Suffolk County climate

Suffolk County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Riverhead Rsch Farm, 3.5 km from Suffolk County

Average highs run from 66°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.60 in over about 11 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 Suffolk County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
3.60 in
Record high
93°FMay 31, 2022
Record low
24°FMay 1, 2008
Chance of a freeze
1%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 14 h 54 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
9.4 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 166°F47°F81°F 195724°F 200836%0%
May 266°F47°F82°F 200130°F 200536%0%
May 367°F47°F84°F 200130°F 196636%0%
May 467°F48°F87°F 196526°F 200236%0%
May 567°F48°F79°F 200026°F 200336%0%
May 668°F48°F84°F 200029°F 196936%0%
May 768°F48°F85°F 200027°F 200736%0%
May 868°F49°F83°F 200027°F 200136%0%
May 968°F49°F82°F 196328°F 201636%0%
May 1069°F49°F81°F 200126°F 202036%0%
May 1169°F50°F84°F 200128°F 201036%0%
May 1269°F50°F81°F 200431°F 196936%0%
May 1370°F50°F86°F 195631°F 201036%0%
May 1470°F50°F74°F 202226°F 202036%0%
May 1570°F51°F75°F 195131°F 199936%0%
May 1670°F51°F80°F 196030°F 200035%0%
May 1771°F51°F82°F 201531°F 200335%0%
May 1871°F52°F85°F 201725°F 200335%0%
May 1971°F52°F86°F 201730°F 200235%0%
May 2071°F52°F81°F 202629°F 200235%0%
May 2172°F52°F86°F 196229°F 200235%0%
May 2272°F53°F79°F 202132°F 200234%0%
May 2372°F53°F89°F 202133°F 200634%0%
May 2472°F53°F80°F 201835°F 202334%0%
May 2573°F54°F88°F 200737°F 195634%0%
May 2673°F54°F89°F 201036°F 201334%0%
May 2773°F54°F86°F 201433°F 201334%0%
May 2873°F55°F82°F 201239°F 200833%0%
May 2974°F55°F91°F 196934°F 200833%0%
May 3074°F55°F86°F 201133°F 200433%0%
May 3174°F56°F93°F 202232°F 202633%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Suffolk County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 7:47 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:22 AM, sunset 8:16 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00307134 (Riverhead Rsch Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014719, 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.