Paul Smiths climate

Paul Smiths Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Saranac Rgnl AP, 7 km from Paul Smiths

Average highs run from 59°F on May 1 to 69°F on May 31, and lows from 32°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.70 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 Paul Smiths, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
3.70 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
93°FMay 27, 2020
Record low
16°FMay 13, 2005
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 15 h 18 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
5.1 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 159°F32°F81°F 200120°F 202250%6%
May 259°F32°F81°F 200125°F 202050%5%
May 360°F33°F82°F 200120°F 200750%5%
May 460°F33°F78°F 201521°F 200350%5%
May 561°F33°F78°F 201320°F 200550%4%
May 661°F33°F78°F 201318°F 202050%4%
May 762°F34°F81°F 200018°F 202050%4%
May 862°F34°F85°F 201517°F 200450%4%
May 962°F34°F84°F 201520°F 202650%3%
May 1063°F35°F86°F 200722°F 201650%3%
May 1163°F35°F81°F 200119°F 201050%3%
May 1263°F35°F87°F 202219°F 199950%3%
May 1364°F36°F86°F 202216°F 200550%3%
May 1464°F36°F84°F 202220°F 202050%2%
May 1565°F36°F79°F 201420°F 201350%2%
May 1665°F36°F80°F 202525°F 200050%2%
May 1765°F37°F83°F 201721°F 202350%2%
May 1865°F37°F86°F 202616°F 202350%2%
May 1966°F37°F83°F 201922°F 200950%2%
May 2066°F38°F87°F 201224°F 200050%1%
May 2166°F38°F87°F 202227°F 199950%1%
May 2267°F38°F87°F 202424°F 202650%1%
May 2367°F39°F80°F 200726°F 201550%1%
May 2467°F39°F86°F 200727°F 202151%1%
May 2567°F39°F86°F 200723°F 200251%1%
May 2668°F40°F90°F 201026°F 200951%1%
May 2768°F40°F93°F 202028°F 201351%1%
May 2868°F40°F86°F 201624°F 200851%1%
May 2968°F41°F87°F 201627°F 202151%1%
May 3069°F41°F85°F 201825°F 202152%1%
May 3169°F41°F87°F 201328°F 200452%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Paul Smiths, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 8:01 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:16 AM, sunset 8:34 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094740 (Saranac Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094740, 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.