Branford climate

Branford Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Haven Tweed AP, 6.3 km from Branford

Average highs run from 64°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.54 in over about 13 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 Branford, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
3.54 in
Record high
95°FMay 31, 2022
Record low
30°FMay 1, 2008
Chance of a freeze
11%
Daylight
14 h 00 min to 14 h 56 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
4.5 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 164°F45°F81°F 195730°F 200840%0%
May 264°F45°F82°F 201834°F 194840%0%
May 364°F45°F84°F 201833°F 196640%0%
May 464°F46°F85°F 196534°F 196440%0%
May 565°F46°F81°F 195535°F 197440%0%
May 665°F46°F78°F 194935°F 196941%0%
May 765°F46°F82°F 200432°F 196741%0%
May 866°F47°F78°F 196433°F 196841%0%
May 966°F47°F78°F 196432°F 195641%0%
May 1066°F47°F82°F 197034°F 196641%0%
May 1166°F48°F81°F 195335°F 196641%0%
May 1267°F48°F82°F 195939°F 196942%0%
May 1367°F48°F86°F 195634°F 200542%0%
May 1467°F49°F76°F 202235°F 202042%0%
May 1568°F49°F80°F 197638°F 201342%0%
May 1668°F49°F80°F 195138°F 196642%0%
May 1768°F50°F80°F 197437°F 195242%0%
May 1868°F50°F85°F 201734°F 202342%0%
May 1969°F50°F86°F 202138°F 200342%0%
May 2069°F51°F89°F 202635°F 200242%0%
May 2169°F51°F84°F 196238°F 195042%0%
May 2269°F51°F86°F 202236°F 200242%0%
May 2370°F52°F89°F 202140°F 200242%0%
May 2470°F52°F85°F 197538°F 195641%0%
May 2570°F52°F84°F 200737°F 196741%0%
May 2670°F53°F92°F 201038°F 194941%0%
May 2771°F53°F85°F 201437°F 196141%0%
May 2871°F53°F83°F 195937°F 196141%0%
May 2971°F54°F92°F 196942°F 195741%0%
May 3072°F54°F87°F 201140°F 200441%0%
May 3172°F54°F95°F 202236°F 196141%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Branford, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 7:49 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:21 AM, sunset 8:17 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014758 (New Haven Tweed AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014758, 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.