Salisbury climate

Salisbury Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salisbury 2 N, 3.2 km from Salisbury

Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 36°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.98 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 Salisbury, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
3.98 in
Record high
93°FMay 26, 2010
Record low
20°FMay 3, 2002
Chance of a freeze
92%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
14 h 12 min to 15 h 14 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
4.5 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 167°F36°F86°F 200127°F 200840%
May 267°F37°F89°F 200129°F 200240%
May 368°F37°F90°F 200120°F 200240%
May 468°F38°F88°F 200123°F 200340%
May 568°F38°F84°F 201527°F 199741%
May 669°F38°F81°F 200227°F 200141%
May 769°F39°F88°F 200022°F 199541%
May 869°F39°F85°F 200722°F 200441%
May 970°F39°F88°F 200729°F 199541%
May 1070°F40°F90°F 200722°F 201141%
May 1170°F40°F86°F 200124°F 201042%
May 1271°F40°F86°F 200127°F 199942%
May 1371°F41°F87°F 200425°F 200242%
May 1471°F41°F87°F 200424°F 199442%
May 1572°F41°F87°F 200426°F 200142%
May 1672°F42°F87°F 199827°F 201342%
May 1772°F42°F87°F 199828°F 200343%
May 1872°F42°F84°F 199929°F 199343%
May 1973°F43°F84°F 199628°F 199243%
May 2073°F43°F91°F 201227°F 200243%
May 2173°F43°F90°F 200931°F 200243%0%
May 2273°F43°F90°F 200930°F 200243%0%
May 2374°F44°F90°F 199228°F 201544%0%
May 2474°F44°F89°F 199234°F 199244%0%
May 2574°F44°F92°F 200724°F 199244%0%
May 2675°F45°F93°F 201030°F 200944%0%
May 2775°F45°F92°F 201032°F 201344%0%
May 2875°F45°F87°F 201232°F 201344%0%
May 2975°F45°F89°F 201226°F 199244%0%
May 3076°F46°F89°F 200628°F 199344%0%
May 3176°F46°F90°F 199932°F 200444%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Salisbury, 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 5:44 AM, sunset 7:56 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:13 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 USC00437098 (Salisbury 2 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00437098, 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.