Wanaque climate

Wanaque Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wanaque Raymond Dam, 0.7 km from Wanaque

Average highs run from 66°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.58 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 Wanaque, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
3.58 in
Record high
96°FMay 18, 2017
Record low
31°FMay 1, 2008
Chance of a freeze
15%
Days of 90°F or more
1.3
Daylight
13 h 59 min to 14 h 55 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 166°F45°F92°F 201031°F 200838%0%
May 267°F45°F90°F 200135°F 200538%0%
May 367°F45°F92°F 201834°F 200538%0%
May 468°F46°F92°F 200135°F 200238%0%
May 568°F46°F88°F 200036°F 200338%0%
May 668°F47°F90°F 200038°F 201138%0%
May 769°F47°F93°F 200035°F 200138%0%
May 869°F47°F93°F 200037°F 200738%0%
May 969°F48°F91°F 200034°F 202038%0%
May 1070°F48°F84°F 201538°F 202038%0%
May 1170°F48°F87°F 200134°F 201038%0%
May 1270°F48°F87°F 202340°F 202638%0%
May 1370°F49°F88°F 200436°F 202038%0%
May 1471°F49°F82°F 201035°F 201338%0%
May 1571°F49°F90°F 201840°F 200338%0%
May 1671°F50°F85°F 200738°F 201638%0%
May 1771°F50°F94°F 201743°F 200338%0%
May 1872°F50°F96°F 201736°F 202338%0%
May 1972°F51°F96°F 202633°F 200238%0%
May 2072°F51°F94°F 202634°F 200238%0%
May 2173°F51°F95°F 202234°F 200238%0%
May 2273°F51°F94°F 202236°F 200238%0%
May 2373°F52°F91°F 202140°F 200238%0%
May 2473°F52°F88°F 200443°F 200638%0%
May 2574°F52°F90°F 200744°F 200838%0%
May 2674°F52°F93°F 201045°F 202338%0%
May 2774°F53°F90°F 201642°F 201338%0%
May 2874°F53°F93°F 201647°F 200038%0%
May 2975°F53°F92°F 200642°F 200838%0%
May 3075°F54°F92°F 201341°F 200437%0%
May 3175°F54°F95°F 202242°F 202637%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wanaque, 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 5:55 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:28 AM, sunset 8:23 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00289187 (Wanaque Raymond Dam), 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.