Strafford climate

Strafford Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rochester Skyhaven AP, 21.9 km from Strafford

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.52 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 Strafford, 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
45°F
Precipitation
3.52 in
Record high
95°FMay 19, 2026
Record low
27°FMay 1, 2008
Chance of a freeze
48%
Days of 90°F or more
0.8
Daylight
14 h 09 min to 15 h 10 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
4.7 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 163°F40°F84°F 200127°F 200839%0%
May 264°F40°F91°F 200132°F 200840%0%
May 364°F41°F91°F 200130°F 200040%0%
May 464°F41°F87°F 200133°F 200340%0%
May 564°F41°F86°F 202630°F 200440%0%
May 665°F42°F80°F 200231°F 202040%0%
May 765°F42°F89°F 200029°F 200140%0%
May 865°F42°F84°F 200733°F 200440%0%
May 966°F43°F86°F 200731°F 201740%0%
May 1066°F43°F89°F 201533°F 201040%0%
May 1166°F43°F85°F 200127°F 201041%0%
May 1266°F44°F85°F 201434°F 201041%0%
May 1367°F44°F84°F 202229°F 200541%0%
May 1467°F44°F92°F 202233°F 200741%0%
May 1567°F45°F90°F 200434°F 201341%0%
May 1667°F45°F81°F 202533°F 200041%0%
May 1768°F45°F92°F 201734°F 202341%0%
May 1868°F45°F94°F 201731°F 202341%0%
May 1968°F46°F95°F 202634°F 200241%0%
May 2068°F46°F89°F 202631°F 200241%0%
May 2169°F46°F91°F 200933°F 200241%0%
May 2269°F47°F93°F 202434°F 200242%0%
May 2369°F47°F86°F 202137°F 200742%0%
May 2470°F47°F88°F 200737°F 202042%0%
May 2570°F48°F91°F 200739°F 202042%0%
May 2670°F48°F95°F 201037°F 200942%0%
May 2771°F48°F93°F 201539°F 201342%0%
May 2871°F49°F93°F 201639°F 201342%0%
May 2971°F49°F88°F 200637°F 201442%0%
May 3071°F49°F91°F 201537°F 200042%0%
May 3172°F50°F93°F 201337°F 200443%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Strafford, 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 5:38 AM, sunset 7:47 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:08 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 USW00054791 (Rochester Skyhaven AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054791, 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.