Nanticoke climate

Nanticoke Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wilkes-Barre Intl AP, 27.3 km from Nanticoke

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.26 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 Nanticoke, 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
3.26 in
Record high
91°FMay 19, 2026
Record low
23°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
29%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
13 h 59 min to 14 h 56 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
4.3 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 168°F45°F81°F 202433°F 202641%
May 268°F45°F78°F 201834°F 202141%
May 369°F46°F85°F 201837°F 202641%
May 469°F46°F86°F 201836°F 201342%
May 569°F46°F86°F 201833°F 201342%
May 670°F47°F79°F 202636°F 201342%
May 770°F47°F71°F 201933°F 202042%
May 870°F47°F76°F 201533°F 202642%
May 971°F48°F83°F 201523°F 202042%
May 1071°F48°F76°F 201526°F 202042%
May 1171°F48°F82°F 201536°F 201242%
May 1271°F49°F82°F 201531°F 202642%
May 1372°F49°F78°F 201427°F 202042%
May 1472°F49°F80°F 201427°F 201342%
May 1572°F49°F74°F 201838°F 201342%
May 1672°F50°F85°F 201833°F 201642%
May 1773°F50°F80°F 201338°F 201642%
May 1873°F50°F87°F 201736°F 201442%
May 1973°F51°F91°F 202636°F 201442%0%
May 2073°F51°F88°F 202639°F 202542%0%
May 2174°F51°F82°F 202136°F 202042%0%
May 2274°F51°F88°F 202240°F 201542%0%
May 2374°F52°F86°F 202235°F 201542%0%
May 2474°F52°F86°F 202135°F 201542%0%
May 2574°F52°F80°F 201838°F 201342%0%
May 2675°F52°F83°F 201640°F 201342%0%
May 2775°F53°F85°F 202135°F 201342%0%
May 2875°F53°F84°F 201646°F 201342%0%
May 2975°F53°F86°F 201642°F 202142%0%
May 3076°F54°F87°F 201842°F 202142%0%
May 3176°F54°F86°F 201340°F 202642%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Nanticoke, 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 6:02 AM, sunset 8:01 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:34 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 USW00014777 (Wilkes-Barre Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00365344, 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.