Castleton climate

Castleton Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rutland, 16.3 km from Castleton

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 37°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.63 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 Castleton, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
3.63 in
Record high
93°FMay 9, 1979
Record low
20°FMay 9, 1947
Chance of a freeze
90%
Daylight
14 h 10 min to 15 h 12 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
4.3 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°F87°F 197026°F 200840%2%
May 263°F37°F87°F 200122°F 192341%2%
May 364°F38°F88°F 200125°F 196641%2%
May 464°F38°F88°F 194425°F 194641%1%
May 564°F39°F90°F 194425°F 192241%1%
May 665°F39°F87°F 193027°F 202041%1%
May 765°F39°F88°F 200027°F 196641%1%
May 866°F40°F89°F 193626°F 195041%1%
May 966°F40°F93°F 197920°F 194741%1%
May 1066°F40°F91°F 197924°F 194741%1%
May 1167°F41°F87°F 199327°F 196641%1%
May 1267°F41°F87°F 201528°F 199041%1%
May 1367°F41°F86°F 202225°F 202041%1%
May 1468°F42°F86°F 196127°F 199441%0%
May 1568°F42°F88°F 196128°F 201341%0%
May 1668°F42°F91°F 193225°F 193641%0%
May 1769°F43°F89°F 197727°F 195741%0%
May 1869°F43°F91°F 196224°F 202341%0%
May 1969°F43°F92°F 197125°F 202341%0%
May 2069°F44°F90°F 197129°F 200241%0%
May 2170°F44°F90°F 197529°F 193642%0%
May 2270°F44°F89°F 192129°F 193642%0%
May 2370°F45°F92°F 197529°F 201542%0%
May 2470°F45°F88°F 197730°F 193242%0%
May 2571°F45°F86°F 197226°F 195642%0%
May 2671°F46°F89°F 197830°F 195642%0%
May 2771°F46°F90°F 197829°F 196942%0%
May 2871°F46°F92°F 197830°F 199441%0%
May 2972°F46°F92°F 198728°F 197741%0%
May 3072°F47°F92°F 198731°F 197741%0%
May 3172°F47°F92°F 193128°F 196141%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Castleton, 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 5:45 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:15 AM, sunset 8:27 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00436995 (Rutland), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00436995, 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.