North Elba climate

North Elba Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lake Placid 2 S, 7.2 km from North Elba

Average highs run from 57°F on May 1 to 67°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.93 in over about 15 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 North Elba, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
3.93 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
91°FMay 26, 2010
Record low
17°FMay 4, 1911
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 15 h 16 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
45°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 157°F35°F83°F 200119°F 194347%6%
May 258°F35°F85°F 197018°F 194348%5%
May 358°F36°F82°F 194418°F 194648%5%
May 458°F36°F85°F 194417°F 191148%5%
May 559°F36°F85°F 195520°F 195748%4%
May 659°F37°F83°F 194919°F 196148%4%
May 760°F37°F82°F 193919°F 196648%4%
May 860°F37°F84°F 193619°F 195648%4%
May 960°F38°F85°F 197919°F 195648%3%
May 1061°F38°F84°F 200718°F 194748%3%
May 1161°F38°F86°F 195319°F 192348%3%
May 1261°F39°F81°F 195919°F 191348%3%
May 1362°F39°F85°F 200420°F 200548%3%
May 1462°F39°F84°F 200424°F 194348%2%
May 1562°F40°F84°F 200420°F 191349%2%
May 1663°F40°F85°F 199821°F 193649%2%
May 1763°F40°F85°F 196222°F 195749%2%
May 1863°F41°F87°F 191822°F 198349%2%
May 1963°F41°F90°F 196224°F 199149%2%
May 2064°F41°F88°F 196224°F 198149%1%
May 2164°F42°F85°F 192125°F 191349%1%
May 2264°F42°F85°F 191123°F 193549%1%
May 2365°F42°F88°F 193026°F 193550%1%
May 2465°F42°F86°F 196424°F 195650%1%
May 2565°F43°F87°F 201023°F 199250%1%
May 2665°F43°F91°F 201027°F 192550%1%
May 2766°F43°F88°F 201026°F 196950%1%
May 2866°F44°F90°F 202027°F 198050%1%
May 2966°F44°F86°F 192928°F 198550%1%
May 3066°F44°F88°F 192926°F 191550%1%
May 3167°F45°F87°F 193727°F 196150%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at North Elba, 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 5:47 AM, sunset 8:00 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:16 AM, sunset 8:32 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00304555 (Lake Placid 2 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00304555, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.