Nassau climate

Nassau Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lewes, 4.4 km from Nassau

Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 52°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.38 in over about 11 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 Nassau, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
3.38 in
Record high
96°FMay 18, 2026
Record low
34°FMay 5, 2003
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.1
Daylight
13 h 50 min to 14 h 41 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
11.2 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 171°F52°F89°F 201037°F 200036%0%
May 271°F52°F90°F 201838°F 194536%0%
May 372°F52°F90°F 201838°F 200536%0%
May 472°F53°F90°F 201839°F 200336%0%
May 572°F53°F86°F 200034°F 200336%0%
May 672°F53°F88°F 200040°F 194536%0%
May 773°F53°F92°F 200040°F 200135%0%
May 873°F54°F90°F 200039°F 200135%0%
May 973°F54°F88°F 200935°F 202035%0%
May 1073°F54°F88°F 200435°F 202035%0%
May 1173°F55°F88°F 200435°F 201035%0%
May 1274°F55°F91°F 201842°F 194535%0%
May 1374°F55°F89°F 200037°F 202035%0%
May 1474°F55°F88°F 200440°F 201335%0%
May 1574°F56°F88°F 201841°F 199834%0%
May 1675°F56°F89°F 199837°F 201634%0%
May 1775°F56°F94°F 201747°F 202134%0%
May 1875°F57°F96°F 202643°F 200234%0%
May 1975°F57°F95°F 202641°F 200934%0%
May 2075°F57°F96°F 202639°F 200234%0%
May 2176°F57°F95°F 202237°F 200234%0%
May 2276°F58°F93°F 202136°F 200234%0%
May 2376°F58°F93°F 202139°F 200634%0%
May 2476°F58°F90°F 200446°F 200634%0%
May 2577°F59°F86°F 200446°F 199934%0%
May 2677°F59°F93°F 202145°F 201334%0%
May 2777°F59°F90°F 200746°F 200534%0%
May 2878°F60°F92°F 201249°F 200834%0%
May 2978°F60°F92°F 201944°F 200834%0%
May 3078°F60°F95°F 201149°F 202633%0%
May 3179°F61°F95°F 202244°F 202633%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Nassau, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 7:53 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:38 AM, sunset 8:19 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00075320 (Lewes), 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.