Newtown climate

Newtown Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Danbury, 10 km from Newtown

Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.23 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 Newtown, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
4.23 in
Record high
90°FMay 29, 2012
Record low
31°FMay 1, 2012
Chance of a freeze
21%
Days of 90°F or more
1.7
Daylight
14 h 01 min to 14 h 57 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
4.3 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 167°F45°F88°F 201831°F 201242%1%
May 268°F45°F68°F 201140°F 201642%1%
May 368°F46°F75°F 201736°F 201342%1%
May 468°F46°F75°F 201536°F 201742%0%
May 569°F46°F81°F 201538°F 201742%0%
May 669°F46°F79°F 201534°F 201142%0%
May 769°F47°F76°F 201541°F 201442%0%
May 869°F47°F80°F 201538°F 201742%0%
May 970°F47°F84°F 201535°F 201142%0%
May 1070°F48°F75°F 201835°F 201342%0%
May 1170°F48°F83°F 201536°F 201742%0%
May 1271°F48°F87°F 201538°F 201242%0%
May 1371°F48°F85°F 201535°F 201342%0%
May 1471°F49°F81°F 201235°F 201342%0%
May 1571°F49°F81°F 201234°F 201342%0%
May 1672°F49°F78°F 201336°F 201342%0%
May 1772°F50°F82°F 201343°F 201542%0%
May 1872°F50°F88°F 201742°F 201442%0%
May 1972°F50°F71°F 201342°F 201242%0%
May 2073°F50°F80°F 201243°F 201441%0%
May 2173°F51°F82°F 201842°F 201441%0%
May 2273°F51°F87°F 201346°F 201541%0%
May 2373°F51°F76°F 201346°F 201541%0%
May 2474°F52°F80°F 201843°F 201541%0%
May 2574°F52°F81°F 201843°F 201341%0%
May 2674°F52°F86°F 201843°F 201341%0%
May 2774°F53°F89°F 201849°F 201341%0%
May 2875°F53°F83°F 201144°F 201341%0%
May 2975°F53°F90°F 201243°F 201441%0%
May 3075°F54°F88°F 201247°F 201441%0%
May 3176°F54°F89°F 201346°F 201441%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Newtown, 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 5:50 AM, sunset 7:51 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:23 AM, sunset 8:20 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00061762 (Danbury), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00060128, 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.