New York-Central Park, NY: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 63.2°F in New York-Central Park, NY, the warmest May since 2024, 57th warmest of 157.

May 2026

Mean temperature: 63.2°F; Warmest since 2024; 57th warmest of 157
Precipitation: 3.05 in; Driest since 2023; 62nd driest of 158

A normal May in New York-Central Park, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 62.9°F, between 60°F and 65.7°F in eight years of ten and 3.88 in of precipitation, between 1.84 in and 6.42 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in New York-Central Park, NY since 1870: 63.2°F in 2026; the highest is 68.7°F, in 1991.

Normal range, 60 to 65.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in New York-Central Park, NY from 1869 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	57	71.5	58	54.9	45	3.05	96	0
2025	62.3	72	69.5	92	55.2	38	6.58	15	0
2024	65	24	72.5	41	57.4	8	4.11	62	0
2023	62.7	67	71.8	54	53.6	81	1.28	146	0
2022	64	41	72.1	51	56	22	4.52	44	0
2021	62.9	62	71.7	55	54	63	4.36	49	0
2020	60.3	110	69.2	105	51.4	120	1.65	136	0
2019	62.2	73	69.9	88	54.4	55	6.82	12	0
2018	66.9	6	75.5	10	58.3	4	3.53	80	0
2017	61.1	96	68.2	120	54	63	6.38	17	0
2016	62.8	64	70.6	78	55	43	3.75	71	0
2015	68.5	2	78.4	2	58.6	2	1.86	129	0
2014	64	41	72.5	41	55.5	31	4.37	48	0
2013	62.8	64	71.2	67	54.4	55	8.00	7	0
2012	65.1	23	72	53	58.2	6	5.38	28	0
2011	64.5	30	72.4	45	56.6	13	5.11	34	0
2010	65.3	15	74.4	26	56.2	18	3.01	99	0
2009	62.5	70	70.5	79	54.4	55	5.17	33	0
2008	60.1	116	68.9	112	51.2	126	4.01	67	0
2007	65.2	19	75.3	15	55.2	38	1.88	127	0
2006	63.1	58	71.5	58	54.6	50	4.62	42	0
2005	58.9	142	67.3	137	50.5	143	1.48	140	0
2004	65.2	19	74.3	27	56.1	20	5.76	21	0
2003	58.7	143	66.1	148	51.3	123	3.40	84	0
2002	60.7	105	69.4	96	51.9	109	3.69	75	0
2001	63.6	49	71.5	58	55.7	30	2.03	124	0
2000	63.5	51	71.6	57	55.4	32	4.50	46	0
1999	63	61	71.1	70	55	43	4.04	64	0
1998	64.3	36	72.4	45	56.2	18	6.94	11	0
1997	59.4	132	67.9	125	50.8	135	3.05	96	0
1996	61.1	96	69.5	92	52.7	96	2.64	111	0
1995	61.9	80	70.1	85	53.7	76	2.84	106	0
1994	61.8	82	72.4	45	51.2	126	4.26	53	0
1993	65.6	11	75.5	10	55.8	28	1.56	138	0
1992	61	99	70.8	74	51.2	126	4.02	66	0
1991	68.7	1	78.9	1	58.5	3	3.11	94	0
1990	60.2	112	68.8	114	51.6	116	9.10	4	0
1989	62.1	75	70.5	79	53.6	81	10.24	1	0
1988	62.6	68	71.4	63	53.9	71	5.27	30	0
1987	63.6	49	73.1	35	54	63	1.45	142	0
1986	66	9	75.7	9	56.3	16	1.68	135	0
1985	65.2	19	74.5	22	56	22	5.72	22	0
1984	61.6	85	69.5	92	53.7	76	9.74	2	0
1983	60.1	116	68.1	122	52.2	104	4.60	43	0
1982	64.1	40	72.1	51	56.1	20	2.43	115	0
1981	64.8	27	73.7	30	55.9	25	3.56	79	0
1980	65.6	11	74.6	21	56.6	13	2.33	117	0
1979	65.3	15	73.1	35	57.5	7	6.23	19	0
