Tamaqua climate

Tamaqua Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mahanoy City 2 N, 15.3 km from Tamaqua

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.65 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 Tamaqua, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
4.65 in
Record high
91°FMay 19, 2017
Record low
29°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
49%
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 14 h 54 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 163°F42°F74°F 202432°F 202243%
May 264°F42°F79°F 201833°F 201243%
May 364°F43°F87°F 201838°F 201443%
May 464°F43°F90°F 201835°F 202643%
May 565°F43°F83°F 201536°F 201744%
May 665°F44°F83°F 201535°F 202344%
May 765°F44°F71°F 202536°F 202344%
May 865°F44°F79°F 201536°F 201744%
May 966°F45°F85°F 201529°F 202044%
May 1066°F45°F77°F 201834°F 202044%
May 1166°F45°F83°F 201534°F 202044%
May 1266°F45°F84°F 201537°F 202145%
May 1367°F46°F83°F 201430°F 202045%
May 1467°F46°F80°F 201231°F 201345%0%
May 1567°F46°F73°F 201835°F 201345%0%
May 1667°F46°F87°F 201834°F 201645%0%
May 1768°F47°F81°F 201334°F 201645%0%
May 1868°F47°F87°F 202630°F 202345%0%
May 1968°F47°F91°F 201735°F 202345%0%
May 2068°F48°F91°F 202639°F 201445%0%
May 2169°F48°F86°F 202633°F 202045%0%
May 2269°F48°F83°F 201341°F 201945%0%
May 2369°F49°F86°F 202238°F 201544%0%
May 2469°F49°F85°F 202138°F 201544%0%
May 2570°F49°F81°F 201639°F 201544%0%
May 2670°F49°F84°F 201540°F 202344%0%
May 2770°F50°F86°F 201237°F 201344%0%
May 2871°F50°F87°F 201538°F 201344%0%
May 2971°F50°F89°F 201643°F 202144%0%
May 3071°F51°F88°F 201843°F 202144%0%
May 3171°F51°F87°F 201341°F 202643%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tamaqua, 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 8:00 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 8:29 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00365344 (Mahanoy City 2 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00364934, 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.