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New York Weather in May
Late springMay in New York is usually mild by day and cool at night, with 2016–2025 average highs around 21°C (70°F) and lows near 12°C (53°F). The 10-year average shows around 12 rainy days and about 111 mm of monthly precipitation, so some wet days are normal.
Avg high69.5°F 20.9°CAvg low52.9°F 11.6°CRainy days~12.5 daysMonthly rain111.1 mm
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What to wear in New York in May
For what to wear in New York in May, long sleeves or a T-shirt with a light jacket make a practical combination. A compact umbrella is worth carrying for passing showers or wetter days.
Travel takeaway: For many travelers, these temperatures are comfortable for city sightseeing when you pack one flexible layer.
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New York: 12-month travel weather
New York has four distinct seasons, with cold and snow possible in winter and hot, humid weather in July–August.
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Parades, shopping and holiday tourism overlap, which can raise hotel prices and crowd levels at major sights.
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New York in May · recent 3 years
Compare the most recent complete year with the two years before it. Daily high / low temperatures are shown in °F.
CalendarNo measurable rain🌧️ Rain⛈️ Thunderstorm❄️ SnowHigh / Low · °F
⭐ May 2025 · latest complete year☔ 16 days · 201.1 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21.2°C/10.3°C
No rain
2
30.1°C/14.3°C
No rain
3
29°C/18.3°C
🌧️ 8.7 mm
4
21.3°C/15.3°C
🌧️ 13.6 mm
5
20.3°C/14.4°C
🌧️ 12.7 mm
6
19.1°C/14°C
🌧️ 21.3 mm
7
22.6°C/13.9°C
No rain
8
24.3°C/13.6°C
No rain
9
16.9°C/12.2°C
🌧️ 14.6 mm
10
20.6°C/10.2°C
No rain
11
23.4°C/11.3°C
No rain
12
20.4°C/10.9°C
No rain
13
20.4°C/14.8°C
🌧️ 3.9 mm
14
19.3°C/15°C
🌧️ 26.5 mm
15
23°C/15.6°C
🌧️ 4.1 mm
16
22.4°C/15.2°C
No rain
17
26.8°C/17.3°C
🌧️ 2.5 mm
18
23.2°C/14.9°C
No rain
19
20.1°C/12.2°C
No rain
20
18.6°C/8.7°C
No rain
21
14°C/9.6°C
🌧️ 4 mm
22
12.6°C/9°C
🌧️ 22.8 mm
23
16.8°C/8.8°C
🌧️ 3.2 mm
24
17.1°C/8.5°C
No rain
25
19.3°C/10.4°C
No rain
26
22.3°C/10.5°C
No rain
27
25.6°C/11.9°C
No rain
28
19°C/12.5°C
🌧️ 10.6 mm
29
21.7°C/12.7°C
🌧️ 2.9 mm
30
23.5°C/16.2°C
🌧️ 7.7 mm
31
19.5°C/12.3°C
🌧️ 39.4 mm
May 2024☔ 12 days · 101 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24.8°C/10.5°C
🌧️ 1.5 mm
2
27.8°C/10.3°C
No rain
3
17.3°C/9.8°C
No rain
4
16.6°C/7.9°C
No rain
5
12.1°C/9.2°C
🌧️ 8.6 mm
6
22.7°C/12°C
No rain
7
26.1°C/12.2°C
No rain
8
30.9°C/16°C
No rain
9
21°C/14.3°C
No rain
10
15.1°C/9.5°C
🌧️ 12.9 mm
11
16.6°C/6.5°C
No rain
12
13.5°C/8.7°C
🌧️ 7.6 mm
13
20°C/5.9°C
No rain
14
22.6°C/9.5°C
🌧️ 3.2 mm
15
19.8°C/13.5°C
🌧️ 6.8 mm
16
19°C/15°C
🌧️ 4.8 mm
17
22.7°C/12.1°C
No rain
18
22.8°C/13.2°C
🌧️ 2.2 mm
19
23.4°C/12.5°C
No rain
20
23.8°C/10.7°C
No rain
21
27.1°C/12.4°C
No rain
22
28.6°C/15.8°C
No rain
23
27.2°C/19°C
🌧️ 3 mm
24
29.4°C/15.8°C
No rain
25
26°C/14°C
No rain
26
26.1°C/15.7°C
No rain
27
22.6°C/17.2°C
🌧️ 34.6 mm
28
27.1°C/17.8°C
No rain
29
25.1°C/14°C
🌧️ 12.4 mm
30
21.7°C/14°C
🌧️ 2.2 mm
31
25°C/13.2°C
No rain
May 2023☔ 4 days · 36.9 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15.7°C/7.6°C
🌧️ 1.8 mm
2
13.5°C/8.4°C
No rain
3
12.6°C/5.8°C
No rain
4
14.5°C/6.4°C
🌧️ 1.7 mm
5
17.2°C/6.9°C
🌧️ 3.5 mm
6
21.1°C/6.6°C
No rain
7
23.8°C/9.3°C
No rain
8
23.7°C/12.9°C
No rain
9
19.3°C/9.8°C
No rain
10
21.2°C/7.2°C
No rain
11
25.4°C/9.6°C
No rain
12
29.6°C/13°C
No rain
13
27.4°C/17.6°C
No rain
14
22.9°C/12.6°C
No rain
15
25.4°C/9.7°C
No rain
16
27.8°C/12.8°C
No rain
17
18.8°C/10.7°C
No rain
18
14.3°C/6.9°C
No rain
19
19.6°C/10.5°C
No rain
20
17.6°C/13.6°C
🌧️ 26.9 mm
21
21.9°C/13°C
No rain
22
23°C/12.3°C
No rain
23
19.5°C/11.1°C
No rain
24
21.9°C/9.9°C
No rain
25
19.2°C/10.1°C
No rain
26
22.3°C/10.1°C
No rain
27
24.4°C/9.9°C
No rain
28
23.7°C/11.7°C
No rain
29
24.7°C/13.8°C
No rain
30
20.4°C/11.8°C
No rain
31
22.6°C/10.8°C
No rain
Historical calendars use Open-Meteo reanalysis data. A rainy day is counted when daily precipitation is at least 1 mm. Conditions at a specific hotel, beach or station can differ.
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