Stratford Weather in May
Average highs run from 60°F on May 1 to 70°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.70 in over about 15 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
- 66°F
- Average low
- 40°F
- Precipitation
- 3.70 in
- Snowfall
- 0.1 in
- Record high
- 95°FMay 27, 2020
- Record low
- 19°FMay 1, 2000
- Chance of a freeze
- 91%
- Daylight
- 14 h 15 min to 15 h 19 min
- Cloud cover
- 70%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 44°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 60°F | 35°F | 84°F 2004 | 19°F 2000 | 47% | 4% |
| May 2 | 60°F | 36°F | 87°F 2010 | 21°F 2008 | 47% | 3% |
| May 3 | 61°F | 36°F | 86°F 2001 | 22°F 2000 | 47% | 3% |
| May 4 | 61°F | 36°F | 83°F 2015 | 20°F 2003 | 47% | 3% |
| May 5 | 62°F | 37°F | 79°F 2026 | 21°F 1997 | 47% | 2% |
| May 6 | 62°F | 37°F | 79°F 2013 | 22°F 2001 | 47% | 2% |
| May 7 | 63°F | 37°F | 84°F 2013 | 22°F 2001 | 47% | 2% |
| May 8 | 63°F | 38°F | 82°F 2007 | 23°F 2014 | 47% | 2% |
| May 9 | 63°F | 38°F | 85°F 2007 | 22°F 1997 | 48% | 1% |
| May 10 | 64°F | 38°F | 86°F 2007 | 23°F 2023 | 48% | 1% |
| May 11 | 64°F | 39°F | 81°F 2005 | 21°F 2010 | 48% | 1% |
| May 12 | 65°F | 39°F | 86°F 2022 | 23°F 1999 | 48% | 1% |
| May 13 | 65°F | 39°F | 90°F 2022 | 21°F 2010 | 48% | 1% |
| May 14 | 65°F | 40°F | 92°F 2022 | 23°F 2005 | 49% | 1% |
| May 15 | 66°F | 40°F | 85°F 2004 | 23°F 2013 | 49% | 1% |
| May 16 | 66°F | 41°F | 82°F 2025 | 25°F 2000 | 49% | 1% |
| May 17 | 66°F | 41°F | 89°F 2017 | 23°F 2003 | 49% | 1% |
| May 18 | 67°F | 41°F | 91°F 2017 | 19°F 2023 | 50% | 1% |
| May 19 | 67°F | 42°F | 87°F 2026 | 24°F 2002 | 50% | 0% |
| May 20 | 67°F | 42°F | 87°F 2012 | 19°F 2002 | 50% | 0% |
| May 21 | 68°F | 42°F | 91°F 2021 | 28°F 2005 | 50% | 0% |
| May 22 | 68°F | 43°F | 91°F 2022 | 23°F 2002 | 51% | 0% |
| May 23 | 68°F | 43°F | 83°F 2016 | 26°F 2002 | 51% | 0% |
| May 24 | 68°F | 43°F | 87°F 2007 | 29°F 2015 | 51% | 0% |
| May 25 | 69°F | 44°F | 90°F 2010 | 26°F 2002 | 51% | 0% |
| May 26 | 69°F | 44°F | 91°F 2020 | 22°F 2009 | 52% | 0% |
| May 27 | 69°F | 44°F | 95°F 2020 | 25°F 1997 | 52% | 0% |
| May 28 | 70°F | 45°F | 90°F 2016 | 27°F 1997 | 52% | 0% |
| May 29 | 70°F | 45°F | 89°F 2020 | 29°F 2008 | 52% | 0% |
| May 30 | 70°F | 45°F | 87°F 2015 | 28°F 2008 | 53% | 0% |
| May 31 | 70°F | 46°F | 90°F 2013 | 27°F 2004 | 53% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 7:51 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:05 AM, sunset 8:24 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00276234 (N Stratford), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094700, 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.