Average May Temperature in Atlantic City by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Atlantic City, New Jersey for the month of May each year between 1874 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest May Ever in Atlantic City?

2018 was the warmest May in the history of Atlantic City, New Jersey. The average daily high temperature was 76.7 °F, and the average low was 57.4 °F.

What Was the Coldest May Ever in Atlantic City?

1882 was the coolest May in the history of Atlantic City, New Jersey. The average daily high temperature was 59.1 °F, and the average low was 47.1 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	94	70.0	47.3
2022	14	72.7	54.2
2021	32	73.4	50.0
2020	53	69.9	51.1
2019	9	73.3	55.5
2018	1	76.7	57.4
2017	36	70.6	52.3
2016	52	68.9	52.1
2015	3	77.5	55.5
2014	28	72.4	51.9
2013	42	71.1	51.2
2012	5	73.9	56.0
2011	6	74.1	55.8
2010	8	74.9	54.1
2009	24	72.1	53.2
2008	69	70.7	48.7
2007	18	75.3	50.7
2006	33	72.8	50.5
2005	141	66.7	44.9
2004	2	76.8	57.0
2003	137	64.9	47.5
2002	54	71.6	49.1
2001	30	73.0	50.7
2000	27	72.3	52.4
1999	51	71.4	49.7
1998	23	72.4	53.1
1997	116	69.0	46.0
1996	86	68.6	49.3
1995	70	71.3	48.0
1994	119	69.7	45.0
1993	40	74.0	48.4
1992	124	68.5	45.4
1991	4	79.6	52.3
1990	79	69.1	49.3
1989	66	70.2	49.6
1988	74	69.9	49.0
1987	38	72.1	50.5
1986	17	75.7	50.5
1985	7	75.6	53.4
1984	50	70.2	51.1
1983	59	70.5	50.1
1982	12	74.6	53.5
1981	109	68.9	46.6
1980	34	72.6	50.6
1979	20	72.3	53.4
1978	122	66.0	48.3
1977	31	73.7	49.7
1976	118	68.2	46.6
1975	15	72.7	53.8
1974	61	70.4	50.2
1973	91	67.2	50.3
1972	83	68.6	49.5
1971	114	66.6	48.6
1970	37	71.9	51.0
1969	29	75.8	48.1
1968	88	69.7	48.0
1967	148	64.0	44.1
1966	130	67.5	45.7
1965	10	75.9	52.3
1964	13	75.5	52.4
1963	62	71.6	48.9
1962	16	73.7	52.6
1961	81	68.9	49.4
1960	46	71.0	50.9
1959	11	75.2	52.9
1958	107	63.6	52.1
1957	65	66.4	53.4
1956	138	62.0	49.9
1955	56	67.1	53.6
1954	87	64.6	53.1
1953	35	67.6	55.5
1952	64	66.7	53.3
1951	44	68.1	53.9
1950	136	61.5	51.1
1949	78	65.1	53.4
1948	105	63.6	52.2
1947	110	64.1	51.3
1946	58	66.5	54.1
1945	97	64.2	53.0
1944	39	67.3	55.2
1943	73	66.1	53.1
1942	26	68.8	55.9
1941	21	72.1	53.6
1940	117	63.5	51.4
1939	47	68.1	53.5
1938	76	65.7	53.0
1937	49	68.1	53.4
1936	55	67.5	53.1
1935	125	63.5	50.3
1934	71	66.5	52.7
1933	43	67.4	54.9
1932	108	64.0	51.6
1931	104	63.6	52.3
1930	22	70.7	54.8
1929	103	63.5	52.5
1928	132	61.9	51.0
1927	115	63.4	51.6
1926	93	66.4	50.9
1925	101	64.5	51.6
1924	127	62.3	51.2
1923	126	62.4	51.3
1922	41	67.3	55.1
1921	112	63.7	51.6
1920	147	60.3	48.8
1919	67	65.8	54.0
1918	48	67.8	53.8
1917	146	61.9	47.6
1916	60	67.3	53.3
1915	100	64.8	51.3
1914	45	69.0	52.9
1913	57	68.3	52.4
1912	89	65.4	52.3
1911	75	65.8	53.1
1910	99	65.1	51.6
1909	95	65.2	52.0
1908	98	64.2	52.8
1907	149	60.3	47.5
1906	82	66.1	52.1
1905	90	64.9	52.8
1904	77	65.6	53.0
1903	72	65.0	54.1
1902	113	63.7	51.6
1901	144	61.0	49.6
1900	92	66.2	51.2
1899	106	64.1	51.6
1898	142	60.7	50.3
1897	102	64.0	51.9
1896	25	68.7	56.4
1895	129	63.8	49.4
1894	68	66.2	53.2
1893	133	62.7	50.1
1892	120	63.9	50.8
1891	128	62.8	50.4
1890	123	61.6	52.4
1889	80	66.1	52.3
1888	135	62.3	50.4
1887	63	66.2	54.1
1886	140	62.3	49.5
1885	143	61.5	49.4
1884	84	66.6	51.4
1883	131	63.0	50.0
1882	150	59.1	47.1
1881	111	63.1	52.3
1880	19	70.2	55.5
1879	96	66.0	51.2
1878	85	66.9	51.2
1877	121	65.1	49.1
1876	139	62.7	49.1
1875	145	62.7	47.6
1874	134	63.8	48.8

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1959–2024	Atlantic City International Airport	location
1873–1958	Atlantic City	location