Arbutus climate

Arbutus Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Baltimore Wash Intl AP, 9.9 km from Arbutus

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 49°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.85 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 Arbutus, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
3.85 in
Record high
99°FMay 19, 2026
Record low
37°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
6%
Days of 90°F or more
2.1
Daylight
13 h 52 min to 14 h 44 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
7.6 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°F49°F89°F 201045°F 202639%0%
May 272°F49°F92°F 201846°F 200539%0%
May 372°F49°F95°F 201842°F 200539%0%
May 473°F50°F94°F 201844°F 202339%0%
May 573°F50°F88°F 200047°F 200539%0%
May 673°F50°F91°F 200047°F 202039%0%
May 773°F51°F94°F 200044°F 202039%0%
May 874°F51°F92°F 200041°F 202039%0%
May 974°F51°F93°F 200037°F 202039%0%
May 1074°F52°F90°F 200038°F 202039%0%
May 1174°F52°F89°F 200447°F 202039%0%
May 1275°F52°F90°F 200043°F 202039%0%
May 1375°F52°F91°F 200047°F 201939%0%
May 1475°F53°F89°F 200446°F 201339%0%
May 1575°F53°F92°F 201848°F 201639%0%
May 1675°F53°F93°F 199844°F 201639%0%
May 1776°F54°F92°F 201748°F 200339%0%
May 1876°F54°F95°F 202648°F 202339%0%
May 1976°F54°F99°F 202645°F 200239%0%
May 2076°F55°F97°F 202645°F 200238%0%
May 2177°F55°F88°F 201344°F 200238%0%
May 2277°F55°F91°F 200448°F 200238%0%
May 2377°F55°F93°F 200447°F 200138%0%
May 2477°F56°F93°F 200453°F 200538%0%
May 2578°F56°F92°F 201849°F 201338%0%
May 2678°F56°F96°F 201153°F 201338%0%
May 2778°F57°F92°F 201055°F 200938%0%
May 2879°F57°F98°F 201255°F 200338%0%
May 2979°F57°F97°F 201255°F 200338%0%
May 3079°F58°F99°F 201155°F 200038%0%
May 3180°F58°F97°F 201151°F 200138%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Arbutus, 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 6:08 AM, sunset 8:00 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:43 AM, sunset 8:27 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093721 (Baltimore Wash Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093784, 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.