Sound Beach climate

Sound Beach Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mt Sinai, 5 km from Sound Beach

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.89 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Sound Beach, 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
51°F
Precipitation
3.89 in
Record high
93°FMay 31, 2022
Record low
30°FMay 7, 2001
Chance of a freeze
1%
Daylight
13 h 59 min to 14 h 54 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
7.8 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°F48°F83°F 200131°F 20000%
May 269°F48°F84°F 200135°F 20050%
May 370°F48°F84°F 200135°F 20050%
May 470°F49°F89°F 200132°F 20020%
May 570°F49°F80°F 200032°F 20030%
May 670°F49°F85°F 200035°F 20010%
May 770°F49°F88°F 200030°F 20010%
May 871°F50°F85°F 200032°F 20010%
May 971°F50°F81°F 200036°F 20200%
May 1071°F50°F81°F 200138°F 20100%
May 1171°F50°F84°F 200135°F 20100%
May 1271°F50°F85°F 202340°F 20050%
May 1371°F51°F82°F 202334°F 20050%
May 1471°F51°F77°F 202235°F 20200%
May 1572°F51°F79°F 202039°F 20130%
May 1672°F51°F79°F 201736°F 20000%
May 1772°F52°F83°F 202637°F 20030%
May 1872°F52°F87°F 201734°F 20030%
May 1972°F52°F87°F 201733°F 20020%
May 2072°F52°F88°F 202633°F 20020%
May 2172°F52°F89°F 202234°F 20020%
May 2273°F53°F85°F 202137°F 20020%
May 2373°F53°F89°F 202141°F 20060%
May 2473°F53°F83°F 202440°F 20060%
May 2573°F54°F86°F 200742°F 20060%
May 2673°F54°F92°F 201042°F 20130%
May 2773°F54°F87°F 201440°F 20130%
May 2874°F54°F82°F 201247°F 20130%
May 2974°F55°F81°F 201242°F 20040%
May 3074°F55°F86°F 201339°F 20040%
May 3174°F55°F93°F 202240°F 20260%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sound Beach, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 7:49 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:23 AM, sunset 8:17 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00305606 (Mt Sinai), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054790, 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.