New Brunswick, NJ: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 63.2°F in New Brunswick, NJ, the warmest May since 2024, tied 26th warmest of 131 (with 1899).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 63.2°F; Warmest since 2024; 26th warmest of 131
Precipitation: 3.35 in; Driest since 2024; 53rd driest of 133

A normal May in New Brunswick, NJ (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 61.5°F, between 57.5°F and 65.1°F in eight years of ten and 4.13 in of precipitation, between 2.28 in and 6.23 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in New Brunswick, NJ since 1893: 63.2°F in 2026; the highest is 67.2°F, in 1896.

Normal range, 57.5 to 65.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in New Brunswick, NJ from 1893 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	63.2	26	73.9	40	52.6	19	3.35	81	0
2025	62.6	42	72	71	53.2	14	7.15	10	0
2024	64.2	16	73.9	40	54.5	2	3.25	84	0
2023	59.5	96	71.7	76	47.3	115	2.41	102	0
2022	63.1	28	72.7	65	53.5	8	7.43	7	0
2021	61	69	73	58	49	83	4.17	57	0
2020	59.7	90	69.6	107	49.7	64	2.33	104	0
2019	62.4	43	72	71	52.9	16	7.15	10	0
2018	64.8	13	75.3	27	54.4	4	5.85	26	0
2017	60.4	82	69.4	110	51.4	30	7.32	9	0
2016	61	69	71.1	87	50.9	39	4.56	46	0
2015	66.1	2	78.6	6	53.5	8	1.44	121	0
2014	61.9	49	72.9	61	51	35	6.90	12	0
2013	60.5	81	71.2	86	49.9	59	4.36	52	0
2012	65.1	11	74.3	36	55.9	1	4.65	44	0
2011	63.4	24	73.3	57	53.5	8	3.17	86	0
2010	64.2	16	75.3	27	53.1	15	2.68	98	0
2009	61.4	60	71.7	76	51.1	34	5.44	30	0
2008	57.2	125	68.9	118	46.3	121	4.56	46	2
2007	63.3	25	76	20	50.6	45	2.21	108	0
2006	61.9	49	72.8	62	50.9	39	3.03	88	0
2005	57.2	125	68.7	120	45.6	127	2.94	90	0
2004	65.7	7	76.9	14	54.4	4	4.09	59	1
2003	57.1	127	66.5	128	47.7	112	3.78	69	1
2002	58.7	110	70.2	98	47.1	116	4.92	41	0
2001	61.6	55	73	58	50.4	52	3.06	87	1
2000	61.9	49	72	71	51.8	24	4.16	58	0
1999	60.2	84	71.1	87	49.3	79	4.74	42	0
1998	63	31	73.5	52	52.5	21	6.16	22	0
1997	57.5	124	69.1	116	45.9	126	4.24	56	0
1996	58.5	113	69.1	116	47.6	113	3.26	83	1
1995	58.8	108	69.7	104	47.9	104	2.84	92	1
1994	58.6	111	71	90	46.2	123	4.37	51	0
1993	61.5	57	73.9	40	49	83	0.78	132	0
1992	57.9	117	69.2	113	46.7	119	2.29	105	1
1991	65.6	9	77.5	10	53.3	12	3.49	77	1
1990	57.9	117	67.5	123	48.3	98	8.54	4	0
1989	59.1	103	69.5	108	48.7	90	9.05	3	0
1988	59.6	92	69.7	104	49.5	69	5.24	36	0
1987	60.9	76	71.4	82	49.6	65	1.62	119	1
1986	63.5	22	76.2	19	50.8	41	0.96	129	0
1985	63.1	28	74.6	34	51.5	28	5.36	34	0
1984	59.8	88	70.6	95	49	83	9.38	1	0
1983	59	105	70.2	98	47.8	107	5.13	37	0
1982	61.9	49	73	58	50.8	41	3.41	79	0
1981	61.4	60	73.4	54	49.5	69	3.80	68	0
1980	62.2	46	73.8	43	50.6	45	3.00	89	0
1979	62	47	71.8	75	52.1	23	7.67	6	0
1978	58.4	115	67.3	124	49.5	69	6.35	20	0
1977	62.8	37	75.5	25	50.1	58	1.18	128	0
1976	59.6	92	70.2	98	49.1	81	5.05	39	0
1975	63.7	21	73.8	43	53.7	6	5.73	27	0
1974	59.7	90	70	102	49.4	76	4.00	63	0
1973	57.7	122	66.9	126	48.5	95	5.27	35	0
1972	60.8	78	71.3	84	50.4	52	6.26	21	0
1971	57.7	122	67.1	125	48.2	100	3.77	70	0
1970	61.2	66	71.4	82	51	35	2.12	110	0
1969	61.5	57	72.7	65	50.4	52	2.78	96	0
1968	59.4	99	70.1	101	48.7	90	9.18	2	0
1967	55.5	129	66.8	127	44.1	130	5.41	33	1
1966	58.8	108	69.8	103	47.8	107	5.94	24	0
1965	66	3	79.2	4	52.7	18	1.22	127	0
1964	64	18	76.3	18	51.7	25	1.34	125	0
1963	60.3	83	72.6	67	48	103	1.83	117	0
1962	62.4	43	75	31	49.8	61	2.06	114	0
1961	58.5	113	69.2	113	47.8	107	3.46	78	0
1960	61	69	71.6	78	50.4	52	4.25	55	0
1959	64.9	12	76.9	14	52.8	17	1.26	126	0
1958	59	105	69.2	113	48.8	88	4.09	59	0
1957	62.4	43	75.7	23	49.1	81	0.96	129	0
1956	59.2	102	71.6	78	46.8	118	2.84	92	0
