Lowell climate

Lowell Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Beverly Stp, 10.7 km from Lowell

Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.44 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 Lowell, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
4.44 in
Record high
94°FMay 4, 1949
Record low
24°FMay 10, 1966
Chance of a freeze
27%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
13 h 53 min to 14 h 46 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
4.0 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 170°F45°F89°F 195130°F 197843%0%
May 271°F46°F88°F 202430°F 196343%0%
May 371°F46°F90°F 195930°F 197843%0%
May 471°F46°F94°F 194929°F 200543%0%
May 571°F47°F92°F 194929°F 197343%0%
May 672°F47°F91°F 195929°F 196844%0%
May 772°F47°F89°F 201528°F 197044%0%
May 872°F48°F90°F 201530°F 202044%0%
May 972°F48°F91°F 196328°F 202044%0%
May 1073°F48°F89°F 199324°F 196644%0%
May 1173°F49°F89°F 201531°F 199744%0%
May 1273°F49°F90°F 198233°F 202144%0%
May 1373°F49°F92°F 198230°F 199645%0%
May 1474°F50°F94°F 196229°F 199645%0%
May 1574°F50°F93°F 196235°F 202645%0%
May 1674°F50°F93°F 196232°F 201645%0%
May 1774°F51°F92°F 196234°F 198445%0%
May 1875°F51°F92°F 196233°F 197345%0%
May 1975°F52°F91°F 196431°F 200244%0%
May 2075°F52°F90°F 196237°F 200244%0%
May 2175°F52°F89°F 197035°F 200244%0%
May 2276°F53°F89°F 197030°F 200244%0%
May 2376°F53°F89°F 196634°F 200644%0%
May 2476°F53°F88°F 199135°F 195644%0%
May 2577°F54°F91°F 199133°F 201344%0%
May 2677°F54°F90°F 201235°F 198844%0%
May 2777°F54°F91°F 201237°F 194943%0%
May 2877°F55°F91°F 198736°F 199443%0%
May 2978°F55°F92°F 196938°F 194943%0%
May 3078°F55°F91°F 195337°F 196143%0%
May 3178°F56°F92°F 195338°F 196642%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lowell, 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 6:27 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 8:47 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00330676 (Beverly Stp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003804, 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.