Highland climate

Highland Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Poughkeepsie, 3.4 km from Highland

Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.50 in over about 14 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 Highland, 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
49°F
Precipitation
3.50 in
Record high
97°FMay 19, 2026
Record low
26°FMay 1, 2008
Chance of a freeze
18%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
14 h 02 min to 14 h 59 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
4.3 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 167°F44°F88°F 201026°F 200840%1%
May 267°F44°F90°F 200130°F 195241%1%
May 367°F45°F92°F 200128°F 196641%0%
May 468°F45°F92°F 200128°F 198541%0%
May 568°F45°F89°F 194929°F 196641%0%
May 668°F46°F87°F 194930°F 195442%0%
May 769°F46°F87°F 195930°F 196742%0%
May 869°F46°F89°F 201530°F 198142%0%
May 969°F47°F92°F 197927°F 195042%0%
May 1069°F47°F93°F 197929°F 196243%0%
May 1170°F47°F92°F 199328°F 201043%0%
May 1270°F48°F88°F 200430°F 198343%0%
May 1370°F48°F88°F 198529°F 202043%0%
May 1470°F48°F86°F 196130°F 195143%0%
May 1571°F49°F89°F 201831°F 198443%0%
May 1671°F49°F89°F 195136°F 195943%0%
May 1771°F49°F92°F 201731°F 195643%0%
May 1871°F50°F96°F 196230°F 198343%0%
May 1971°F50°F97°F 202631°F 200243%0%
May 2072°F50°F91°F 196229°F 200243%0%
May 2172°F51°F92°F 202229°F 200243%0%
May 2272°F51°F91°F 195931°F 200243%0%
May 2372°F51°F94°F 196434°F 196343%0%
May 2472°F51°F92°F 197527°F 196343%0%
May 2573°F52°F91°F 198127°F 195643%0%
May 2673°F52°F95°F 196531°F 194943%0%
May 2773°F52°F91°F 196535°F 196843%0%
May 2873°F53°F94°F 201632°F 194943%0%
May 2974°F53°F96°F 196935°F 195343%0%
May 3074°F53°F92°F 198636°F 194943%0%
May 3174°F54°F93°F 201335°F 196143%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Highland, 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 5:52 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:24 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 USC00306820 (Poughkeepsie), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014757, 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.