Riverdale climate

Riverdale Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bronx, 8.6 km from Riverdale

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.06 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 Riverdale, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
4.06 in
Record high
98°FMay 19, 2026
Record low
32°FMay 14, 1996
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
13 h 58 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 168°F50°F88°F 201035°F 200839%0%
May 268°F50°F92°F 201839°F 200540%0%
May 368°F51°F96°F 201838°F 200540%0%
May 469°F51°F92°F 200133°F 198540%0%
May 569°F51°F88°F 198637°F 200340%0%
May 669°F52°F89°F 198639°F 199240%0%
May 770°F52°F93°F 200034°F 199640%0%
May 870°F52°F90°F 200035°F 197440%0%
May 970°F53°F92°F 197933°F 198540%0%
May 1071°F53°F93°F 197034°F 202040%0%
May 1171°F53°F89°F 197036°F 198340%0%
May 1271°F53°F94°F 200437°F 199041%0%
May 1372°F54°F87°F 200436°F 199641%0%
May 1472°F54°F85°F 199132°F 199641%0%
May 1572°F54°F91°F 201837°F 197141%0%
May 1672°F55°F88°F 200740°F 201641%0%
May 1773°F55°F94°F 201739°F 198341%0%
May 1873°F55°F97°F 201739°F 198441%0%
May 1973°F56°F98°F 202638°F 197340%0%
May 2074°F56°F96°F 199637°F 200240%0%
May 2174°F56°F98°F 202237°F 200240%0%
May 2274°F56°F92°F 199240°F 200240%0%
May 2374°F57°F92°F 200441°F 197640%0%
May 2475°F57°F93°F 197544°F 199240%0%
May 2575°F57°F93°F 200743°F 199040%0%
May 2675°F58°F95°F 201045°F 197240%0%
May 2775°F58°F91°F 201643°F 201340%0%
May 2876°F58°F92°F 201239°F 199440%0%
May 2976°F59°F94°F 198743°F 199240%0%
May 3076°F59°F97°F 198742°F 199340%0%
May 3177°F59°F95°F 201343°F 199040%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Riverdale, 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 5:54 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:27 AM, sunset 8:21 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00300961 (Bronx), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094741, 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.