Stratford Weather in May
Average highs run from 80°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 52°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.31 in over about 2 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
- 84°F
- Average low
- 55°F
- Precipitation
- 0.31 in
- Record high
- 109°FMay 28, 1984
- Record low
- 34°FMay 1, 1967
- Chance of a freeze
- 1%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 7.5
- Daylight
- 13 h 41 min to 14 h 27 min
- Cloud cover
- 30%
- Humidity
- 46%
- Dew point
- 43°F
- Wind
- 8.5 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 | 80°F | 52°F | 100°F 2014 | 34°F 1967 | 9% |
| May 2 | 80°F | 52°F | 100°F 2014 | 35°F 1964 | 9% |
| May 3 | 80°F | 52°F | 102°F 1966 | 34°F 1964 | 9% |
| May 4 | 81°F | 52°F | 103°F 2017 | 35°F 1964 | 9% |
| May 5 | 81°F | 53°F | 101°F 1990 | 35°F 1964 | 9% |
| May 6 | 81°F | 53°F | 100°F 1987 | 37°F 1977 | 8% |
| May 7 | 81°F | 53°F | 103°F 1987 | 37°F 1964 | 8% |
| May 8 | 82°F | 53°F | 100°F 1987 | 39°F 1964 | 8% |
| May 9 | 82°F | 54°F | 101°F 2001 | 39°F 1979 | 8% |
| May 10 | 82°F | 54°F | 102°F 1993 | 38°F 2022 | 8% |
| May 11 | 82°F | 54°F | 100°F 1987 | 36°F 2022 | 8% |
| May 12 | 83°F | 54°F | 102°F 1976 | 40°F 1963 | 7% |
| May 13 | 83°F | 55°F | 105°F 1976 | 37°F 1998 | 7% |
| May 14 | 83°F | 55°F | 104°F 1972 | 43°F 1995 | 7% |
| May 15 | 84°F | 55°F | 104°F 2014 | 43°F 2017 | 7% |
| May 16 | 84°F | 55°F | 105°F 2008 | 40°F 2011 | 7% |
| May 17 | 84°F | 55°F | 106°F 2009 | 41°F 1998 | 7% |
| May 18 | 84°F | 56°F | 103°F 1973 | 37°F 1998 | 7% |
| May 19 | 85°F | 56°F | 101°F 2008 | 37°F 1998 | 6% |
| May 20 | 85°F | 56°F | 102°F 1966 | 37°F 1962 | 6% |
| May 21 | 85°F | 56°F | 103°F 1988 | 37°F 1998 | 6% |
| May 22 | 85°F | 57°F | 104°F 1967 | 38°F 1998 | 6% |
| May 23 | 86°F | 57°F | 104°F 2017 | 36°F 2013 | 6% |
| May 24 | 86°F | 57°F | 102°F 1982 | 40°F 1980 | 6% |
| May 25 | 86°F | 57°F | 103°F 2022 | 37°F 1980 | 5% |
| May 26 | 86°F | 57°F | 104°F 1974 | 41°F 1980 | 5% |
| May 27 | 87°F | 58°F | 107°F 1974 | 43°F 1998 | 5% |
| May 28 | 87°F | 58°F | 109°F 1984 | 45°F 2010 | 5% |
| May 29 | 87°F | 58°F | 108°F 1984 | 43°F 1998 | 5% |
| May 30 | 87°F | 58°F | 109°F 1984 | 41°F 2011 | 5% |
| May 31 | 88°F | 58°F | 107°F 2025 | 43°F 1962 | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 7:47 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00043747 (Hanford 1 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023110, 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.