Caldwell climate

Caldwell Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Essex Fells Service Bldg, 1.3 km from Caldwell

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.04 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Caldwell, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
4.04 in
Record high
96°FMay 18, 2017
Record low
31°FMay 1, 2008
Chance of a freeze
20%
Days of 90°F or more
1.0
Daylight
13 h 59 min to 14 h 54 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
51°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 169°F45°F92°F 201031°F 20080%
May 269°F45°F90°F 200135°F 20050%
May 369°F45°F92°F 201834°F 20050%
May 470°F46°F92°F 200135°F 20020%
May 570°F46°F88°F 200036°F 20030%
May 670°F46°F90°F 200038°F 20110%
May 770°F46°F93°F 200035°F 20010%
May 871°F47°F93°F 200037°F 20070%
May 971°F47°F91°F 200034°F 20200%
May 1071°F47°F84°F 201538°F 20200%
May 1171°F48°F87°F 200134°F 20100%
May 1271°F48°F87°F 202340°F 20260%
May 1372°F48°F88°F 200436°F 20200%
May 1472°F48°F82°F 201035°F 20130%
May 1572°F49°F90°F 201840°F 20030%
May 1672°F49°F85°F 200738°F 20160%
May 1772°F49°F94°F 201743°F 20030%
May 1873°F50°F96°F 201736°F 20230%
May 1973°F50°F96°F 202633°F 20020%
May 2073°F50°F94°F 202634°F 20020%
May 2173°F50°F95°F 202234°F 20020%
May 2273°F51°F94°F 202236°F 20020%
May 2374°F51°F91°F 202140°F 20020%
May 2474°F51°F88°F 200443°F 20060%
May 2574°F52°F90°F 200744°F 20080%
May 2674°F52°F93°F 201045°F 20230%
May 2775°F52°F90°F 201642°F 20130%
May 2875°F53°F93°F 201647°F 20000%
May 2975°F53°F92°F 200642°F 20080%
May 3075°F53°F92°F 201341°F 20040%
May 3176°F54°F95°F 202242°F 20260%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Caldwell, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:28 AM, sunset 8:22 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00282768 (Essex Fells Service Bldg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054743, 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.