Salisbury climate

Salisbury Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Meyersdale 2 Ssw, 4.6 km from Salisbury

Average highs run from 64°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 38°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.35 in over about 15 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 Salisbury, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
4.35 in
Record high
89°FMay 12, 1944
Record low
17°FMay 2, 1943
Chance of a freeze
75%
Daylight
13 h 54 min to 14 h 47 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
51°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 164°F38°F88°F 194220°F 197848%
May 265°F39°F87°F 201917°F 194348%
May 365°F39°F86°F 194223°F 196349%
May 465°F39°F85°F 190521°F 194149%
May 565°F40°F86°F 191320°F 191049%
May 666°F40°F87°F 194918°F 191049%
May 766°F40°F84°F 193021°F 196849%
May 866°F41°F85°F 193624°F 195649%
May 966°F41°F84°F 192723°F 202049%
May 1066°F41°F85°F 193618°F 194749%
May 1167°F42°F88°F 193620°F 196649%
May 1267°F42°F89°F 194418°F 191349%
May 1367°F42°F85°F 195720°F 194149%
May 1467°F43°F86°F 197424°F 192849%
May 1568°F43°F84°F 191125°F 192049%
May 1668°F43°F86°F 201822°F 192049%
May 1768°F44°F85°F 191124°F 198449%
May 1868°F44°F87°F 191127°F 195549%0%
May 1968°F44°F88°F 191127°F 200949%0%
May 2069°F44°F88°F 191127°F 194549%0%
May 2169°F45°F89°F 191127°F 190549%0%
May 2269°F45°F89°F 191124°F 200249%0%
May 2369°F45°F86°F 192529°F 192948%0%
May 2470°F46°F85°F 193925°F 196348%0%
May 2570°F46°F88°F 191426°F 194148%0%
May 2670°F46°F89°F 193927°F 191748%0%
May 2770°F47°F86°F 201225°F 192548%0%
May 2871°F47°F87°F 201230°F 192748%0%
May 2971°F47°F88°F 200627°F 193648%0%
May 3071°F48°F88°F 191926°F 193248%0%
May 3172°F48°F89°F 191930°F 194748%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Salisbury, 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 6:17 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 8:38 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00365686 (Meyersdale 2 Ssw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00186620, 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.