Ipswich climate

Ipswich Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ipswich, 0.8 km from Ipswich

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 37°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.99 in over about 8 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 Ipswich, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
2.99 in
Record high
101°FMay 27, 2018
Record low
20°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
78%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
14 h 19 min to 15 h 25 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
11.6 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 163°F37°F84°F 202126°F 202624%1%
May 264°F38°F89°F 201526°F 201324%1%
May 364°F38°F78°F 202320°F 201325%1%
May 465°F38°F81°F 201827°F 202125%1%
May 565°F39°F88°F 201630°F 202625%1%
May 665°F39°F91°F 201632°F 201925%1%
May 766°F40°F87°F 201725°F 201925%1%
May 866°F40°F80°F 202530°F 202025%1%
May 966°F41°F83°F 202534°F 201926%1%
May 1067°F41°F86°F 202527°F 201926%0%
May 1167°F41°F90°F 202529°F 202026%0%
May 1268°F42°F91°F 202525°F 201326%0%
May 1368°F42°F91°F 201333°F 201426%0%
May 1468°F43°F88°F 202529°F 201626%0%
May 1569°F43°F83°F 201727°F 201426%0%
May 1669°F44°F90°F 201827°F 201426%0%
May 1770°F44°F93°F 201230°F 201426%0%
May 1870°F45°F92°F 201233°F 201526%0%
May 1970°F45°F82°F 202132°F 201526%0%
May 2071°F45°F80°F 201432°F 201926%0%
May 2171°F46°F81°F 202335°F 201726%0%
May 2271°F46°F88°F 201231°F 202226%0%
May 2372°F47°F87°F 201638°F 202526%0%
May 2472°F47°F91°F 201837°F 201727%0%
May 2572°F48°F93°F 201838°F 202427%0%
May 2673°F48°F97°F 201838°F 201227%0%
May 2773°F48°F101°F 201840°F 202127%0%
May 2873°F49°F90°F 202635°F 202127%0%
May 2974°F49°F89°F 201837°F 201227%0%
May 3074°F50°F90°F 201433°F 201228%0%
May 3174°F50°F89°F 201836°F 201728%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ipswich, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 8:43 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:52 AM, sunset 9:17 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00394206 (Ipswich), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00390022, 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.