Seaside Weather in May
Average highs run from 64°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.66 in over about 12 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
- 53°F
- Precipitation
- 3.66 in
- Record high
- 99°FMay 29, 1969
- Record low
- 34°FMay 9, 2020
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Daylight
- 13 h 57 min to 14 h 52 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 52°F
- Wind
- 10.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 64°F | 48°F | 84°F 1957 | 38°F 2008 | 38% | 0% |
| May 2 | 64°F | 48°F | 83°F 2018 | 39°F 1964 | 38% | 0% |
| May 3 | 65°F | 49°F | 85°F 2001 | 40°F 1964 | 38% | 0% |
| May 4 | 65°F | 49°F | 88°F 1965 | 41°F 1957 | 38% | 0% |
| May 5 | 65°F | 49°F | 85°F 1955 | 41°F 1966 | 38% | 0% |
| May 6 | 66°F | 50°F | 88°F 1986 | 37°F 1992 | 38% | 0% |
| May 7 | 66°F | 50°F | 87°F 2000 | 38°F 1970 | 38% | 0% |
| May 8 | 66°F | 50°F | 86°F 1964 | 38°F 1956 | 38% | 0% |
| May 9 | 66°F | 50°F | 86°F 2000 | 34°F 2020 | 38% | 0% |
| May 10 | 67°F | 51°F | 90°F 1979 | 34°F 1966 | 38% | 0% |
| May 11 | 67°F | 51°F | 85°F 1970 | 40°F 1966 | 38% | 0% |
| May 12 | 67°F | 51°F | 89°F 1991 | 43°F 1963 | 38% | 0% |
| May 13 | 68°F | 52°F | 90°F 1956 | 41°F 2020 | 38% | 0% |
| May 14 | 68°F | 52°F | 87°F 1991 | 39°F 1987 | 38% | 0% |
| May 15 | 68°F | 52°F | 82°F 2007 | 44°F 1966 | 38% | 0% |
| May 16 | 68°F | 52°F | 83°F 1993 | 43°F 1983 | 38% | 0% |
| May 17 | 69°F | 53°F | 89°F 1974 | 40°F 1956 | 38% | 0% |
| May 18 | 69°F | 53°F | 88°F 1977 | 42°F 1973 | 38% | 0% |
| May 19 | 69°F | 53°F | 92°F 2017 | 42°F 1976 | 38% | 0% |
| May 20 | 70°F | 54°F | 95°F 1996 | 42°F 2002 | 37% | 0% |
| May 21 | 70°F | 54°F | 90°F 1962 | 42°F 2020 | 37% | 0% |
| May 22 | 70°F | 54°F | 94°F 1992 | 43°F 1990 | 37% | 0% |
| May 23 | 70°F | 55°F | 92°F 2021 | 44°F 1963 | 37% | 0% |
| May 24 | 71°F | 55°F | 86°F 1964 | 41°F 1963 | 37% | 0% |
| May 25 | 71°F | 55°F | 91°F 1991 | 41°F 1967 | 37% | 0% |
| May 26 | 71°F | 56°F | 91°F 1965 | 42°F 1967 | 37% | 0% |
| May 27 | 72°F | 56°F | 86°F 1985 | 42°F 1961 | 37% | 0% |
| May 28 | 72°F | 56°F | 91°F 1991 | 44°F 1961 | 37% | 0% |
| May 29 | 72°F | 57°F | 99°F 1969 | 46°F 1949 | 36% | 0% |
| May 30 | 73°F | 57°F | 92°F 1987 | 45°F 1949 | 36% | 0% |
| May 31 | 73°F | 57°F | 94°F 2022 | 48°F 1966 | 36% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 7:51 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:27 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094789 (New York Jfk Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094789, 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.