Chilmark climate

Chilmark Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Vineyard Haven AP, 12.2 km from Chilmark

Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 69°F on May 31, and lows from 41°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.26 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 Chilmark, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.26 in
Record high
90°FMay 25, 2007
Record low
21°FMay 7, 2001
Chance of a freeze
64%
Daylight
14 h 01 min to 14 h 56 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
13.0 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 161°F41°F74°F 201022°F 200840%0%
May 261°F41°F86°F 200129°F 199939%0%
May 362°F42°F89°F 200128°F 200739%0%
May 462°F42°F87°F 200129°F 200739%0%
May 562°F42°F77°F 200626°F 200339%0%
May 663°F43°F72°F 202326°F 200739%0%
May 763°F43°F81°F 201521°F 200139%0%
May 863°F43°F86°F 200028°F 200139%0%
May 963°F44°F74°F 200029°F 200139%0%
May 1064°F44°F78°F 200129°F 201039%0%
May 1164°F44°F81°F 200127°F 201039%0%
May 1264°F45°F81°F 201432°F 201039%0%
May 1364°F45°F76°F 202329°F 199939%0%
May 1465°F45°F78°F 202227°F 200739%0%
May 1565°F46°F75°F 202128°F 199939%0%
May 1665°F46°F78°F 202128°F 199939%0%
May 1765°F46°F83°F 201536°F 199940%0%
May 1866°F47°F84°F 201734°F 200140%0%
May 1966°F47°F81°F 201734°F 200340%0%
May 2066°F47°F78°F 202632°F 200340%0%
May 2166°F47°F78°F 202227°F 202040%0%
May 2267°F48°F74°F 202236°F 200540%0%
May 2367°F48°F84°F 202131°F 202340%0%
May 2467°F48°F80°F 202430°F 202340%0%
May 2567°F49°F90°F 200734°F 200640%0%
May 2667°F49°F87°F 201033°F 200240%0%
May 2768°F49°F81°F 201434°F 202340%0%
May 2868°F50°F79°F 200638°F 201340%0%
May 2968°F50°F83°F 201832°F 201440%0%
May 3068°F50°F85°F 201129°F 201440%0%
May 3169°F50°F84°F 201333°F 202340%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chilmark, 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 5:40 AM, sunset 7:41 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:13 AM, sunset 8:09 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094724 (Vineyard Haven AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094724, 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.