York Beach climate

York Beach Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cape Neddick, 6.3 km from York Beach

Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 69°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.93 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 York Beach, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
3.93 in
Record high
95°FMay 20, 2026
Record low
15°FMay 9, 1985
Chance of a freeze
54%
Daylight
14 h 08 min to 15 h 09 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
8.1 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 162°F39°F87°F 200122°F 198736%
May 262°F39°F91°F 200129°F 198736%
May 363°F40°F92°F 200122°F 198436%
May 463°F40°F90°F 200126°F 197736%
May 563°F40°F82°F 202627°F 198536%
May 663°F41°F85°F 197627°F 199236%
May 764°F41°F90°F 200024°F 199236%
May 864°F41°F89°F 200028°F 198136%
May 964°F42°F93°F 197915°F 198536%
May 1064°F42°F92°F 197927°F 198637%
May 1165°F42°F90°F 199327°F 201037%
May 1265°F43°F88°F 199130°F 199237%
May 1365°F43°F87°F 199127°F 200537%
May 1465°F44°F85°F 199128°F 198737%
May 1565°F44°F91°F 200430°F 197737%
May 1666°F44°F88°F 199132°F 197737%
May 1766°F45°F90°F 197731°F 198638%
May 1866°F45°F92°F 201728°F 198338%
May 1966°F45°F94°F 201729°F 198338%
May 2066°F46°F95°F 202630°F 200238%
May 2167°F46°F91°F 199631°F 198738%
May 2267°F46°F92°F 197734°F 199038%0%
May 2367°F47°F93°F 199237°F 200738%0%
May 2467°F47°F93°F 199132°F 199038%0%
May 2567°F47°F91°F 200729°F 199638%0%
May 2668°F48°F91°F 201031°F 199238%0%
May 2768°F48°F92°F 202135°F 198638%0%
May 2868°F49°F89°F 198830°F 199638%0%
May 2968°F49°F90°F 199829°F 199638%0%
May 3069°F49°F92°F 198731°F 198538%0%
May 3169°F50°F94°F 198735°F 202638%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at York Beach, 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 5:36 AM, sunset 7:44 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:06 AM, sunset 8:15 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00171131 (Cape Neddick), 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.