Clinton climate

Clinton Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Flemington 5 Nnw, 7.4 km from Clinton

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.28 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 Clinton, 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
4.28 in
Record high
99°FMay 31, 1939
Record low
25°FMay 11, 1966
Chance of a freeze
30%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 14 h 53 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
52°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 169°F44°F89°F 198326°F 197840%0%
May 269°F44°F92°F 201026°F 191440%0%
May 369°F45°F92°F 191326°F 196641%0%
May 469°F45°F91°F 200129°F 191141%0%
May 570°F45°F93°F 193026°F 196641%0%
May 670°F46°F94°F 194928°F 197241%0%
May 770°F46°F98°F 193028°F 195441%0%
May 871°F46°F96°F 193629°F 197441%0%
May 971°F47°F93°F 200027°F 195641%0%
May 1071°F47°F91°F 200028°F 198341%0%
May 1171°F47°F91°F 197925°F 196641%0%
May 1272°F47°F91°F 195929°F 190741%0%
May 1372°F48°F91°F 190028°F 196341%0%
May 1472°F48°F92°F 190029°F 199641%0%
May 1572°F48°F94°F 190029°F 199642%0%
May 1672°F49°F90°F 201835°F 191742%0%
May 1773°F49°F90°F 199829°F 195642%0%
May 1873°F49°F96°F 196231°F 196742%0%
May 1973°F50°F98°F 196231°F 200242%0%
May 2073°F50°F94°F 190331°F 200242%0%
May 2174°F50°F95°F 199634°F 194942%0%
May 2274°F50°F97°F 194132°F 200242%0%
May 2374°F51°F93°F 192533°F 193542%0%
May 2474°F51°F94°F 196429°F 196341%0%
May 2575°F51°F92°F 196429°F 195641%0%
May 2675°F52°F93°F 191434°F 197241%0%
May 2775°F52°F95°F 196532°F 196741%0%
May 2875°F52°F95°F 194134°F 199441%0%
May 2976°F53°F95°F 193134°F 196441%0%
May 3076°F53°F96°F 194233°F 194941%0%
May 3176°F53°F99°F 193934°F 196541%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clinton, 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 5:58 AM, sunset 7:56 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:31 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 USC00283029 (Flemington 5 Nnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00283029, 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.