Scranton climate

Scranton Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lake City 2 Se, 6.1 km from Scranton

Average highs run from 81°F on May 1 to 86°F on May 31, and lows from 55°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.20 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Scranton, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
59°F
Precipitation
4.20 in
Record high
101°FMay 29, 2019
Record low
37°FMay 1, 2008
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
5.5
Daylight
13 h 33 min to 14 h 15 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
8.5 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 181°F55°F89°F 200737°F 20080%
May 281°F55°F91°F 200742°F 20060%
May 381°F55°F93°F 201041°F 20230%
May 482°F56°F91°F 200738°F 20230%
May 582°F56°F89°F 199639°F 19970%
May 682°F56°F93°F 201440°F 19970%
May 782°F57°F93°F 199641°F 20050%
May 882°F57°F93°F 200441°F 20200%
May 982°F57°F94°F 200443°F 19970%
May 1083°F58°F93°F 200244°F 19970%
May 1183°F58°F95°F 200238°F 19970%
May 1283°F58°F95°F 201839°F 19970%
May 1383°F59°F98°F 200041°F 20210%
May 1483°F59°F98°F 200041°F 19970%
May 1583°F59°F93°F 199541°F 20210%
May 1683°F60°F100°F 199545°F 20210%
May 1784°F60°F94°F 202543°F 19970%
May 1884°F60°F93°F 201948°F 19970%
May 1984°F60°F97°F 199646°F 20070%
May 2084°F61°F99°F 199640°F 20020%
May 2184°F61°F98°F 199639°F 20020%
May 2284°F61°F97°F 199640°F 20020%
May 2384°F62°F94°F 199642°F 20020%
May 2485°F62°F95°F 199442°F 20020%
May 2585°F62°F99°F 199445°F 20020%
May 2685°F62°F100°F 200047°F 20050%
May 2785°F63°F100°F 201948°F 20050%
May 2885°F63°F99°F 201951°F 19990%
May 2986°F63°F101°F 201951°F 19940%
May 3086°F64°F101°F 201951°F 20000%
May 3186°F64°F95°F 200446°F 20210%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Scranton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 8:03 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 8:24 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00384886 (Lake City 2 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00381241, 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.