Boston Weather in May
Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.99 in over about 15 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
- 74°F
- Average low
- 47°F
- Precipitation
- 3.99 in
- Record high
- 92°FMay 26, 1939
- Record low
- 28°FMay 9, 2020
- Chance of a freeze
- 54%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.5
- Daylight
- 13 h 56 min to 14 h 50 min
- Cloud cover
- 68%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 52°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 70°F | 43°F | 85°F 1936 | 33°F 1939 | 48% | |
| May 2 | 70°F | 43°F | 85°F 2024 | 34°F 1939 | 48% | |
| May 3 | 70°F | 43°F | 86°F 2012 | 34°F 2026 | 48% | |
| May 4 | 71°F | 44°F | 88°F 1949 | 34°F 2004 | 48% | |
| May 5 | 71°F | 44°F | 90°F 1949 | 33°F 2020 | 48% | |
| May 6 | 71°F | 44°F | 89°F 1949 | 38°F 2020 | 48% | |
| May 7 | 71°F | 45°F | 87°F 1936 | 34°F 1947 | 48% | |
| May 8 | 72°F | 45°F | 88°F 1936 | 30°F 1947 | 48% | |
| May 9 | 72°F | 45°F | 86°F 1936 | 28°F 2020 | 48% | |
| May 10 | 72°F | 46°F | 90°F 1936 | 31°F 1947 | 48% | |
| May 11 | 72°F | 46°F | 89°F 1948 | 38°F 1949 | 48% | 0% |
| May 12 | 73°F | 46°F | 87°F 1936 | 33°F 1938 | 48% | 0% |
| May 13 | 73°F | 46°F | 89°F 2014 | 35°F 2013 | 48% | 0% |
| May 14 | 73°F | 47°F | 83°F 2004 | 32°F 2013 | 48% | 0% |
| May 15 | 73°F | 47°F | 86°F 2013 | 38°F 2016 | 48% | 0% |
| May 16 | 74°F | 47°F | 84°F 1951 | 36°F 2016 | 48% | 0% |
| May 17 | 74°F | 48°F | 87°F 2017 | 42°F 2008 | 48% | 0% |
| May 18 | 74°F | 48°F | 88°F 2026 | 37°F 2009 | 48% | 0% |
| May 19 | 74°F | 48°F | 86°F 1939 | 33°F 2002 | 47% | 0% |
| May 20 | 75°F | 49°F | 86°F 2021 | 36°F 2002 | 47% | 0% |
| May 21 | 75°F | 49°F | 88°F 2022 | 33°F 2002 | 47% | 0% |
| May 22 | 75°F | 49°F | 86°F 1937 | 33°F 2002 | 47% | 0% |
| May 23 | 75°F | 50°F | 86°F 1939 | 36°F 2006 | 47% | 0% |
| May 24 | 76°F | 50°F | 84°F 1936 | 39°F 2013 | 47% | 0% |
| May 25 | 76°F | 50°F | 88°F 2012 | 34°F 2013 | 47% | 0% |
| May 26 | 76°F | 51°F | 92°F 1939 | 40°F 2013 | 46% | 0% |
| May 27 | 76°F | 51°F | 91°F 2012 | 42°F 1949 | 46% | 0% |
| May 28 | 77°F | 51°F | 89°F 2012 | 37°F 1949 | 46% | 0% |
| May 29 | 77°F | 52°F | 89°F 2018 | 40°F 1936 | 46% | 0% |
| May 30 | 77°F | 52°F | 89°F 2006 | 39°F 1947 | 46% | 0% |
| May 31 | 77°F | 52°F | 90°F 2011 | 39°F 2001 | 46% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 8:15 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:52 AM, sunset 8:42 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00365573 (Mckeesport), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014762, 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.