Cornell Weather in May
Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.86 in.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 66°F
- Average low
- 45°F
- Precipitation
- 3.86 in
- Snowfall
- 0.1 in
- Record high
- 92°FMay 29, 2018
- Record low
- 14°FMay 12, 1997
- Chance of a freeze
- 67%
- Daylight
- 14 h 18 min to 15 h 23 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 76%
- Dew point
- 47°F
- Wind
- 10.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 61°F | 39°F | 85°F 1992 | 24°F 1994 | 2% | |
| May 2 | 61°F | 40°F | 85°F 2021 | 21°F 2005 | 2% | |
| May 3 | 62°F | 40°F | 79°F 1999 | 19°F 2002 | 1% | |
| May 4 | 62°F | 40°F | 89°F 1985 | 21°F 2005 | 1% | |
| May 5 | 62°F | 41°F | 86°F 2000 | 24°F 2005 | 1% | |
| May 6 | 63°F | 41°F | 82°F 1988 | 21°F 1989 | 1% | |
| May 7 | 63°F | 41°F | 88°F 2016 | 23°F 1989 | 1% | |
| May 8 | 64°F | 42°F | 85°F 2000 | 25°F 1995 | 1% | |
| May 9 | 64°F | 42°F | 84°F 1987 | 27°F 2020 | 1% | |
| May 10 | 64°F | 43°F | 84°F 1987 | 28°F 1999 | 1% | |
| May 11 | 65°F | 43°F | 85°F 2007 | 25°F 1990 | 1% | |
| May 12 | 65°F | 43°F | 85°F 1991 | 14°F 1997 | 1% | |
| May 13 | 65°F | 44°F | 88°F 2022 | 22°F 1997 | 1% | |
| May 14 | 66°F | 44°F | 90°F 1991 | 25°F 1997 | 1% | |
| May 15 | 66°F | 44°F | 89°F 2007 | 27°F 2016 | 1% | |
| May 16 | 66°F | 45°F | 89°F 2001 | 24°F 1993 | 1% | |
| May 17 | 67°F | 45°F | 89°F 1987 | 23°F 2004 | 0% | |
| May 18 | 67°F | 45°F | 85°F 1998 | 27°F 1988 | 0% | |
| May 19 | 67°F | 46°F | 86°F 1998 | 28°F 2000 | 0% | |
| May 20 | 68°F | 46°F | 85°F 1988 | 25°F 2002 | 0% | |
| May 21 | 68°F | 46°F | 86°F 1988 | 27°F 2003 | 0% | |
| May 22 | 68°F | 47°F | 85°F 1991 | 29°F 1993 | 0% | |
| May 23 | 69°F | 47°F | 85°F 1994 | 32°F 2003 | 0% | |
| May 24 | 69°F | 47°F | 89°F 1985 | 27°F 1992 | 0% | |
| May 25 | 69°F | 48°F | 90°F 2010 | 27°F 1992 | 0% | |
| May 26 | 70°F | 48°F | 89°F 2010 | 31°F 1999 | 0% | |
| May 27 | 70°F | 48°F | 90°F 2018 | 27°F 1994 | 0% | |
| May 28 | 70°F | 49°F | 90°F 2006 | 27°F 1994 | 0% | |
| May 29 | 70°F | 49°F | 92°F 2018 | 28°F 1993 | 0% | |
| May 30 | 71°F | 49°F | 90°F 2006 | 31°F 1990 | 0% | |
| May 31 | 71°F | 50°F | 89°F 1988 | 34°F 2009 | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:21 AM, sunset 8:44 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00473698 (Holcombe), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00470773, 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.