Bedford climate

Bedford Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bedford, 1.4 km from Bedford

Average highs run from 73°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.60 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 Bedford, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
4.60 in
Record high
94°FMay 19, 2026
Record low
30°FMay 10, 2020
Chance of a freeze
4%
Daylight
13 h 45 min to 14 h 34 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
3.8 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 173°F50°F89°F 196233°F 19960%
May 273°F50°F90°F 195132°F 20050%
May 373°F50°F90°F 195931°F 20050%
May 473°F51°F89°F 196932°F 19760%
May 574°F51°F90°F 195032°F 19970%
May 674°F51°F90°F 195035°F 19730%
May 774°F52°F90°F 195932°F 19700%
May 874°F52°F89°F 196437°F 19470%
May 974°F52°F93°F 196332°F 19470%
May 1074°F52°F89°F 196330°F 20200%
May 1174°F53°F89°F 195331°F 19660%
May 1274°F53°F91°F 195634°F 19690%
May 1374°F53°F92°F 195635°F 19690%
May 1474°F53°F92°F 195633°F 19970%
May 1574°F54°F90°F 196237°F 20260%
May 1674°F54°F88°F 199833°F 19730%
May 1775°F54°F91°F 202633°F 19970%
May 1875°F54°F93°F 202632°F 19730%
May 1975°F55°F94°F 202634°F 20020%
May 2075°F55°F94°F 202236°F 20020%
May 2175°F55°F93°F 202239°F 20020%
May 2275°F55°F91°F 202236°F 19970%
May 2375°F56°F92°F 202133°F 20020%
May 2476°F56°F91°F 201940°F 20060%
May 2576°F56°F92°F 195336°F 20130%
May 2676°F56°F93°F 202138°F 19880%
May 2776°F57°F91°F 201041°F 19490%
May 2877°F57°F91°F 196739°F 19610%
May 2977°F57°F91°F 201940°F 20080%
May 3077°F57°F93°F 196944°F 20000%
May 3177°F58°F93°F 201141°F 20000%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bedford, 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 6:23 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 8:33 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00440551 (Bedford), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013733, 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.