Quarryville climate

Quarryville Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Octoraro Lake, 15.2 km from Quarryville

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 3.56 in over about 12 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 Quarryville, 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
3.56 in
Record high
94°FMay 20, 1996
Record low
29°FMay 4, 1986
Chance of a freeze
34%
Days of 90°F or more
1.4
Daylight
13 h 54 min to 14 h 48 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
6.0 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°F85°F 198533°F 200039%0%
May 269°F45°F87°F 200134°F 200539%0%
May 369°F46°F89°F 200132°F 200539%0%
May 469°F46°F90°F 200129°F 198639%0%
May 570°F46°F86°F 200033°F 199739%0%
May 670°F47°F87°F 198635°F 199239%0%
May 770°F47°F91°F 200034°F 199639%0%
May 870°F48°F91°F 200031°F 199739%0%
May 971°F48°F90°F 200034°F 198540%0%
May 1071°F48°F85°F 198730°F 198340%0%
May 1171°F49°F87°F 198733°F 198340%0%
May 1271°F49°F86°F 199134°F 198340%0%
May 1372°F49°F89°F 199135°F 199640%0%
May 1472°F50°F87°F 199130°F 199639%0%
May 1572°F50°F87°F 200438°F 199939%0%
May 1672°F50°F89°F 199839°F 198339%0%
May 1773°F51°F84°F 198633°F 198339%0%
May 1873°F51°F88°F 198633°F 198339%0%
May 1973°F51°F91°F 199635°F 200239%0%
May 2073°F52°F94°F 199635°F 199139%0%
May 2173°F52°F91°F 199634°F 200239%0%
May 2274°F52°F87°F 199134°F 200239%0%
May 2374°F53°F90°F 199137°F 200639%0%
May 2474°F53°F89°F 200439°F 200639%0%
May 2574°F54°F92°F 199142°F 198339%0%
May 2675°F54°F89°F 199142°F 198839%0%
May 2775°F54°F90°F 199140°F 199439%0%
May 2875°F54°F88°F 199137°F 199439%0%
May 2976°F55°F91°F 198740°F 199738%0%
May 3076°F55°F92°F 198740°F 199338%0%
May 3176°F55°F91°F 199139°F 199638%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Quarryville, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 7:59 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:39 AM, sunset 8:27 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00366508 (Octoraro Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00361591, 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.