Eliot climate

Eliot Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Durham, 12.2 km from Eliot

Average highs run from 64°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.63 in over about 12 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 Eliot, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
3.63 in
Record high
95°FMay 20, 2026
Record low
15°FMay 9, 1985
Chance of a freeze
79%
Days of 90°F or more
1.1
Daylight
14 h 08 min to 15 h 09 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
4.5 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 164°F39°F87°F 200122°F 198737%0%
May 265°F40°F91°F 200129°F 198737%0%
May 365°F40°F92°F 200122°F 198437%0%
May 465°F40°F90°F 200126°F 197737%0%
May 566°F41°F82°F 202627°F 198537%0%
May 666°F41°F85°F 197627°F 199237%0%
May 766°F41°F90°F 200024°F 199237%0%
May 866°F42°F89°F 200028°F 198137%0%
May 967°F42°F93°F 197915°F 198537%0%
May 1067°F42°F92°F 197927°F 198637%0%
May 1167°F42°F90°F 199327°F 201037%0%
May 1267°F43°F88°F 199130°F 199237%0%
May 1368°F43°F87°F 199127°F 200537%0%
May 1468°F43°F85°F 199128°F 198737%0%
May 1568°F44°F91°F 200430°F 197737%0%
May 1668°F44°F88°F 199132°F 197738%0%
May 1769°F44°F90°F 197731°F 198638%0%
May 1869°F45°F92°F 201728°F 198338%0%
May 1969°F45°F94°F 201729°F 198338%0%
May 2069°F45°F95°F 202630°F 200238%0%
May 2170°F45°F91°F 199631°F 198738%0%
May 2270°F46°F92°F 197734°F 199038%0%
May 2370°F46°F93°F 199237°F 200738%0%
May 2471°F46°F93°F 199132°F 199038%0%
May 2571°F47°F91°F 200729°F 199638%0%
May 2671°F47°F91°F 201031°F 199238%0%
May 2771°F47°F92°F 202135°F 198638%0%
May 2872°F48°F89°F 198830°F 199638%0%
May 2972°F48°F90°F 199829°F 199638%0%
May 3072°F48°F92°F 198731°F 198538%0%
May 3172°F49°F94°F 198735°F 202638%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Eliot, 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 5:37 AM, sunset 7:45 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:07 AM, sunset 8:16 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00272174 (Durham), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00273626, 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.