Amherst climate

Amherst Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elyria Lorain CO AP, 6.8 km from Amherst

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.64 in over about 14 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 Amherst, 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
49°F
Precipitation
3.64 in
Record high
93°FMay 30, 2006
Record low
30°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
30%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
14 h 01 min to 14 h 57 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
10.1 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 165°F44°F84°F 200131°F 202145%1%
May 266°F44°F85°F 201234°F 202645%1%
May 366°F45°F89°F 201233°F 200445%1%
May 466°F45°F84°F 200131°F 200445%1%
May 567°F45°F86°F 201033°F 200545%1%
May 667°F46°F86°F 200035°F 202145%0%
May 767°F46°F86°F 200035°F 202045%0%
May 868°F46°F89°F 201532°F 201745%0%
May 968°F47°F88°F 201530°F 202046%0%
May 1068°F47°F86°F 200434°F 202046%0%
May 1169°F47°F88°F 201534°F 202046%0%
May 1269°F48°F86°F 200032°F 202046%0%
May 1369°F48°F89°F 201432°F 202046%0%
May 1469°F49°F84°F 199832°F 201545%0%
May 1570°F49°F89°F 200736°F 201645%0%
May 1670°F49°F86°F 201734°F 201645%0%
May 1770°F50°F87°F 201737°F 201245%0%
May 1871°F50°F88°F 201733°F 202345%0%
May 1971°F50°F89°F 199835°F 200245%0%
May 2071°F51°F90°F 202437°F 200245%0%
May 2172°F51°F91°F 201331°F 200245%0%
May 2272°F51°F87°F 202433°F 200245%0%
May 2372°F52°F90°F 200738°F 200644%0%
May 2473°F52°F90°F 200737°F 201344%0%
May 2573°F53°F92°F 201234°F 201344%0%
May 2673°F53°F89°F 202037°F 201344%0%
May 2773°F53°F89°F 201039°F 199944%0%
May 2874°F54°F92°F 201838°F 200844%0%
May 2974°F54°F92°F 200635°F 200844%0%
May 3074°F54°F93°F 200644°F 200144%0%
May 3175°F55°F92°F 200640°F 200144%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Amherst, 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 6:26 AM, sunset 8:27 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 8:55 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00004849 (Elyria Lorain CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004849, 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.