Sunapee climate

Sunapee Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mt Sunapee, 6.2 km from Sunapee

Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.91 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 Sunapee, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
3.91 in
Record high
96°FMay 26, 2010
Record low
20°FMay 3, 1966
Chance of a freeze
58%
Daylight
14 h 09 min to 15 h 10 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
46°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 161°F39°F86°F 200124°F 200837%
May 262°F39°F89°F 201025°F 196637%
May 362°F40°F88°F 200120°F 196638%
May 463°F40°F85°F 201526°F 197838%
May 563°F41°F84°F 202623°F 196639%
May 663°F41°F83°F 197727°F 202039%
May 764°F41°F88°F 200025°F 196840%
May 864°F42°F85°F 197925°F 196840%
May 964°F42°F92°F 197926°F 198540%
May 1065°F42°F89°F 201528°F 201641%
May 1165°F43°F84°F 200126°F 196641%
May 1265°F43°F89°F 202227°F 199942%
May 1366°F43°F89°F 202225°F 200542%
May 1466°F44°F91°F 202227°F 202042%
May 1566°F44°F90°F 197428°F 197143%
May 1667°F44°F85°F 199830°F 200043%
May 1767°F45°F91°F 201728°F 202343%
May 1867°F45°F93°F 201722°F 202344%
May 1968°F45°F90°F 197128°F 200244%
May 2068°F46°F92°F 197526°F 200244%
May 2168°F46°F92°F 202131°F 196444%
May 2268°F46°F95°F 197729°F 200245%
May 2369°F47°F93°F 197531°F 201545%0%
May 2469°F47°F90°F 196428°F 196345%0%
May 2569°F47°F95°F 201030°F 196345%0%
May 2669°F48°F96°F 201031°F 200945%0%
May 2770°F48°F94°F 202028°F 196945%0%
May 2870°F48°F94°F 197833°F 196845%0%
May 2970°F49°F91°F 197833°F 197045%0%
May 3070°F49°F91°F 198730°F 196745%0%
May 3171°F49°F93°F 201332°F 196645%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sunapee, 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 5:41 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:11 AM, sunset 8:21 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00275629 (Mt Sunapee), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094765, 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.