Vermont climate

Vermont Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rushville, 21.6 km from Vermont

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.33 in over about 10 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 Vermont, 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
52°F
Precipitation
5.33 in
Record high
96°FMay 29, 2018
Record low
30°FMay 4, 2005
Chance of a freeze
14%
Daylight
13 h 56 min to 14 h 51 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
10.3 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 168°F47°F86°F 200735°F 201532%
May 268°F48°F86°F 201335°F 201532%
May 369°F48°F86°F 201831°F 200532%
May 469°F49°F87°F 201530°F 200532%
May 569°F49°F84°F 201532°F 201132%
May 669°F49°F85°F 201538°F 200632%
May 770°F50°F89°F 200438°F 200632%
May 870°F50°F86°F 201439°F 202132%
May 970°F50°F88°F 201432°F 202032%
May 1071°F51°F87°F 200432°F 202032%
May 1171°F51°F95°F 201139°F 202131%
May 1271°F51°F93°F 202231°F 202131%
May 1371°F52°F93°F 202235°F 201331%0%
May 1472°F52°F92°F 202236°F 201331%0%
May 1572°F52°F92°F 201841°F 200631%0%
May 1672°F52°F88°F 201737°F 200531%0%
May 1772°F53°F89°F 201937°F 200531%0%
May 1873°F53°F88°F 201837°F 201131%0%
May 1973°F53°F87°F 201240°F 200731%0%
May 2073°F54°F92°F 201243°F 201531%0%
May 2174°F54°F88°F 201240°F 201531%0%
May 2274°F54°F91°F 202440°F 201531%0%
May 2374°F55°F88°F 200746°F 201731%0%
May 2475°F55°F91°F 201043°F 201331%0%
May 2575°F55°F94°F 201043°F 201331%0%
May 2675°F56°F89°F 202044°F 202331%0%
May 2775°F56°F91°F 201244°F 202331%0%
May 2876°F56°F95°F 201845°F 200831%0%
May 2976°F57°F96°F 201844°F 202131%0%
May 3076°F57°F94°F 200643°F 202131%0%
May 3177°F57°F92°F 201043°F 202131%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Vermont, 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 (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 7:57 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:34 AM, sunset 8:25 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00117551 (Rushville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116970, 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.