40°F 1943 | 8% | 0% |
| May 17 | 83°F | 53°F | 101°F 1970 | 40°F 1906 | 8% | 0% |
| May 18 | 83°F | 53°F | 100°F 1969 | 41°F 1903 | 8% | 0% |
| May 19 | 83°F | 53°F | 102°F 1954 | 34°F 1921 | 8% | 0% |
| May 20 | 84°F | 53°F | 102°F 1942 | 37°F 1912 | 7% | 0% |
| May 21 | 84°F | 53°F | 101°F 1947 | 40°F 1912 | 7% | 0% |
| May 22 | 84°F | 53°F | 102°F 1904 | 39°F 1903 | 7% | 0% |
| May 23 | 84°F | 54°F | 107°F 1904 | 35°F 1907 | 7% | 0% |
| May 24 | 85°F | 54°F | 104°F 1928 | 38°F 1906 | 7% | 0% |
| May 25 | 85°F | 54°F | 103°F 1928 | 40°F 1916 | 6% | 0% |
| May 26 | 85°F | 54°F | 102°F 1951 | 42°F 1906 | 6% | 0% |
| May 27 | 85°F | 54°F | 108°F 1951 | 41°F 1906 | 6% | 0% |
| May 28 | 86°F | 54°F | 104°F 1952 | 38°F 1906 | 6% | 0% |
| May 29 | 86°F | 54°F | 105°F 1933 | 29°F 1906 | 5% | 0% |
| May 30 | 86°F | 55°F | 105°F 1984 | 40°F 1908 | 5% | 0% |
| May 31 | 86°F | 55°F | 106°F 1910 | 40°F 1898 | 5% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 7:45 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00044957 (Lindsay), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00049367, 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.