Beach Weather in May
Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 34°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.36 in over about 8 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
- 67°F
- Average low
- 41°F
- Precipitation
- 2.36 in
- Snowfall
- 1.3 in
- Record high
- 99°FMay 23, 1980
- Record low
- 10°FMay 1, 1909
- Chance of a freeze
- 96%
- Daylight
- 14 h 27 min to 15 h 36 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 58%
- Dew point
- 38°F
- Wind
- 12.1 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 | 62°F | 34°F | 84°F 1968 | 10°F 1909 | 24% | 3% |
| May 2 | 62°F | 35°F | 86°F 1955 | 11°F 1907 | 24% | 3% |
| May 3 | 63°F | 35°F | 87°F 1918 | 13°F 1907 | 24% | 3% |
| May 4 | 63°F | 36°F | 93°F 1918 | 14°F 2005 | 25% | 3% |
| May 5 | 64°F | 36°F | 91°F 1934 | 18°F 1907 | 25% | 3% |
| May 6 | 64°F | 36°F | 86°F 1916 | 18°F 1907 | 25% | 2% |
| May 7 | 64°F | 37°F | 93°F 1934 | 20°F 1929 | 26% | 2% |
| May 8 | 65°F | 37°F | 94°F 1934 | 20°F 1915 | 26% | 2% |
| May 9 | 65°F | 38°F | 87°F 1934 | 18°F 1909 | 26% | 2% |
| May 10 | 65°F | 38°F | 82°F 1937 | 15°F 1927 | 26% | 2% |
| May 11 | 66°F | 38°F | 90°F 1940 | 21°F 1968 | 26% | 2% |
| May 12 | 66°F | 39°F | 89°F 1958 | 22°F 1910 | 27% | 2% |
| May 13 | 67°F | 39°F | 95°F 2001 | 24°F 1953 | 27% | 2% |
| May 14 | 67°F | 40°F | 92°F 1931 | 19°F 1907 | 27% | 2% |
| May 15 | 67°F | 40°F | 96°F 1936 | 24°F 1929 | 27% | 2% |
| May 16 | 68°F | 41°F | 93°F 1934 | 21°F 2009 | 27% | 2% |
| May 17 | 68°F | 41°F | 92°F 1972 | 23°F 2002 | 27% | 2% |
| May 18 | 68°F | 41°F | 90°F 2006 | 21°F 1918 | 27% | 2% |
| May 19 | 69°F | 42°F | 87°F 1925 | 26°F 1907 | 27% | 2% |
| May 20 | 69°F | 42°F | 95°F 1964 | 20°F 1968 | 27% | 1% |
| May 21 | 69°F | 43°F | 95°F 1925 | 21°F 1931 | 28% | 1% |
| May 22 | 70°F | 43°F | 89°F 1928 | 22°F 1963 | 28% | 1% |
| May 23 | 70°F | 44°F | 99°F 1980 | 25°F 1959 | 28% | 1% |
| May 24 | 70°F | 44°F | 90°F 1929 | 28°F 1924 | 28% | 1% |
| May 25 | 71°F | 44°F | 96°F 1931 | 18°F 1918 | 28% | 1% |
| May 26 | 71°F | 45°F | 97°F 1934 | 24°F 1918 | 29% | 1% |
| May 27 | 71°F | 45°F | 97°F 1934 | 20°F 1918 | 29% | 1% |
| May 28 | 72°F | 45°F | 97°F 1934 | 19°F 1918 | 29% | 1% |
| May 29 | 72°F | 46°F | 98°F 1934 | 29°F 1915 | 29% | 1% |
| May 30 | 72°F | 46°F | 95°F 1958 | 28°F 1907 | 29% | 1% |
| May 31 | 72°F | 47°F | 94°F 1984 | 29°F 1954 | 30% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:40 AM, sunset 8:07 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:06 AM, sunset 8:42 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00320590 (Beach), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00320590, 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.