North Kingstown Weather in May
Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.81 in over about 13 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 70°F
- Average low
- 47°F
- Precipitation
- 3.81 in
- Record high
- 89°FMay 26, 1965
- Record low
- 21°FMay 6, 1991
- Chance of a freeze
- 58%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.5
- Daylight
- 14 h 01 min to 14 h 58 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 49°F
- Wind
- 7.6 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 65°F | 42°F | 73°F 1982 | 31°F 1987 | 42% | 0% |
| May 2 | 66°F | 42°F | 72°F 1985 | 33°F 1991 | 42% | 0% |
| May 3 | 66°F | 43°F | 70°F 1959 | 32°F 1964 | 42% | 0% |
| May 4 | 66°F | 43°F | 84°F 1965 | 25°F 1985 | 42% | 0% |
| May 5 | 67°F | 43°F | 80°F 2001 | 34°F 1991 | 42% | 0% |
| May 6 | 67°F | 44°F | 73°F 1959 | 21°F 1991 | 42% | 0% |
| May 7 | 67°F | 44°F | 71°F 1977 | 33°F 1967 | 42% | 0% |
| May 8 | 68°F | 44°F | 75°F 1964 | 32°F 1983 | 42% | 0% |
| May 9 | 68°F | 45°F | 80°F 2000 | 33°F 1977 | 42% | 0% |
| May 10 | 68°F | 45°F | 82°F 1979 | 34°F 1980 | 42% | 0% |
| May 11 | 68°F | 45°F | 76°F 1964 | 37°F 1966 | 42% | 0% |
| May 12 | 69°F | 45°F | 83°F 2001 | 32°F 1986 | 42% | 0% |
| May 13 | 69°F | 46°F | 81°F 1991 | 35°F 1991 | 42% | 0% |
| May 14 | 69°F | 46°F | 81°F 1991 | 36°F 1987 | 42% | 0% |
| May 15 | 70°F | 46°F | 78°F 1976 | 35°F 1978 | 41% | 0% |
| May 16 | 70°F | 47°F | 78°F 1976 | 38°F 1985 | 41% | 0% |
| May 17 | 70°F | 47°F | 76°F 1977 | 35°F 2000 | 41% | 0% |
| May 18 | 70°F | 47°F | 81°F 1977 | 33°F 1983 | 41% | 0% |
| May 19 | 71°F | 48°F | 79°F 1960 | 30°F 1991 | 41% | 0% |
| May 20 | 71°F | 48°F | 77°F 1960 | 39°F 1981 | 41% | 0% |
| May 21 | 71°F | 48°F | 87°F 1978 | 37°F 1985 | 41% | 0% |
| May 22 | 71°F | 48°F | 82°F 1991 | 40°F 2002 | 41% | 0% |
| May 23 | 72°F | 49°F | 84°F 1964 | 44°F 1967 | 41% | 0% |
| May 24 | 72°F | 49°F | 81°F 1975 | 40°F 1967 | 40% | 0% |
| May 25 | 72°F | 49°F | 80°F 1962 | 41°F 1967 | 40% | 0% |
| May 26 | 72°F | 50°F | 89°F 1965 | 39°F 1967 | 40% | 0% |
| May 27 | 73°F | 50°F | 78°F 1977 | 38°F 1979 | 40% | 0% |
| May 28 | 73°F | 50°F | 88°F 1959 | 40°F 1967 | 40% | 0% |
| May 29 | 73°F | 51°F | 85°F 1991 | 43°F 1967 | 40% | 0% |
| May 30 | 74°F | 51°F | 85°F 1986 | 39°F 1985 | 39% | 0% |
| May 31 | 74°F | 51°F | 86°F 1987 | 37°F 1961 | 39% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:43 AM, sunset 7:44 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:15 AM, sunset 8:13 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00374266 (Kingston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00375215, 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.