Northampton climate

Northampton Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Amherst, 10.9 km from Northampton

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.71 in over about 13 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 Northampton, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.71 in
Record high
98°FMay 26, 2010
Record low
25°FMay 1, 2008
Chance of a freeze
67%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
14 h 04 min to 15 h 03 min
Cloud cover
67%
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 165°F40°F88°F 200125°F 200840%
May 265°F41°F93°F 200131°F 200540%
May 366°F41°F92°F 200131°F 200740%
May 466°F41°F92°F 200131°F 201740%
May 567°F42°F92°F 194928°F 200540%
May 667°F42°F87°F 200031°F 202040%
May 767°F42°F93°F 200026°F 200140%
May 867°F43°F91°F 200028°F 200140%
May 968°F43°F94°F 200033°F 201740%
May 1068°F43°F92°F 201529°F 201640%
May 1168°F44°F89°F 201527°F 201040%
May 1269°F44°F89°F 200134°F 202640%
May 1369°F44°F84°F 201228°F 200540%
May 1469°F45°F85°F 202230°F 195140%
May 1569°F45°F90°F 200431°F 201340%0%
May 1670°F46°F89°F 195130°F 200040%0%
May 1770°F46°F94°F 201735°F 201640%0%
May 1870°F46°F95°F 201728°F 202340%0%
May 1970°F47°F96°F 202629°F 200240%0%
May 2071°F47°F89°F 202627°F 200240%0%
May 2171°F47°F92°F 201330°F 200240%0%
May 2271°F48°F93°F 202232°F 200240%0%
May 2371°F48°F88°F 202134°F 200240%0%
May 2472°F48°F90°F 200737°F 201540%0%
May 2572°F49°F93°F 200739°F 200640%0%
May 2672°F49°F98°F 201036°F 194940%0%
May 2772°F49°F90°F 201139°F 201340%0%
May 2873°F49°F92°F 201639°F 201340%0%
May 2973°F50°F93°F 201239°F 200840%0%
May 3073°F50°F92°F 201338°F 194939%0%
May 3174°F50°F96°F 201334°F 202639%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Northampton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:46 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:17 AM, sunset 8:20 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00190120 (Amherst), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014775, 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.