Essex Weather in May
Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.85 in over about 11 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
- 72°F
- Average low
- 49°F
- Precipitation
- 4.85 in
- Record high
- 99°FMay 28, 2018
- Record low
- 27°FMay 7, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 37%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.1
- Daylight
- 14 h 00 min to 14 h 56 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 76%
- Dew point
- 53°F
- Wind
- 10.7 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 67°F | 43°F | 88°F 2001 | 30°F 1978 | 36% | 0% |
| May 2 | 67°F | 44°F | 87°F 2007 | 32°F 1978 | 36% | 0% |
| May 3 | 68°F | 44°F | 88°F 1992 | 29°F 2005 | 36% | 0% |
| May 4 | 68°F | 45°F | 87°F 1980 | 31°F 2005 | 36% | 0% |
| May 5 | 68°F | 45°F | 89°F 1980 | 31°F 2005 | 36% | 0% |
| May 6 | 69°F | 45°F | 87°F 1980 | 31°F 1992 | 36% | 0% |
| May 7 | 69°F | 46°F | 91°F 2004 | 27°F 1989 | 36% | 0% |
| May 8 | 69°F | 46°F | 86°F 2014 | 33°F 1989 | 36% | 0% |
| May 9 | 70°F | 47°F | 90°F 2014 | 29°F 2020 | 36% | 0% |
| May 10 | 70°F | 47°F | 88°F 2004 | 33°F 2009 | 36% | 0% |
| May 11 | 70°F | 48°F | 91°F 2011 | 33°F 1989 | 36% | 0% |
| May 12 | 71°F | 48°F | 93°F 2022 | 32°F 1981 | 36% | 0% |
| May 13 | 71°F | 48°F | 91°F 2022 | 36°F 2013 | 35% | 0% |
| May 14 | 72°F | 49°F | 90°F 2022 | 34°F 1978 | 35% | 0% |
| May 15 | 72°F | 49°F | 92°F 2013 | 36°F 1978 | 35% | 0% |
| May 16 | 72°F | 49°F | 92°F 2025 | 33°F 1997 | 35% | 0% |
| May 17 | 73°F | 50°F | 92°F 2001 | 35°F 1994 | 35% | 0% |
| May 18 | 73°F | 50°F | 91°F 1977 | 34°F 2002 | 35% | 0% |
| May 19 | 73°F | 51°F | 92°F 1998 | 36°F 2002 | 35% | 0% |
| May 20 | 74°F | 51°F | 94°F 1975 | 35°F 2002 | 35% | 0% |
| May 21 | 74°F | 51°F | 92°F 2012 | 33°F 2002 | 35% | 0% |
| May 22 | 74°F | 52°F | 92°F 1977 | 37°F 1979 | 35% | 0% |
| May 23 | 75°F | 52°F | 91°F 1977 | 41°F 1986 | 34% | 0% |
| May 24 | 75°F | 52°F | 91°F 1994 | 33°F 1992 | 34% | 0% |
| May 25 | 75°F | 53°F | 92°F 2010 | 41°F 1979 | 34% | 0% |
| May 26 | 76°F | 53°F | 92°F 1985 | 39°F 1983 | 34% | 0% |
| May 27 | 76°F | 54°F | 92°F 1978 | 32°F 1992 | 34% | 0% |
| May 28 | 76°F | 54°F | 99°F 2018 | 35°F 1992 | 34% | 0% |
| May 29 | 77°F | 54°F | 98°F 2018 | 38°F 1984 | 34% | 0% |
| May 30 | 77°F | 55°F | 92°F 1987 | 40°F 1984 | 33% | 0% |
| May 31 | 77°F | 55°F | 92°F 1977 | 43°F 1990 | 33% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:23 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00112500 (Dwight), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114603, 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.