Average May Temperature in New York City by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in New York City for the month of May each year between 1870 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest May Ever in New York City?

1991 was the warmest May in the history of New York City. The average daily high temperature was 78.9 °F, and the average low was 58.5 °F.

What Was the Coldest May Ever in New York City?

1917 was the coolest May in the history of New York City. The average daily high temperature was 61.7 °F, and the average low was 46.9 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	65	71.8	53.6
2022	41	72.1	56.0
2021	61	71.8	54.0
2020	108	69.2	51.4
2019	71	69.9	54.4
2018	6	75.5	58.3
2017	95	68.2	54.0
2016	63	70.6	55.0
2015	2	78.4	58.6
2014	42	72.5	55.5
2013	64	71.2	54.4
2012	23	72.0	58.2
2011	31	72.4	56.6
2010	18	74.4	56.2
2009	69	70.5	54.4
2008	115	68.9	51.2
2007	20	75.3	55.2
2006	57	71.6	54.6
2005	139	67.3	50.5
2004	21	74.3	56.1
2003	142	66.1	51.3
2002	104	69.4	51.9
2001	48	71.5	55.7
2000	50	71.7	55.4
1999	59	71.1	55.0
1998	35	72.4	56.2
1997	130	67.9	50.8
1996	94	69.5	52.7
1995	78	70.1	53.7
1994	79	72.3	51.2
1993	11	75.5	55.8
1992	96	70.8	51.2
1991	1	78.9	58.5
1990	109	68.8	51.6
1989	73	70.5	53.6
1988	66	71.4	53.9
1987	49	73.1	54.0
1986	9	75.7	56.3
1985	19	74.5	56.0
1984	82	69.6	53.7
1983	114	68.1	52.2
1982	39	72.1	56.1
1981	26	73.7	55.9
1980	12	74.6	56.6
1979	15	73.1	57.5
1978	86	69.3	53.7
1977	24	75.1	54.9
1976	111	69.6	50.7
1975	10	75.2	56.4
1974	97	69.4	52.4
1973	128	67.1	51.8
1972	55	72.4	54.1
1971	90	70.0	52.7
1970	40	73.4	54.6
1969	22	75.3	55.1
1968	125	68.2	51.0
1967	153	63.4	46.9
1966	83	70.4	52.7
1965	7	76.9	55.8
1964	13	76.0	54.8
1963	93	71.5	50.7
1962	33	74.9	53.8
1961	122	69.0	50.7
1960	67	71.0	54.2
1959	8	76.3	56.3
1958	136	66.4	51.8
1957	56	72.5	53.7
1956	143	67.9	49.4
1955	14	75.9	54.9
1954	123	67.7	51.9
1953	51	71.5	55.2
1952	102	69.3	52.0
1951	53	72.6	54.0
1950	141	66.9	50.6
1949	58	72.9	53.3
1948	112	67.6	52.8
1947	119	69.1	50.7
1946	77	71.1	52.7
1945	134	67.8	50.6
1944	5	76.6	57.4
1943	68	71.4	53.7
1942	17	73.8	56.8
1941	27	75.4	53.9
1940	103	68.0	53.3
1939	25	74.5	55.3
1938	100	69.4	52.1
1937	38	74.2	54.2
1936	36	74.9	53.7
1935	121	69.2	50.5
1934	47	73.3	54.0
1933	34	72.8	55.9
1932	74	70.8	53.3
1931	87	69.9	53.0
1930	44	73.3	54.4
1929	80	71.0	52.4
1928	131	67.6	51.1
1927	137	66.7	51.2
1926	116	69.6	50.5
1925	126	69.1	50.0
1924	150	64.8	49.7
1923	118	70.1	49.9
1922	28	75.1	54.0
1921	92	71.2	51.2
1920	140	68.5	49.0
1919	75	70.5	53.4
1918	16	74.5	56.0
1917	154	61.7	46.9
1916	88	69.5	53.3
1915	138	67.2	50.7
1914	30	74.5	54.5
1913	105	69.3	52.0
1912	70	71.3	53.1
1911	29	71.7	57.4
1910	81	68.1	55.3
1909	91	67.9	54.5
1908	43	70.5	57.4
1907	151	64.0	49.3
1906	52	71.4	55.3
1905	85	69.0	54.0
1904	37	72.6	55.9
1903	46	72.2	55.4
1902	129	67.2	51.6
1901	149	64.5	51.4
1900	120	68.9	50.9
1899	62	70.8	54.9
1898	135	64.9	53.4
1897	84	69.4	53.7
1896	4	75.6	58.9
1895	54	72.3	54.3
1894	89	68.8	53.9
1893	144	65.4	51.3
1892	124	67.6	51.8
1891	147	66.5	50.0
1890	101	69.3	52.2
1889	45	72.5	55.2
1888	148	64.5	51.9
1887	32	73.6	55.3
1886	106	68.3	52.5
1885	133	66.8	51.6
1884	110	67.6	52.9
1883	99	69.0	52.7
1882	152	63.7	48.5
1881	72	70.3	53.9
1880	3	76.7	58.3
1879	60	71.2	54.6
1878	132	66.8	51.8
1877	127	67.7	51.2
1876	113	68.6	51.7
1875	117	68.6	51.4
1874	146	67.6	49.0
1873	145	66.8	49.8
1872	76	70.7	53.2
1871	107	69.3	51.3
1870	98	67.8	54.0

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1869–2024	Central Park	location