Bellefonte climate

Bellefonte Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for State College, 15.3 km from Bellefonte

Average highs run from 66°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.64 in over about 15 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 Bellefonte, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
3.64 in
Record high
93°FMay 10, 1979
Record low
27°FMay 2, 1890
Chance of a freeze
21%
Daylight
13 h 59 min to 14 h 54 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
4.5 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°F45°F92°F 194228°F 193147%
May 266°F46°F89°F 192627°F 189047%
May 366°F46°F88°F 188728°F 190347%
May 467°F47°F89°F 194930°F 192647%
May 567°F47°F90°F 194930°F 190047%
May 667°F47°F92°F 194931°F 189147%
May 767°F48°F91°F 193031°F 197047%
May 868°F48°F89°F 193630°F 197447%
May 968°F48°F90°F 189627°F 202047%
May 1068°F49°F93°F 197927°F 196647%
May 1168°F49°F90°F 194830°F 196647%
May 1269°F49°F87°F 193629°F 190747%
May 1369°F49°F85°F 194231°F 189547%
May 1469°F50°F87°F 200430°F 199647%
May 1569°F50°F91°F 196233°F 192047%
May 1670°F50°F92°F 196234°F 191047%
May 1770°F51°F92°F 196229°F 198447%
May 1870°F51°F92°F 196232°F 197347%
May 1970°F51°F92°F 196233°F 200246%0%
May 2070°F52°F92°F 193433°F 200246%0%
May 2171°F52°F91°F 193432°F 200246%0%
May 2271°F52°F91°F 191132°F 189546%0%
May 2371°F53°F89°F 191134°F 193246%0%
May 2471°F53°F90°F 196432°F 196345%0%
May 2572°F53°F88°F 190433°F 192545%0%
May 2672°F53°F89°F 193236°F 198845%0%
May 2772°F54°F88°F 194134°F 191545%0%
May 2872°F54°F89°F 191135°F 190245%0%
May 2972°F54°F89°F 191132°F 189445%0%
May 3073°F55°F93°F 189532°F 188444%0%
May 3173°F55°F93°F 200637°F 188444%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bellefonte, 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 6:09 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:42 AM, sunset 8:36 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00368449 (State College), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00368449, 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.