Provincetown climate

Provincetown Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Plymouth-Kingston, 42.9 km from Provincetown

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 53°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 Provincetown, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
3.71 in
Record high
89°FMay 25, 2007
Record low
27°FMay 7, 2001
Chance of a freeze
5%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
14 h 03 min to 15 h 01 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
48°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 165°F44°F72°F 201029°F 200840%0%
May 265°F44°F83°F 200133°F 199940%0%
May 365°F44°F86°F 200135°F 200040%0%
May 466°F44°F86°F 200133°F 200340%0%
May 566°F45°F73°F 201031°F 200340%0%
May 666°F45°F71°F 202329°F 200140%0%
May 767°F45°F75°F 201527°F 200140%0%
May 867°F46°F71°F 202333°F 200641%0%
May 967°F46°F79°F 200034°F 201741%0%
May 1067°F46°F74°F 200134°F 200141%0%
May 1168°F46°F83°F 200431°F 201041%0%
May 1268°F47°F80°F 200135°F 201041%0%
May 1368°F47°F74°F 202332°F 201041%0%
May 1469°F47°F79°F 202232°F 199941%0%
May 1569°F48°F75°F 200434°F 199941%0%
May 1669°F48°F76°F 201735°F 199942%0%
May 1769°F48°F78°F 202638°F 200342%0%
May 1870°F48°F84°F 201738°F 200142%0%
May 1970°F49°F83°F 201736°F 200342%0%
May 2070°F49°F82°F 202637°F 200242%0%
May 2171°F49°F76°F 199836°F 202042%0%
May 2271°F50°F77°F 200938°F 200242%0%
May 2371°F50°F84°F 202139°F 202342%0%
May 2471°F50°F78°F 202437°F 202342%0%
May 2572°F51°F89°F 200740°F 200642%0%
May 2672°F51°F89°F 201042°F 200142%0%
May 2772°F51°F81°F 202141°F 202342%0%
May 2873°F52°F79°F 201642°F 201342%0%
May 2973°F52°F82°F 201840°F 201442%0%
May 3073°F52°F83°F 199837°F 201441%0%
May 3174°F53°F89°F 201339°F 200041%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Provincetown, 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 5:37 AM, sunset 7:40 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:08 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 USC00196486 (Plymouth-Kingston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094720, 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.