Orleans climate

Orleans Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Paoli, 12.2 km from Orleans

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.41 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 Orleans, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
5.41 in
Record high
103°FMay 28, 1918
Record low
27°FMay 4, 1976
Chance of a freeze
24%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
13 h 50 min to 14 h 41 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
57°F
Wind
6.3 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 172°F47°F93°F 195130°F 196336%0%
May 272°F47°F91°F 190529°F 199436%0%
May 373°F48°F95°F 190529°F 196736%0%
May 473°F48°F94°F 195927°F 197636%0%
May 573°F49°F94°F 190532°F 197936%0%
May 674°F49°F93°F 189533°F 190736%0%
May 774°F49°F92°F 193630°F 197436%0%
May 874°F50°F92°F 193631°F 197636%0%
May 974°F50°F93°F 193627°F 202036%0%
May 1075°F50°F93°F 193627°F 202036%0%
May 1175°F51°F91°F 189530°F 194536%0%
May 1275°F51°F90°F 190032°F 197636%0%
May 1375°F51°F90°F 195633°F 192335%0%
May 1475°F52°F92°F 196231°F 189535%0%
May 1576°F52°F95°F 190032°F 197335%0%
May 1676°F52°F95°F 190031°F 199735%0%
May 1776°F53°F97°F 190035°F 197335%0%
May 1876°F53°F94°F 196234°F 197335%0%
May 1977°F53°F94°F 196432°F 200235%0%
May 2077°F54°F93°F 193431°F 189534%0%
May 2177°F54°F96°F 194134°F 200234%0%
May 2277°F54°F96°F 194134°F 200234%0%
May 2378°F54°F92°F 189334°F 200234%0%
May 2478°F55°F94°F 192138°F 196334%0%
May 2578°F55°F94°F 191831°F 192534%0%
May 2678°F55°F98°F 191833°F 189534%0%
May 2779°F56°F95°F 194134°F 189534%0%
May 2879°F56°F103°F 191838°F 199433%0%
May 2979°F56°F100°F 191838°F 193233%0%
May 3079°F57°F102°F 191836°F 194733%0%
May 3180°F57°F101°F 191839°F 196633%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Orleans, 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 6:48 AM, sunset 8:38 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 9:04 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00126705 (Paoli), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00126580, 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.