Average May Temperature in Cape May by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Cape May, New Jersey for the month of May each year between 1894 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest May Ever in Cape May?

1991 was the warmest May in the history of Cape May, New Jersey. The average daily high temperature was 77.0 °F, and the average low was 56.8 °F.

What Was the Coldest May Ever in Cape May?

1907 was the coolest May in the history of Cape May, New Jersey. The average daily high temperature was 60.5 °F, and the average low was 48.7 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	53	70.1	51.2
2022	22	70.8	54.6
2021	27	72.8	52.4
2020	71	67.6	51.8
2019	8	72.0	56.7
2018	4	74.4	56.9
2017	35	69.7	54.3
2016	57	67.8	53.0
2015	3	75.2	56.3
2014	16	72.7	53.8
2013	40	69.6	53.7
2012	2	73.8	57.8
2011	7	73.3	56.8
2010	9	73.6	54.9
2009	29	70.7	54.0
2008	52	69.9	51.6
2007	24	73.5	51.8
2006	23	72.2	53.1
2005	96	66.2	48.4
2003	93	65.3	50.2
2002	30	72.5	52.1
2001	14	72.6	54.3
2000	19	71.8	54.3
1999	18	72.6	53.6
1998	15	72.0	54.7
1997	81	68.1	49.8
1996	67	67.9	51.7
1995	41	70.4	52.6
1994	85	67.9	49.5
1993	31	71.3	53.3
1992	95	66.9	47.9
1991	1	77.0	56.8
1990	55	68.2	52.7
1989	48	68.9	53.1
1988	62	68.1	52.3
1987	37	70.8	53.0
1986	17	73.1	53.2
1985	21	70.9	54.7
1984	61	67.4	53.0
1983	79	66.5	51.5
1982	36	70.2	53.8
1981	59	68.5	52.1
1980	13	71.7	55.2
1979	42	67.9	55.1
1978	87	65.4	51.5
1977	34	71.9	52.4
1976	72	68.0	51.4
1975	43	69.3	53.7
1974	69	67.6	51.9
1973	88	64.9	52.0
1972	94	65.0	50.1
1971	84	65.9	51.7
1970	51	68.9	52.7
1969	60	67.5	52.9
1968	39	69.9	53.4
1967	98	64.1	49.4
1966	89	68.3	48.1
1965	5	75.7	55.0
1963	63	68.9	51.2
1962	12	72.0	55.0
1961	78	66.7	51.7
1959	11	72.3	55.3
1958	64	67.3	52.5
1956	86	67.4	49.7
1955	38	71.2	52.2
1954	54	68.8	52.4
1953	25	71.2	54.0
1952	45	69.4	53.5
1951	33	71.2	53.2
1950	90	65.3	50.9
1949	28	70.1	54.9
1948	47	68.4	53.9
1947	58	67.6	53.1
1945	82	64.0	53.9
1944	26	69.1	56.1
1943	50	67.8	53.9
1942	20	69.1	56.8
1940	97	63.3	50.6
1932	75	67.9	50.9
1931	80	66.8	51.1
1930	10	73.8	53.8
1929	83	66.8	50.9
1928	92	65.6	50.3
1927	74	66.6	52.3
1926	44	69.2	53.7
1913	46	69.1	53.7
1912	56	67.4	53.3
1911	49	68.3	53.6
1910	77	65.8	52.8
1909	73	65.2	53.8
1908	68	65.4	54.1
1907	99	60.5	48.7
1906	66	66.2	53.5
1905	76	65.5	53.2
1904	65	65.6	54.1
1897	70	67.1	52.4
1896	6	73.4	57.2
1895	91	65.0	51.1
1894	32	70.0	54.4

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1894–2024	Cape May 2 NW	location