Syracuse climate

Syracuse Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Carpenter 2 S, 26.9 km from Syracuse

Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.26 in over about 12 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 Syracuse, 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
4.26 in
Record high
92°FMay 3, 1965
Record low
21°FMay 10, 1966
Chance of a freeze
38%
Daylight
13 h 51 min to 14 h 42 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
3.8 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 171°F45°F87°F 197027°F 197138%0%
May 271°F46°F89°F 196531°F 199438%0%
May 371°F46°F92°F 196530°F 197838%0%
May 472°F46°F86°F 200127°F 198638%0%
May 572°F47°F84°F 196925°F 197938%0%
May 672°F47°F88°F 198228°F 196838%0%
May 772°F47°F86°F 196927°F 197038%0%
May 873°F47°F87°F 200026°F 197738%0%
May 973°F48°F87°F 196526°F 197738%0%
May 1073°F48°F86°F 196521°F 196638%0%
May 1173°F48°F85°F 197925°F 197738%0%
May 1273°F49°F88°F 197930°F 197739%0%
May 1374°F49°F88°F 198229°F 199639%0%
May 1474°F49°F89°F 198227°F 199639%0%
May 1574°F50°F88°F 198233°F 199639%0%
May 1674°F50°F87°F 198232°F 197339%0%
May 1774°F50°F88°F 197432°F 197939%0%
May 1875°F50°F89°F 197730°F 197339%0%
May 1975°F51°F90°F 196428°F 197640%0%
May 2075°F51°F89°F 199631°F 200240%0%
May 2175°F51°F88°F 197036°F 199440%0%
May 2275°F51°F90°F 197728°F 200240%0%
May 2376°F52°F89°F 197031°F 200240%0%
May 2476°F52°F87°F 196532°F 200640%0%
May 2576°F52°F89°F 197537°F 197940%0%
May 2676°F53°F88°F 196534°F 197940%0%
May 2776°F53°F89°F 196734°F 198339%0%
May 2877°F53°F88°F 196634°F 199439%0%
May 2977°F53°F90°F 197734°F 196439%0%
May 3077°F54°F88°F 196937°F 196639%0%
May 3177°F54°F90°F 200734°F 196639%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Syracuse, 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 6:30 AM, sunset 8:21 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:05 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 USC00331288 (Carpenter 2 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00331288, 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.