Burlington climate

Burlington Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Burlington, 0.7 km from Burlington

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 38°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.70 in over about 9 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Burlington, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
2.70 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
101°FMay 29, 2000
Record low
25°FMay 1, 2005
Chance of a freeze
71%
Days of 90°F or more
2.2
Daylight
13 h 53 min to 14 h 44 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
53%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
11.4 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 168°F38°F91°F 200125°F 200526%2%
May 268°F39°F83°F 200626°F 202626%2%
May 368°F39°F84°F 201426°F 200826%2%
May 469°F39°F90°F 201427°F 201326%2%
May 569°F40°F91°F 200426°F 201326%2%
May 669°F40°F91°F 200431°F 202027%2%
May 770°F41°F91°F 200030°F 199927%2%
May 870°F41°F90°F 201133°F 202427%1%
May 971°F42°F88°F 200128°F 200227%1%
May 1071°F42°F87°F 200529°F 200827%1%
May 1171°F42°F95°F 202227°F 200827%1%
May 1272°F43°F89°F 202231°F 201428%1%
May 1372°F43°F89°F 200128°F 200028%1%
May 1473°F44°F93°F 201328°F 201128%1%
May 1573°F44°F89°F 200132°F 200628%1%
May 1674°F45°F92°F 201931°F 201128%1%
May 1774°F45°F91°F 202237°F 200628%1%
May 1874°F46°F93°F 201238°F 200028%1%
May 1975°F46°F93°F 200933°F 200028%1%
May 2075°F46°F93°F 200534°F 200128%1%
May 2176°F47°F95°F 200534°F 201928%1%
May 2276°F47°F94°F 201234°F 201928%1%
May 2377°F48°F95°F 200037°F 201729%1%
May 2477°F48°F92°F 201332°F 200229%0%
May 2578°F49°F92°F 201332°F 200129%0%
May 2678°F49°F95°F 201236°F 201129%0%
May 2778°F49°F96°F 200641°F 202429%0%
May 2879°F50°F96°F 202238°F 201229%0%
May 2979°F50°F101°F 200041°F 201229%0%
May 3080°F50°F93°F 200336°F 200429%0%
May 3180°F51°F100°F 200235°F 200429%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Burlington, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 7:43 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:25 AM, sunset 8:09 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051121 (Burlington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003026, 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.