Woonsocket climate

Woonsocket Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Woonsocket, 2.9 km from Woonsocket

Average highs run from 66°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.64 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 Woonsocket, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
3.64 in
Record high
97°FMay 19, 2017
Record low
28°FMay 1, 2008
Chance of a freeze
23%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
14 h 03 min to 15 h 02 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
5.1 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 166°F43°F76°F 201028°F 200841%0%
May 266°F44°F81°F 201035°F 200542%0%
May 366°F44°F90°F 201836°F 200542%0%
May 467°F44°F92°F 201836°F 200542%0%
May 567°F45°F84°F 201532°F 200542%0%
May 667°F45°F82°F 200635°F 200542%0%
May 768°F45°F80°F 201031°F 200742%0%
May 868°F45°F84°F 201537°F 200742%0%
May 968°F46°F83°F 201536°F 201742%0%
May 1068°F46°F86°F 200734°F 202042%0%
May 1169°F46°F88°F 201532°F 201042%0%
May 1269°F47°F86°F 201538°F 201742%0%
May 1369°F47°F87°F 201431°F 200542%0%
May 1469°F47°F84°F 201235°F 200742%0%
May 1570°F48°F79°F 201634°F 201342%0%
May 1670°F48°F85°F 201834°F 201342%0%
May 1770°F48°F85°F 200740°F 201642%0%
May 1870°F49°F91°F 201740°F 201641%0%
May 1971°F49°F97°F 201738°F 200941%0%
May 2071°F49°F91°F 201738°F 200841%0%
May 2171°F49°F85°F 201938°F 202041%0%
May 2271°F50°F89°F 200939°F 200741%0%
May 2372°F50°F88°F 200940°F 200641%0%
May 2472°F50°F88°F 202143°F 200641%0%
May 2572°F51°F89°F 200741°F 200640%0%
May 2673°F51°F92°F 200741°F 200640%0%
May 2773°F51°F96°F 201038°F 201340%0%
May 2873°F52°F89°F 201143°F 201340%0%
May 2973°F52°F91°F 201637°F 201440%0%
May 3074°F52°F89°F 201842°F 201440%0%
May 3174°F53°F90°F 201346°F 202139%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Woonsocket, 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 5:42 AM, sunset 7:45 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:13 AM, sunset 8:15 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00379423 (Woonsocket), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00379423, 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.