Ithaca Weather in May
Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.20 in over about 15 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
- 67°F
- Average low
- 44°F
- Precipitation
- 3.20 in
- Record high
- 96°FMay 22, 1911
- Record low
- 22°FMay 2, 1903
- Chance of a freeze
- 78%
- Daylight
- 14 h 05 min to 15 h 04 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 48°F
- Wind
- 4.9 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 | 88°F 1942 | 26°F 1987 | 47% | 2% |
| May 2 | 63°F | 39°F | 87°F 1926 | 22°F 1903 | 47% | 2% |
| May 3 | 63°F | 40°F | 89°F 1913 | 26°F 1966 | 47% | 1% |
| May 4 | 63°F | 40°F | 89°F 1913 | 22°F 1978 | 47% | 1% |
| May 5 | 64°F | 41°F | 89°F 1895 | 25°F 1974 | 47% | 1% |
| May 6 | 64°F | 41°F | 89°F 1949 | 27°F 1969 | 47% | 1% |
| May 7 | 65°F | 41°F | 89°F 1939 | 25°F 1968 | 47% | 1% |
| May 8 | 65°F | 42°F | 88°F 1936 | 25°F 1956 | 47% | 1% |
| May 9 | 65°F | 42°F | 88°F 1979 | 25°F 1985 | 47% | 1% |
| May 10 | 66°F | 42°F | 89°F 1979 | 22°F 1947 | 47% | 1% |
| May 11 | 66°F | 43°F | 89°F 1911 | 26°F 1949 | 47% | 1% |
| May 12 | 66°F | 43°F | 87°F 1936 | 27°F 1907 | 47% | 1% |
| May 13 | 67°F | 43°F | 86°F 1942 | 25°F 2020 | 47% | 0% |
| May 14 | 67°F | 43°F | 88°F 1900 | 26°F 2013 | 47% | 0% |
| May 15 | 67°F | 44°F | 88°F 1900 | 30°F 1894 | 47% | 0% |
| May 16 | 68°F | 44°F | 88°F 1932 | 30°F 1936 | 47% | 0% |
| May 17 | 68°F | 44°F | 89°F 1962 | 26°F 1956 | 47% | 0% |
| May 18 | 68°F | 45°F | 89°F 1906 | 25°F 2023 | 47% | 0% |
| May 19 | 68°F | 45°F | 90°F 1911 | 28°F 1944 | 47% | 0% |
| May 20 | 69°F | 45°F | 93°F 1996 | 28°F 2002 | 47% | 0% |
| May 21 | 69°F | 46°F | 93°F 1911 | 28°F 2002 | 47% | 0% |
| May 22 | 69°F | 46°F | 96°F 1911 | 29°F 2002 | 47% | 0% |
| May 23 | 70°F | 46°F | 93°F 1911 | 28°F 2015 | 47% | 0% |
| May 24 | 70°F | 47°F | 89°F 1964 | 28°F 1963 | 47% | 0% |
| May 25 | 70°F | 47°F | 88°F 1932 | 26°F 1956 | 47% | 0% |
| May 26 | 70°F | 47°F | 91°F 1914 | 30°F 1956 | 46% | 0% |
| May 27 | 71°F | 48°F | 92°F 1914 | 29°F 1969 | 46% | 0% |
| May 28 | 71°F | 48°F | 95°F 1911 | 30°F 1949 | 46% | 0% |
| May 29 | 71°F | 48°F | 92°F 1931 | 32°F 1894 | 46% | 0% |
| May 30 | 71°F | 49°F | 90°F 1895 | 31°F 1949 | 46% | 0% |
| May 31 | 72°F | 49°F | 91°F 1937 | 32°F 1966 | 46% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 8:06 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:32 AM, sunset 8:36 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00304174 (Ithaca Cornell Univ), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00304174, 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.