Westchester Weather in May
Average highs run from 66°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.75 in over about 12 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
- 52°F
- Precipitation
- 4.75 in
- Record high
- 97°FMay 27, 2012
- Record low
- 24°FMay 10, 1966
- Chance of a freeze
- 5%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.1
- Daylight
- 14 h 02 min to 15 h 01 min
- Cloud cover
- 79%
- Humidity
- 75%
- Dew point
- 50°F
- Wind
- 11.0 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 | 66°F | 47°F | 88°F 1992 | 29°F 1963 | 41% | |
| May 2 | 67°F | 48°F | 89°F 1959 | 28°F 1966 | 41% | |
| May 3 | 67°F | 48°F | 89°F 1959 | 30°F 2004 | 41% | |
| May 4 | 67°F | 48°F | 90°F 1959 | 32°F 1966 | 41% | |
| May 5 | 68°F | 49°F | 92°F 1959 | 32°F 1967 | 41% | |
| May 6 | 68°F | 49°F | 86°F 2000 | 30°F 1992 | 41% | |
| May 7 | 68°F | 49°F | 87°F 2023 | 29°F 1989 | 41% | |
| May 8 | 69°F | 50°F | 90°F 1963 | 29°F 1983 | 41% | |
| May 9 | 69°F | 50°F | 89°F 1979 | 27°F 1966 | 41% | |
| May 10 | 70°F | 50°F | 90°F 1979 | 24°F 1966 | 41% | |
| May 11 | 70°F | 51°F | 90°F 2022 | 33°F 1981 | 41% | |
| May 12 | 70°F | 51°F | 91°F 2022 | 31°F 1981 | 41% | |
| May 13 | 71°F | 51°F | 89°F 1991 | 34°F 1996 | 41% | |
| May 14 | 71°F | 52°F | 92°F 1982 | 34°F 1973 | 41% | |
| May 15 | 71°F | 52°F | 94°F 2025 | 35°F 2016 | 41% | |
| May 16 | 72°F | 52°F | 92°F 1962 | 33°F 1997 | 41% | |
| May 17 | 72°F | 53°F | 92°F 1962 | 36°F 1973 | 41% | 0% |
| May 18 | 72°F | 53°F | 92°F 1977 | 34°F 2002 | 41% | 0% |
| May 19 | 73°F | 53°F | 93°F 1977 | 36°F 1993 | 40% | 0% |
| May 20 | 73°F | 54°F | 93°F 1977 | 33°F 2002 | 40% | 0% |
| May 21 | 73°F | 54°F | 91°F 1977 | 31°F 2002 | 40% | 0% |
| May 22 | 74°F | 54°F | 91°F 1977 | 35°F 1963 | 40% | 0% |
| May 23 | 74°F | 55°F | 91°F 1977 | 32°F 1963 | 40% | 0% |
| May 24 | 74°F | 55°F | 91°F 1977 | 34°F 1992 | 40% | 0% |
| May 25 | 75°F | 55°F | 90°F 1977 | 32°F 1992 | 40% | 0% |
| May 26 | 75°F | 56°F | 92°F 1967 | 34°F 1983 | 40% | 0% |
| May 27 | 75°F | 56°F | 97°F 2012 | 33°F 1992 | 40% | 0% |
| May 28 | 76°F | 57°F | 95°F 2012 | 33°F 1992 | 40% | 0% |
| May 29 | 76°F | 57°F | 91°F 2006 | 32°F 1965 | 40% | 0% |
| May 30 | 76°F | 57°F | 91°F 1988 | 34°F 1964 | 40% | 0% |
| May 31 | 77°F | 58°F | 92°F 1988 | 37°F 1966 | 40% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:19 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111577 (Chicago Midway AP 3SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094846, 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.