Williamstown climate

Williamstown Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for North Adams Harriman AP, 3.3 km from Williamstown

Average highs run from 64°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.73 in over about 14 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 Williamstown, 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
44°F
Precipitation
3.73 in
Record high
95°FMay 21, 2022
Record low
23°FMay 1, 2008
Chance of a freeze
79%
Daylight
14 h 06 min to 15 h 06 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
47°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 164°F39°F85°F 201023°F 200844%
May 264°F39°F88°F 201029°F 200544%
May 365°F40°F87°F 200130°F 200744%
May 465°F40°F86°F 200127°F 200344%
May 566°F40°F80°F 202627°F 200544%
May 666°F41°F83°F 200028°F 202044%
May 766°F41°F88°F 200029°F 201444%
May 867°F41°F88°F 201530°F 200144%
May 967°F42°F88°F 200029°F 202045%
May 1067°F42°F86°F 201528°F 201645%
May 1167°F42°F87°F 201526°F 201045%
May 1268°F43°F87°F 202231°F 200545%
May 1368°F43°F88°F 202226°F 200545%
May 1468°F43°F86°F 202227°F 202045%
May 1569°F44°F86°F 200428°F 201345%
May 1669°F44°F85°F 202231°F 200045%
May 1769°F44°F89°F 201730°F 202345%
May 1869°F45°F91°F 201728°F 202346%
May 1970°F45°F90°F 202629°F 200246%
May 2070°F45°F87°F 202126°F 200246%
May 2170°F46°F95°F 202229°F 200246%0%
May 2270°F46°F93°F 202229°F 200246%0%
May 2371°F46°F81°F 198832°F 200246%0%
May 2471°F47°F85°F 200734°F 201546%0%
May 2571°F47°F88°F 200734°F 200846%0%
May 2671°F47°F90°F 201033°F 200947%0%
May 2772°F47°F88°F 201132°F 199747%0%
May 2872°F48°F89°F 201633°F 199747%0%
May 2972°F48°F92°F 201236°F 200847%0%
May 3072°F48°F88°F 200637°F 202647%0%
May 3173°F49°F91°F 201335°F 202648%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Williamstown, 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 5:47 AM, sunset 7:53 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:18 AM, sunset 8:24 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00054768 (North Adams Harriman AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054768, 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.