Hershey climate

Hershey Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP, 14.1 km from Hershey

Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.83 in over about 13 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 Hershey, 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
53°F
Precipitation
3.83 in
Record high
96°FMay 19, 1962
Record low
30°FMay 10, 2020
Chance of a freeze
5%
Days of 90°F or more
1.1
Daylight
13 h 56 min to 14 h 51 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
52°F
Wind
4.7 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°F48°F93°F 194236°F 194341%0%
May 270°F49°F90°F 202431°F 194341%0%
May 370°F49°F90°F 201833°F 194141%0%
May 471°F49°F91°F 194932°F 195741%0%
May 571°F50°F92°F 194936°F 196141%0%
May 671°F50°F92°F 194938°F 194541%0%
May 771°F50°F93°F 200039°F 199241%0%
May 872°F51°F92°F 200035°F 194541%0%
May 972°F51°F91°F 200033°F 194741%0%
May 1072°F51°F89°F 196330°F 202042%0%
May 1172°F52°F90°F 194833°F 194742%0%
May 1273°F52°F89°F 195338°F 194942%0%
May 1373°F52°F91°F 195735°F 194142%0%
May 1473°F53°F90°F 195634°F 199642%0%
May 1573°F53°F94°F 196241°F 194342%0%
May 1674°F53°F92°F 199842°F 195942%0%
May 1774°F54°F91°F 201734°F 195642%0%
May 1874°F54°F94°F 196240°F 202342%0%
May 1974°F54°F96°F 196239°F 200242%0%
May 2075°F54°F94°F 196238°F 200242%0%
May 2175°F55°F92°F 194138°F 200242%0%
May 2275°F55°F95°F 194139°F 200241%0%
May 2376°F55°F93°F 202140°F 200241%0%
May 2476°F56°F90°F 195537°F 196341%0%
May 2576°F56°F89°F 200736°F 195641%0%
May 2676°F56°F92°F 202142°F 194141%0%
May 2777°F57°F92°F 194135°F 194541%0%
May 2877°F57°F93°F 194142°F 199441%0%
May 2977°F57°F92°F 199941°F 194941%0%
May 3077°F58°F93°F 199940°F 194941%0%
May 3178°F58°F93°F 200743°F 199641%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hershey, 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 6:06 AM, sunset 8:02 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:39 AM, sunset 8:30 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014711 (Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014711, 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.