Poughkeepsie May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Poughkeepsie, New York in the month of May.
Typical Poughkeepsie May Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 71.9 °F
Average daily low 48.0 °F
Average monthly precipitation 3.4 inches
Daily chance of precipitation 42.4%
Poughkeepsie May Weather Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 98 °F May 22, 1941
Lowest temperature 26 °F May 1, 2008
Highest daily low 69 °F May 29, 2016
Lowest daily high 42 °F May 9, 1977
Hottest average high temperature 79.6 °F 1941
Coldest average high temperature 62.6 °F 1967
Most daily precipitation 3.7 inches May 29, 1984
Most monthly precipitation 11.8 inches 1989
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°F) Record (°F)
High Low High Low
May 1 67.0 42.8 88 26
May 2 67.3 43.1 90 30
May 3 67.6 43.4 92 28
May 4 67.7 43.7 92 28
May 5 67.8 43.9 94 29
May 6 68.1 44.1 96 30
May 7 68.4 44.3 96 30
May 8 68.7 44.6 98 30
May 9 69.0 45.0 92 27
May 10 69.3 45.4 95 26
May 11 69.7 45.8 92 27
May 12 70.2 46.2 94 30
May 13 70.6 46.7 88 29
May 14 71.0 47.2 87 30
May 15 71.5 47.6 94 31
May 16 71.8 48.0 89 31
May 17 72.0 48.2 92 29
May 18 72.3 48.5 96 30
May 19 72.6 48.7 96 31
May 20 72.9 49.0 91 29
May 21 73.1 49.3 95 29
May 22 73.2 49.7 98 31
May 23 73.4 50.0 94 34
May 24 73.8 50.2 92 27
May 25 74.0 50.5 91 27
May 26 74.3 50.8 95 31
May 27 74.6 51.1 91 35
May 28 75.0 51.6 94 32
May 29 75.4 52.0 96 35
May 30 75.5 52.3 93 36
May 31 75.8 52.5 94 35
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1949–2024 Poughkeepsie Dutchess County Airport location
1893–1948 Poughkeepsie location