1955	64.5	14	77.9	8	51	35	1.84	116	0
1954	59.4	99	69.7	104	49	83	3.67	73	0
1953	62.7	40	73.8	43	51.5	28	4.64	45	0
1952	59.5	96	71.1	87	47.9	104	5.87	25	0
1951	61.2	66	73.8	43	49.9	59	4.02	62	3
1950							2.64	99	20
1949	61.9	49	74.2	38	49.6	65	4.68	43	0
1948	60.6	80	71.5	80	49.6	65	6.63	15	0
1947	60.8	78	72.8	62	48.8	88	6.63	15	0
1946	61	69	72.6	67	49.5	69	5.44	30	0
1945	59.6	92	71.3	84	47.9	104	4.51	48	0
1944	66	3	78.6	6	53.5	8	2.10	112	0
1943	62.8	37	74	39	51.6	26	5.43	32	0
1942	64.5	14	75.8	22	53.3	12	2.29	105	1
1941	63	31	77	12	48.9	87	2.34	103	0
1940	59.5	96	69.4	110	49.6	65	6.74	14	0
1939	63	31	75.5	25	50.5	50	0.80	131	0
1938	59	105	68.6	121	49.5	69	3.55	76	0
1937	63	31	75.6	24	50.4	52	2.45	101	0
1936	64	18	77.2	11	50.8	41	4.33	53	0
1935	57.8	120	68.8	119	46.7	119	2.17	109	0
1934	62.8	37	75	31	50.6	45	4.07	61	0
1933	63.5	22	74.4	35	52.6	19	6.80	13	0
1932	61	69	72.1	70	49.8	61	2.09	113	0
1931	61.4	60	73.4	54	49.5	69	3.24	85	0
1930	63.9	20	76.8	16	50.6	45	2.54	100	1
1929	61.1	68	73.6	50	48.6	93	3.93	66	0
1928	59.1	103	70.8	91	47.5	114	1.91	115	0
1927	58.3	116	68.5	122	48.1	101	3.72	71	0
1926	59.9	86	73.4	54	46.3	121	2.11	111	0
1925	57.9	117	70.8	91	44.9	128	2.94	90	0
1924	56.6	128	66.2	129	47.1	116	6.08	23	0
1923	59.9	86	73.7	47	46.2	123	1.36	122	0
1922	62.9	35	75.3	27	50.5	50	4.41	50	0
1921	59.6	92	70.6	95	48.5	95	6.42	19	3
1920	57.8	120	69.5	108	46.2	123	3.56	75	0
1919	61.7	54	72.8	62	50.6	45	4.42	49	0
1918	65.8	6	77.9	8	53.6	7	5.09	38	0
1917	53.9	131	63.6	131	44.2	129	3.87	67	0
1916	61.6	55	72.2	69	51	35	2.75	97	0
1915	58.6	111	69.3	112	47.8	107	3.68	72	1
1914	61.4	60	73.6	50	49.2	80	3.65	74	0
1913	59.4	99	70.7	93	48.1	101	3.39	80	0
1912							5.57	28	12
1911	65.7	7	80	1	51.4	30	1.35	124	0
1910	61	69	73.7	47	48.3	98	3.34	82	0
1909	59.8	88	72	71	47.8	107	1.36	122	2
1908	61	69	70.7	93	51.3	32	6.44	18	0
1907	54.8	130	65.9	130	43.7	131	4.30	54	0
1905	63.1	28	75.1	30	51.2	33	1.49	120	0
1904	65.9	5	79.3	3	52.5	21	2.83	94	0
1903	65.2	10	78.8	5	51.6	26	0.46	133	0
1902	61.4	60	73.5	52	49.4	76	1.70	118	0
1901	60.1	85	70.4	97	49.8	61	5.02	40	0
1900	62.7	40	76.6	17	48.7	90	5.51	29	0
1899	63.2	26	77	12	49.5	69	2.27	107	0
1898	60.9	76	71.5	80	50.3	57	8.23	5	0
1897	62.9	35	75	31	50.7	44	7.38	8	0
1896	67.2	1	79.9	2	54.5	2	3.96	64	0
1895	62	47	75.9	21	48.4	97	2.82	95	2
1894	61.5	57	73.7	47	49.4	76	6.57	17	0
1893	61.4	60	74.3	36	48.6	93	3.95	65	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1896	67.2
2015	66.1
1965	66
1944	66
1904	65.9
1918	65.8
2004	65.7
1911	65.7
1991	65.6
1903	65.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	53.9
1907	54.8
1967	55.5
1924	56.6
2003	57.1
2008	57.2
2005	57.2
1997	57.5
1973	57.7
1971	57.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1984	9.38
1968	9.18
1989	9.05
1990	8.54
1898	8.23
1979	7.67
2022	7.43
1897	7.38
2017	7.32
2025	7.15
More years share the last value

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1903	0.46
1993	0.78
1939	0.80
1986	0.96
1957	0.96
1977	1.18
1965	1.22
1959	1.26
1964	1.34
1911	1.35

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 20 May 2026
Coldest night: 41°F; 8 May 2026, 1 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.34 in; 24 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 3.35 in of precipitation in New Brunswick, NJ, the driest May since 2024, 53rd driest of 133.
The hottest day of May 2026 in New Brunswick, NJ: 97°F on Wednesday 20 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in New Brunswick, NJ: a low of 41°F on Friday 8 May 2026 and Friday 1 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in New Brunswick, NJ: 1.34 in on Sunday 24 May 2026.