Wakefield climate

Wakefield Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wakefield 1NW, 2.4 km from Wakefield

Average highs run from 76°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.15 in over about 11 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 Wakefield, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
4.15 in
Record high
97°FMay 30, 2019
Record low
32°FMay 10, 2020
Chance of a freeze
9%
Days of 90°F or more
2.4
Daylight
13 h 43 min to 14 h 31 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
6.5 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 176°F50°F89°F 201040°F 200636%0%
May 276°F51°F92°F 201036°F 200636%0%
May 376°F51°F89°F 202040°F 202336%0%
May 476°F51°F91°F 202137°F 200436%0%
May 577°F52°F89°F 201038°F 200336%0%
May 677°F52°F92°F 201043°F 200236%0%
May 777°F52°F91°F 200041°F 200736%0%
May 877°F52°F91°F 201440°F 201736%0%
May 977°F53°F91°F 200935°F 202036%0%
May 1077°F53°F88°F 200032°F 202036%0%
May 1178°F53°F88°F 200139°F 202636%0%
May 1278°F54°F93°F 201835°F 202636%0%
May 1378°F54°F95°F 200039°F 202036%0%
May 1478°F54°F92°F 201835°F 201336%0%
May 1578°F54°F89°F 201041°F 199836%0%
May 1679°F55°F91°F 202538°F 201636%0%
May 1779°F55°F94°F 202648°F 200636%0%
May 1879°F55°F95°F 202644°F 202136%0%
May 1979°F56°F95°F 202641°F 200236%0%
May 2079°F56°F95°F 202239°F 200236%0%
May 2180°F56°F94°F 202241°F 200236%0%
May 2280°F56°F90°F 201435°F 200236%0%
May 2380°F57°F92°F 202136°F 200236%0%
May 2480°F57°F93°F 201944°F 200635%0%
May 2580°F57°F91°F 200443°F 201335%0%
May 2681°F58°F95°F 201941°F 201335%0%
May 2781°F58°F94°F 201045°F 201335%0%
May 2881°F58°F96°F 202146°F 200835%0%
May 2981°F58°F96°F 201942°F 200835%0%
May 3082°F59°F97°F 201950°F 200835%0%
May 3182°F59°F97°F 201146°F 202635%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wakefield, 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 (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 7:57 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 8:21 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00448800 (Wakefield 1NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093773, 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.