Olcott climate

Olcott Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lockport 4E, 18.8 km from Olcott

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.05 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Olcott, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
3.05 in
Record high
93°FMay 30, 2018
Record low
24°FMay 12, 2020
Chance of a freeze
29%
Daylight
14 h 09 min to 15 h 10 min
Cloud cover
79%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
9.8 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 163°F42°F85°F 197029°F 1963
May 264°F42°F82°F 201830°F 2026
May 364°F42°F82°F 201230°F 1957
May 465°F43°F80°F 201528°F 2004
May 565°F43°F82°F 196430°F 2020
May 666°F44°F83°F 195933°F 1970
May 766°F44°F79°F 201529°F 1970
May 866°F45°F87°F 201530°F 1956
May 967°F45°F88°F 201529°F 2020
May 1067°F45°F83°F 195328°F 2010
May 1168°F46°F84°F 195332°F 2009
May 1268°F46°F86°F 202224°F 2020
May 1369°F47°F85°F 200428°F 2020
May 1469°F47°F83°F 202234°F 2013
May 1569°F47°F82°F 200732°F 1959
May 1670°F48°F79°F 196931°F 1959
May 1770°F48°F86°F 201730°F 1956
May 1871°F49°F87°F 202633°F 2009
May 1971°F49°F86°F 201932°F 2002
May 2071°F49°F88°F 202132°F 20020%
May 2172°F50°F88°F 202134°F 20020%
May 2272°F50°F86°F 201336°F 20020%
May 2372°F50°F85°F 200731°F 20150%
May 2473°F51°F87°F 200733°F 19560%
May 2573°F51°F86°F 201233°F 19560%
May 2673°F52°F91°F 202039°F 19540%
May 2773°F52°F87°F 195539°F 19540%
May 2874°F52°F92°F 201637°F 20080%
May 2974°F53°F88°F 200638°F 19570%
May 3074°F53°F93°F 201838°F 20210%
May 3175°F53°F89°F 202341°F 20210%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Olcott, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 8:17 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:38 AM, sunset 8:48 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00304844 (Lockport 4E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004724, 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.