Gowanda Weather in May
Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.65 in over about 9 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 68°F
- Average low
- 45°F
- Precipitation
- 3.65 in
- Snowfall
- 0.1 in
- Record high
- 89°FMay 30, 2018
- Record low
- 27°FMay 5, 2005
- Chance of a freeze
- 58%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.8
- Daylight
- 14 h 05 min to 15 h 04 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 47°F
- Wind
- 5.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 62°F | 39°F | 83°F 2019 | 29°F 2002 | 32% | 3% |
| May 2 | 63°F | 39°F | 82°F 2010 | 34°F 1952 | 32% | 2% |
| May 3 | 63°F | 40°F | 82°F 2012 | 32°F 1946 | 32% | 2% |
| May 4 | 64°F | 40°F | 83°F 2018 | 30°F 2002 | 31% | 2% |
| May 5 | 64°F | 40°F | 85°F 1950 | 27°F 2005 | 31% | 2% |
| May 6 | 64°F | 41°F | 83°F 1999 | 35°F 1951 | 31% | 1% |
| May 7 | 65°F | 41°F | 79°F 2000 | 29°F 2006 | 31% | 1% |
| May 8 | 65°F | 42°F | 86°F 2015 | 31°F 2020 | 31% | 1% |
| May 9 | 66°F | 42°F | 86°F 2015 | 28°F 2017 | 31% | 1% |
| May 10 | 66°F | 43°F | 82°F 2004 | 30°F 2010 | 31% | 1% |
| May 11 | 66°F | 43°F | 84°F 1953 | 31°F 1949 | 30% | 1% |
| May 12 | 67°F | 44°F | 82°F 2022 | 29°F 2020 | 30% | 1% |
| May 13 | 67°F | 44°F | 84°F 2014 | 27°F 2020 | 30% | 1% |
| May 14 | 68°F | 44°F | 82°F 2004 | 33°F 2007 | 30% | 1% |
| May 15 | 68°F | 45°F | 82°F 1998 | 37°F 2023 | 30% | 0% |
| May 16 | 68°F | 45°F | 88°F 1998 | 37°F 2000 | 30% | 0% |
| May 17 | 69°F | 46°F | 86°F 1999 | 35°F 2005 | 30% | 0% |
| May 18 | 69°F | 46°F | 86°F 1999 | 29°F 2009 | 30% | 0% |
| May 19 | 69°F | 47°F | 88°F 2019 | 29°F 2009 | 30% | 0% |
| May 20 | 70°F | 47°F | 87°F 2024 | 32°F 2002 | 30% | 0% |
| May 21 | 70°F | 48°F | 87°F 2013 | 30°F 2002 | 29% | 0% |
| May 22 | 70°F | 48°F | 88°F 2013 | 34°F 2003 | 29% | 0% |
| May 23 | 71°F | 48°F | 82°F 2007 | 30°F 2015 | 29% | 0% |
| May 24 | 71°F | 49°F | 85°F 2007 | 40°F 1951 | 29% | 0% |
| May 25 | 71°F | 49°F | 88°F 2012 | 35°F 2002 | 29% | 0% |
| May 26 | 72°F | 50°F | 88°F 2020 | 36°F 1997 | 29% | 0% |
| May 27 | 72°F | 50°F | 84°F 2020 | 34°F 2013 | 29% | 0% |
| May 28 | 72°F | 50°F | 88°F 2012 | 33°F 2008 | 29% | 0% |
| May 29 | 72°F | 51°F | 86°F 2006 | 38°F 2004 | 29% | 0% |
| May 30 | 73°F | 51°F | 89°F 2018 | 38°F 1949 | 29% | 0% |
| May 31 | 73°F | 51°F | 88°F 2006 | 37°F 2001 | 29% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:42 AM, sunset 8:46 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00306525 (Perrysburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014747, 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.