Hingham climate

Hingham Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hingham Wwtp, 0.4 km from Hingham

Average highs run from 60°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 50°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 Hingham, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.98 in
Record high
94°FMay 27, 2018
Record low
25°FMay 3, 2004
Chance of a freeze
57%
Daylight
14 h 10 min to 15 h 12 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
11.2 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 160°F40°F89°F 202130°F 201541%
May 260°F40°F80°F 201227°F 202641%
May 361°F41°F79°F 201525°F 200441%
May 461°F41°F81°F 200026°F 200341%
May 562°F41°F83°F 200033°F 200441%
May 662°F42°F79°F 201630°F 202642%
May 762°F42°F80°F 200029°F 199742%
May 863°F42°F82°F 201826°F 201742%
May 963°F43°F78°F 200130°F 202042%
May 1063°F43°F78°F 200131°F 199942%
May 1164°F43°F78°F 202331°F 202642%
May 1264°F44°F81°F 202229°F 202042%
May 1365°F44°F82°F 202228°F 202042%
May 1465°F44°F88°F 200730°F 202642%
May 1565°F45°F84°F 201231°F 201642%
May 1666°F45°F83°F 201731°F 199742%
May 1766°F46°F85°F 199831°F 200242%0%
May 1866°F46°F88°F 199829°F 200242%0%
May 1967°F46°F88°F 199830°F 200242%0%
May 2067°F47°F84°F 200930°F 201542%0%
May 2167°F47°F84°F 202128°F 200241%0%
May 2268°F47°F88°F 202130°F 199741%0%
May 2368°F48°F82°F 200737°F 200641%0%
May 2468°F48°F87°F 201035°F 201341%0%
May 2569°F48°F87°F 202135°F 202541%0%
May 2669°F49°F89°F 202633°F 202342%0%
May 2769°F49°F94°F 201835°F 199742%0%
May 2870°F49°F88°F 201230°F 200842%0%
May 2970°F50°F86°F 199936°F 202142%0%
May 3070°F50°F88°F 201034°F 200142%0%
May 3171°F50°F86°F 201134°F 200942%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hingham, 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 (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:14 AM, sunset 8:26 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00473661 (Hingham Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004841, 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.