Norwell Weather in May
Average highs run from 64°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.78 in over about 13 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 69°F
- Average low
- 48°F
- Precipitation
- 3.78 in
- Record high
- 95°FMay 21, 1996
- Record low
- 25°FMay 3, 1966
- Chance of a freeze
- 28%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.8
- Daylight
- 14 h 03 min to 15 h 02 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 49°F
- Wind
- 5.1 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 64°F | 44°F | 84°F 1985 | 26°F 1978 | 42% | |
| May 2 | 65°F | 44°F | 88°F 2001 | 29°F 1943 | 42% | |
| May 3 | 65°F | 44°F | 93°F 2001 | 25°F 1966 | 42% | |
| May 4 | 65°F | 44°F | 92°F 2001 | 27°F 1911 | 42% | |
| May 5 | 66°F | 45°F | 85°F 1949 | 29°F 1974 | 43% | |
| May 6 | 66°F | 45°F | 89°F 1930 | 31°F 1917 | 43% | |
| May 7 | 66°F | 45°F | 90°F 1930 | 27°F 1967 | 43% | |
| May 8 | 67°F | 46°F | 88°F 1964 | 27°F 1968 | 43% | |
| May 9 | 67°F | 46°F | 91°F 2000 | 25°F 1985 | 43% | |
| May 10 | 67°F | 46°F | 90°F 1957 | 28°F 1985 | 43% | |
| May 11 | 67°F | 47°F | 93°F 1979 | 29°F 1966 | 43% | |
| May 12 | 68°F | 47°F | 90°F 2001 | 30°F 1907 | 43% | |
| May 13 | 68°F | 47°F | 87°F 1947 | 31°F 1972 | 43% | |
| May 14 | 68°F | 47°F | 87°F 1947 | 28°F 1987 | 43% | |
| May 15 | 68°F | 48°F | 87°F 1951 | 30°F 1986 | 43% | |
| May 16 | 69°F | 48°F | 90°F 1951 | 30°F 1936 | 43% | 0% |
| May 17 | 69°F | 48°F | 85°F 1951 | 32°F 1984 | 43% | 0% |
| May 18 | 69°F | 49°F | 90°F 1977 | 32°F 1981 | 43% | 0% |
| May 19 | 69°F | 49°F | 89°F 1936 | 31°F 1944 | 43% | 0% |
| May 20 | 70°F | 49°F | 90°F 1959 | 29°F 1987 | 43% | 0% |
| May 21 | 70°F | 49°F | 95°F 1996 | 36°F 1907 | 43% | 0% |
| May 22 | 70°F | 50°F | 90°F 1921 | 34°F 1950 | 43% | 0% |
| May 23 | 70°F | 50°F | 95°F 1964 | 33°F 1967 | 42% | 0% |
| May 24 | 71°F | 50°F | 95°F 1964 | 36°F 1963 | 42% | 0% |
| May 25 | 71°F | 51°F | 92°F 2007 | 31°F 1956 | 42% | 0% |
| May 26 | 71°F | 51°F | 93°F 2010 | 30°F 1972 | 42% | 0% |
| May 27 | 71°F | 51°F | 89°F 1959 | 31°F 1972 | 42% | 0% |
| May 28 | 72°F | 51°F | 92°F 1914 | 32°F 1980 | 42% | 0% |
| May 29 | 72°F | 52°F | 89°F 1939 | 35°F 1967 | 42% | 0% |
| May 30 | 72°F | 52°F | 91°F 2013 | 32°F 1970 | 41% | 0% |
| May 31 | 72°F | 52°F | 94°F 1944 | 35°F 1985 | 41% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:39 AM, sunset 7:42 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:10 AM, sunset 8:12 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00193624 (Hingham), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00196486, 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.