Pelham climate

Pelham Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley, 11 km from Pelham

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.27 in over about 12 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 Pelham, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
4.27 in
Record high
97°FMay 18, 2017
Record low
36°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
20%
Days of 90°F or more
1.1
Daylight
13 h 59 min to 14 h 54 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
6.5 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 169°F45°F85°F 200138°F 197841%0%
May 269°F45°F90°F 200140°F 194140%0%
May 370°F46°F93°F 201840°F 195740%0%
May 470°F46°F92°F 200141°F 195740%0%
May 570°F46°F90°F 194942°F 197440%0%
May 671°F47°F93°F 194941°F 196740%0%
May 771°F47°F93°F 200040°F 197040%0%
May 871°F47°F89°F 194337°F 194740%0%
May 971°F48°F92°F 200036°F 202039%0%
May 1072°F48°F91°F 197038°F 196639%0%
May 1172°F48°F96°F 195342°F 194539%0%
May 1272°F48°F88°F 194843°F 194039%0%
May 1372°F49°F89°F 195642°F 201939%0%
May 1473°F49°F84°F 194044°F 201939%0%
May 1573°F49°F92°F 201843°F 194739%0%
May 1673°F50°F90°F 195141°F 198339%0%
May 1773°F50°F94°F 201738°F 198339%0%
May 1874°F50°F97°F 201744°F 197338%0%
May 1974°F50°F96°F 201743°F 197638%0%
May 2074°F51°F97°F 199644°F 200238%0%
May 2174°F51°F93°F 199645°F 200238%0%
May 2275°F51°F94°F 199247°F 194838%0%
May 2375°F52°F94°F 196445°F 196338%0%
May 2475°F52°F91°F 196441°F 196338%0%
May 2575°F52°F95°F 200744°F 195638%0%
May 2675°F52°F94°F 196545°F 196738%0%
May 2776°F53°F92°F 196541°F 196138%0%
May 2876°F53°F92°F 197744°F 196138%0%
May 2976°F53°F95°F 198748°F 194638%0%
May 3076°F54°F96°F 198748°F 194038%0%
May 3177°F54°F96°F 198750°F 194738%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pelham, 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 5:53 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:26 AM, sunset 8:20 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00302129 (Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014732, 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.