Painted Post Weather in May
Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31, and lows from 37°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.05 in over about 14 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
- 42°F
- Precipitation
- 3.05 in
- Record high
- 94°FMay 28, 2016
- Record low
- 23°FMay 1, 2008
- Chance of a freeze
- 88%
- Daylight
- 14 h 04 min to 15 h 02 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 48°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 63°F | 37°F | 87°F 2010 | 23°F 2008 | 47% | 2% |
| May 2 | 63°F | 37°F | 88°F 2018 | 27°F 1939 | 47% | 1% |
| May 3 | 64°F | 37°F | 87°F 2001 | 26°F 2005 | 47% | 1% |
| May 4 | 64°F | 38°F | 93°F 1955 | 27°F 2002 | 47% | 1% |
| May 5 | 64°F | 38°F | 92°F 1949 | 24°F 2005 | 47% | 1% |
| May 6 | 65°F | 38°F | 91°F 1949 | 29°F 2007 | 47% | 1% |
| May 7 | 65°F | 39°F | 86°F 1939 | 25°F 2006 | 47% | 1% |
| May 8 | 66°F | 39°F | 89°F 2015 | 25°F 2022 | 47% | 1% |
| May 9 | 66°F | 39°F | 88°F 2000 | 26°F 2020 | 47% | 1% |
| May 10 | 66°F | 40°F | 90°F 2015 | 26°F 1947 | 47% | 1% |
| May 11 | 67°F | 40°F | 93°F 1953 | 26°F 2010 | 47% | 0% |
| May 12 | 67°F | 40°F | 87°F 1956 | 25°F 2026 | 46% | 0% |
| May 13 | 67°F | 41°F | 87°F 2014 | 25°F 2005 | 46% | 0% |
| May 14 | 67°F | 41°F | 86°F 1956 | 26°F 2013 | 46% | 0% |
| May 15 | 68°F | 41°F | 88°F 2007 | 32°F 1939 | 46% | 0% |
| May 16 | 68°F | 42°F | 88°F 1998 | 27°F 2000 | 46% | 0% |
| May 17 | 68°F | 42°F | 90°F 2017 | 27°F 1956 | 46% | 0% |
| May 18 | 68°F | 42°F | 91°F 2017 | 24°F 2023 | 46% | 0% |
| May 19 | 69°F | 43°F | 88°F 1939 | 24°F 2009 | 46% | 0% |
| May 20 | 69°F | 43°F | 91°F 1959 | 29°F 2008 | 46% | 0% |
| May 21 | 69°F | 43°F | 91°F 2013 | 29°F 2002 | 45% | 0% |
| May 22 | 69°F | 44°F | 92°F 2013 | 30°F 2002 | 45% | 0% |
| May 23 | 70°F | 44°F | 87°F 1947 | 30°F 2015 | 45% | 0% |
| May 24 | 70°F | 44°F | 88°F 2007 | 29°F 1956 | 45% | 0% |
| May 25 | 70°F | 45°F | 89°F 2007 | 25°F 1956 | 45% | 0% |
| May 26 | 70°F | 45°F | 92°F 2020 | 30°F 2023 | 45% | 0% |
| May 27 | 71°F | 45°F | 90°F 1939 | 31°F 1958 | 45% | 0% |
| May 28 | 71°F | 45°F | 94°F 2016 | 35°F 2008 | 45% | 0% |
| May 29 | 71°F | 46°F | 92°F 2016 | 30°F 2008 | 45% | 0% |
| May 30 | 71°F | 46°F | 92°F 2006 | 33°F 1949 | 45% | 0% |
| May 31 | 71°F | 46°F | 91°F 2006 | 32°F 2001 | 45% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 8:37 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00301787 (Corning), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014748, 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.