Laurel climate

Laurel Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salisbury 2N, 16.6 km from Laurel

Average highs run from 74°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 51°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.00 in.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Laurel, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
4.00 in
Record high
96°FMay 18, 2026
Record low
34°FMay 5, 2003
Chance of a freeze
1%
Days of 90°F or more
0.8
Daylight
13 h 49 min to 14 h 40 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
10.1 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 174°F51°F89°F 201037°F 20000%
May 274°F51°F90°F 201838°F 19450%
May 374°F51°F90°F 201838°F 20050%
May 475°F52°F90°F 201839°F 20030%
May 575°F52°F86°F 200034°F 20030%
May 675°F52°F88°F 200040°F 19450%
May 775°F53°F92°F 200040°F 20010%
May 875°F53°F90°F 200039°F 20010%
May 975°F53°F88°F 200935°F 20200%
May 1076°F54°F88°F 200435°F 20200%
May 1176°F54°F88°F 200435°F 20100%
May 1276°F54°F91°F 201842°F 19450%
May 1376°F55°F89°F 200037°F 20200%
May 1476°F55°F88°F 200440°F 20130%
May 1576°F55°F88°F 201841°F 19980%
May 1677°F56°F89°F 199837°F 20160%
May 1777°F56°F94°F 201747°F 20210%
May 1877°F56°F96°F 202643°F 20020%
May 1977°F56°F95°F 202641°F 20090%
May 2077°F57°F96°F 202639°F 20020%
May 2177°F57°F95°F 202237°F 20020%
May 2278°F57°F93°F 202136°F 20020%
May 2378°F58°F93°F 202139°F 20060%
May 2478°F58°F90°F 200446°F 20060%
May 2578°F58°F86°F 200446°F 19990%
May 2678°F58°F93°F 202145°F 20130%
May 2779°F59°F90°F 200746°F 20050%
May 2879°F59°F92°F 201249°F 20080%
May 2979°F59°F92°F 201944°F 20080%
May 3079°F59°F95°F 201149°F 20260%
May 3180°F60°F95°F 202244°F 20260%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Laurel, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:40 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 USC00188004 (Salisbury 2N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013764, 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.