Fitchburg climate

Fitchburg Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fitchburg Coop, 3.7 km from Fitchburg

Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 41°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.70 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Fitchburg, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.70 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
98°FMay 26, 2010
Record low
29°FMay 7, 2001
Chance of a freeze
51%
Daylight
14 h 05 min to 15 h 05 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
77%
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 162°F41°F88°F 200129°F 20082%
May 263°F41°F93°F 201033°F 20152%
May 363°F42°F91°F 200133°F 20002%
May 463°F42°F91°F 200135°F 20072%
May 563°F42°F84°F 202631°F 20052%
May 664°F43°F80°F 200232°F 20012%
May 764°F43°F92°F 200029°F 20011%
May 864°F44°F89°F 200035°F 20221%
May 965°F44°F93°F 200033°F 20221%
May 1065°F44°F91°F 201533°F 20101%
May 1165°F45°F87°F 200130°F 20101%
May 1266°F45°F90°F 200134°F 19991%
May 1366°F45°F86°F 202231°F 20051%
May 1466°F46°F88°F 202232°F 19981%
May 1567°F46°F89°F 200435°F 20131%
May 1667°F46°F85°F 202237°F 20001%
May 1768°F47°F95°F 201732°F 20231%
May 1868°F47°F96°F 201730°F 20231%
May 1968°F47°F97°F 202634°F 20021%
May 2069°F48°F88°F 202632°F 20020%
May 2169°F48°F92°F 202236°F 20020%
May 2269°F48°F95°F 202240°F 20020%
May 2370°F49°F89°F 202138°F 20020%
May 2470°F49°F89°F 200742°F 20200%
May 2570°F49°F92°F 200741°F 20130%
May 2670°F49°F98°F 201039°F 20090%
May 2771°F50°F92°F 201139°F 20130%
May 2871°F50°F98°F 201642°F 20130%
May 2971°F50°F90°F 199837°F 20140%
May 3072°F51°F91°F 201138°F 20000%
May 3172°F51°F94°F 201337°F 20260%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fitchburg, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.511.522.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:42 AM, sunset 7:47 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:13 AM, sunset 8:18 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00192807 (Fitchburg Coop), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004780, 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.