Woonsocket climate

Woonsocket Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Forestburg 4 Nne, 15.5 km from Woonsocket

Average highs run from 66°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 38°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.58 in over about 9 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
71°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
3.58 in
Record high
99°FMay 28, 2006
Record low
20°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
80%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 15 h 15 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
45°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 166°F38°F92°F 202129°F 202627%
May 266°F38°F85°F 201526°F 200527%
May 366°F39°F85°F 200020°F 201328%
May 467°F39°F89°F 200031°F 200528%
May 567°F40°F95°F 200430°F 202628%
May 667°F40°F89°F 201627°F 202628%
May 768°F40°F88°F 201730°F 202628%
May 868°F41°F84°F 200431°F 202028%
May 968°F41°F91°F 200434°F 200928%
May 1069°F42°F88°F 202529°F 200228%
May 1169°F42°F90°F 202529°F 202028%
May 1269°F43°F91°F 202230°F 201328%
May 1370°F43°F93°F 201333°F 200428%
May 1470°F44°F95°F 200129°F 200428%
May 1570°F44°F86°F 200127°F 201429%
May 1671°F45°F85°F 201831°F 201429%
May 1771°F45°F93°F 201231°F 200229%
May 1871°F45°F93°F 201229°F 200229%
May 1972°F46°F98°F 200929°F 200229%
May 2072°F46°F91°F 200934°F 200229%0%
May 2172°F47°F88°F 200534°F 202229%0%
May 2273°F47°F91°F 201033°F 202229%0%
May 2373°F48°F93°F 200639°F 202230%0%
May 2473°F48°F91°F 201036°F 200230%0%
May 2574°F48°F92°F 201841°F 200030%0%
May 2674°F49°F97°F 202636°F 202230%0%
May 2774°F49°F97°F 201842°F 200730%0%
May 2875°F50°F99°F 200641°F 200030%0%
May 2975°F50°F93°F 201042°F 200530%0%
May 3075°F50°F96°F 200240°F 201230%0%
May 3176°F51°F91°F 202342°F 201530%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.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 8:37 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 9:09 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00393029 (Forestburg 4 Nne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094950, 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.