McSherrystown climate

McSherrystown Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hanover 4 Sw, 4.4 km from McSherrystown

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.88 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 McSherrystown, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
3.88 in
Record high
93°FMay 18, 2026
Record low
28°FMay 4, 2002
Chance of a freeze
33%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
13 h 55 min to 14 h 48 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
6.3 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 169°F45°F89°F 201033°F 199943%0%
May 269°F46°F88°F 202433°F 199943%0%
May 369°F46°F89°F 201830°F 200543%0%
May 469°F46°F89°F 200128°F 200243%0%
May 570°F47°F84°F 200032°F 200543%0%
May 670°F47°F86°F 200034°F 201343%0%
May 770°F47°F89°F 200031°F 200143%0%
May 870°F48°F88°F 200033°F 201743%0%
May 971°F48°F87°F 200031°F 202043%0%
May 1071°F48°F86°F 200030°F 201043%0%
May 1171°F49°F86°F 200532°F 201043%0%
May 1271°F49°F86°F 200434°F 202143%0%
May 1372°F49°F87°F 200033°F 202044%0%
May 1472°F50°F85°F 200430°F 201344%0%
May 1572°F50°F88°F 201835°F 201644%0%
May 1672°F50°F90°F 199834°F 200144%0%
May 1773°F50°F91°F 201739°F 200544%0%
May 1873°F51°F93°F 202635°F 202343%0%
May 1973°F51°F92°F 202634°F 200243%0%
May 2073°F51°F89°F 202631°F 200243%0%
May 2174°F52°F91°F 202231°F 200243%0%
May 2274°F52°F90°F 202231°F 200243%0%
May 2374°F52°F91°F 202134°F 200243%0%
May 2474°F53°F85°F 200437°F 200643%0%
May 2575°F53°F87°F 200742°F 200842%0%
May 2675°F53°F91°F 202140°F 202342%0%
May 2775°F54°F89°F 200737°F 201342%0%
May 2875°F54°F88°F 201241°F 199942%0%
May 2976°F54°F90°F 200642°F 200842%0%
May 3076°F55°F93°F 200641°F 200042%0%
May 3176°F55°F93°F 202238°F 200141%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McSherrystown, 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 6:08 AM, sunset 8:03 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:42 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 USC00363665 (Hanover 4 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093778, 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.