Ocean City Weather in May
Average highs run from 80°F on May 1 to 87°F on May 31, and lows from 57°F to 66°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.78 in over about 7 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 84°F
- Average low
- 61°F
- Precipitation
- 3.78 in
- Record high
- 98°FMay 27, 2012
- Record low
- 49°FMay 4, 2013
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.9
- Daylight
- 13 h 22 min to 13 h 59 min
- Cloud cover
- 46%
- Humidity
- 77%
- Dew point
- 66°F
- Wind
- 6.9 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 80°F | 57°F | 83°F 2017 | 54°F 1999 | 23% |
| May 2 | 80°F | 57°F | 85°F 2017 | 54°F 1999 | 23% |
| May 3 | 80°F | 57°F | 85°F 2017 | 53°F 2026 | 23% |
| May 4 | 81°F | 58°F | 84°F 2002 | 49°F 2013 | 23% |
| May 5 | 81°F | 58°F | 86°F 2002 | 50°F 2013 | 23% |
| May 6 | 81°F | 58°F | 90°F 2018 | 53°F 2013 | 23% |
| May 7 | 81°F | 59°F | 94°F 2018 | 56°F 2020 | 23% |
| May 8 | 82°F | 59°F | 91°F 2004 | 58°F 2007 | 23% |
| May 9 | 82°F | 59°F | 90°F 2007 | 61°F 2010 | 23% |
| May 10 | 82°F | 59°F | 89°F 2018 | 60°F 1999 | 23% |
| May 11 | 82°F | 60°F | 90°F 2018 | 60°F 1997 | 24% |
| May 12 | 83°F | 60°F | 91°F 2018 | 60°F 1997 | 24% |
| May 13 | 83°F | 60°F | 95°F 2018 | 57°F 2006 | 24% |
| May 14 | 83°F | 61°F | 90°F 1998 | 56°F 2002 | 24% |
| May 15 | 83°F | 61°F | 87°F 1998 | 59°F 2014 | 25% |
| May 16 | 84°F | 61°F | 91°F 1998 | 56°F 2014 | 25% |
| May 17 | 84°F | 62°F | 90°F 1998 | 54°F 2011 | 25% |
| May 18 | 84°F | 62°F | 89°F 1998 | 54°F 2011 | 25% |
| May 19 | 84°F | 62°F | 87°F 2016 | 56°F 2002 | 26% |
| May 20 | 85°F | 63°F | 88°F 2017 | 56°F 2002 | 26% |
| May 21 | 85°F | 63°F | 92°F 2025 | 59°F 2002 | 26% |
| May 22 | 85°F | 63°F | 88°F 2015 | 58°F 2002 | 27% |
| May 23 | 85°F | 64°F | 89°F 2010 | 59°F 2002 | 27% |
| May 24 | 85°F | 64°F | 95°F 2010 | 64°F 2002 | 28% |
| May 25 | 86°F | 64°F | 93°F 2012 | 65°F 2002 | 28% |
| May 26 | 86°F | 65°F | 91°F 2019 | 61°F 2001 | 29% |
| May 27 | 86°F | 65°F | 98°F 2012 | 66°F 2023 | 29% |
| May 28 | 86°F | 65°F | 96°F 2012 | 62°F 2023 | 30% |
| May 29 | 86°F | 66°F | 93°F 2000 | 68°F 2003 | 30% |
| May 30 | 86°F | 66°F | 90°F 2016 | 64°F 2021 | 31% |
| May 31 | 87°F | 66°F | 93°F 2020 | 66°F 1997 | 32% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 7:25 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 7:44 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00086240 (Niceville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053853, 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.