Union climate

Union Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cranford, 6.2 km from Union

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.20 in over about 12 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 Union, 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
53°F
Precipitation
4.20 in
Record high
99°FMay 19, 2026
Record low
31°FMay 3, 1861
Chance of a freeze
7%
Days of 90°F or more
1.8
Daylight
13 h 57 min to 14 h 52 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
52°F
Wind
6.3 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 168°F48°F88°F 201034°F 184738%0%
May 268°F48°F92°F 200133°F 186138%0%
May 369°F49°F94°F 201831°F 186138%0%
May 469°F49°F94°F 200135°F 186138%0%
May 569°F49°F94°F 194933°F 186138%0%
May 669°F50°F93°F 194935°F 189138%0%
May 770°F50°F94°F 200034°F 185438%0%
May 870°F50°F92°F 194335°F 194738%0%
May 970°F50°F93°F 189633°F 194738%0%
May 1070°F51°F94°F 189633°F 185538%0%
May 1171°F51°F93°F 189635°F 190038%0%
May 1271°F51°F93°F 188133°F 190738%0%
May 1371°F52°F92°F 195637°F 193838%0%
May 1471°F52°F92°F 190036°F 193938%0%
May 1572°F52°F93°F 190040°F 193638%0%
May 1672°F52°F92°F 195139°F 184538%0%
May 1772°F53°F94°F 197439°F 195638%0%
May 1872°F53°F94°F 201740°F 184738%0%
May 1973°F53°F99°F 202639°F 200238%0%
May 2073°F54°F99°F 199641°F 200238%0%
May 2173°F54°F96°F 199639°F 185038%0%
May 2273°F54°F98°F 199238°F 184438%0%
May 2374°F55°F96°F 196440°F 184438%0%
May 2474°F55°F93°F 196440°F 196338%0%
May 2574°F55°F96°F 188039°F 184538%0%
May 2674°F56°F96°F 188042°F 188238%0%
May 2775°F56°F97°F 196541°F 191538%0%
May 2875°F56°F96°F 201642°F 196138%0%
May 2975°F57°F97°F 198739°F 190238%0%
May 3076°F57°F98°F 198736°F 184538%0%
May 3176°F57°F98°F 202238°F 184538%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Union, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 7:53 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:29 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 USC00282023 (Cranford), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014734, 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.