1978	61.5	86	69.3	100	53.6	81	9.15	3	0
1977	65	24	75.1	17	54.9	45	1.71	134	0
1976	60.2	112	69.6	90	50.7	136	4.77	39	0
1975	65.8	10	75.2	16	56.4	15	3.38	85	0
1974	60.9	100	69.4	96	52.5	101	4.29	52	0
1973	59.5	129	67.1	140	51.8	112	4.51	45	0
1972	63.3	53	72.4	45	54.1	62	8.39	6	0
1971	61.3	93	70	87	52.7	96	4.24	56	0
1970	64	41	73.4	32	54.6	50	3.34	88	0
1969	65.2	19	75.4	14	55.1	42	2.67	109	0
1968	59.6	128	68.2	120	51	133	7.06	10	0
1967	55.2	156	63.5	156	46.9	156	4.08	63	0
1966	61.5	86	70.4	83	52.7	96	4.26	53	0
1965	66.4	7	76.9	3	55.8	28	1.58	137	0
1964	65.4	13	76	7	54.8	49	0.57	156	0
1963	61.1	96	71.5	58	50.7	136	2.16	122	0
1962	64.4	33	74.9	19	53.8	75	1.26	147	0
1961	59.8	124	69	109	50.7	136	3.60	78	0
1960	62.6	68	71	72	54.2	60	2.97	100	0
1959	66.3	8	76.4	6	56.3	16	1.33	144	0
1958	59.1	138	66.4	147	51.7	115	3.25	90	0
1957	63.1	58	72.5	41	53.7	76	3.67	77	0
1956	58.6	146	67.9	125	49.4	151	2.20	121	0
1955	65.4	13	75.8	8	54.9	45	2.64	111	0
1954	59.8	124	67.7	129	51.9	109	3.10	95	0
1953	63.4	52	71.5	58	55.2	38	4.35	50	0
1952	60.7	105	69.3	100	52	107	4.78	38	0
1951	63.3	53	72.6	39	54	63	4.93	36	0
1950	58.7	143	66.9	141	50.6	141	2.66	110	0
1949	63.1	58	72.9	37	53.3	87	3.41	83	0
1948	60.2	112	67.6	132	52.8	94	7.58	9	0
1947	59.9	121	69.1	107	50.7	136	4.25	55	0
1946	61.9	80	71.1	70	52.7	96	6.80	13	0
1945	59.2	136	67.8	128	50.6	141	5.34	29	0
1944	67	5	76.6	5	57.4	8	1.18	149	0
1943	62.5	70	71.4	63	53.7	76	5.04	35	0
1942	65.3	15	73.8	29	56.8	12	1.78	133	0
1941	64.7	28	75.5	10	53.9	71	2.25	118	0
1940	60.7	105	68	124	53.3	87	7.61	8	0
1939	64.9	26	74.5	22	55.3	34	0.89	153	0
1938	60.8	103	69.4	96	52.1	106	3.36	86	0
1937	64.2	39	74.2	28	54.2	60	2.91	104	0
1936	64.3	36	74.9	19	53.7	76	2.97	100	0
1935	59.9	121	69.2	105	50.5	143	1.05	151	0
1934	63.7	48	73.3	33	54	63	5.19	32	0
1933	64.4	33	72.8	38	55.9	25	5.20	31	0
1932	62	77	70.8	74	53.3	87	2.95	102	0
1931	61.5	86	69.9	88	53	93	4.38	47	0
1930	63.9	44	73.3	33	54.4	55	3.43	82	0
1929	61.7	83	71	72	52.4	103	4.01	67	0
1928	59.3	134	67.6	132	51.1	132	2.07	123	0
1927	59	140	66.7	145	51.2	126	4.77	39	0
1926	60.1	116	69.6	90	50.5	143	2.42	116	0
1925	59.5	129	69.1	107	50	146	3.36	86	0
1924	57.3	153	64.8	151	49.7	150	6.34	18	0
1923	60	119	70.1	85	49.9	148	1.84	131	0
1922	64.6	29	75.1	17	54	63	3.76	70	0
1921	61.2	94	71.2	67	51.2	126	4.14	61	0
1920	58.7	143	68.5	117	49	153	3.23	91	0
1919	62	77	70.5	79	53.4	85	4.15	59	0
1918	65.3	15	74.5	22	56	22	4.83	37	0
1917	54.3	157	61.7	157	46.9	156	3.83	69	0
1916	61.4	91	69.5	92	53.3	87	4.35	50	0
1915	59	140	67.2	138	50.7	136	3.27	89	0
1914	64.5	30	74.5	22	54.5	53	2.25	118	0
1913	60.6	108	69.3	100	52	107	2.95	102	0
1912	62.2	73	71.3	66	53.2	91	5.40	26	0
1911	64.5	30	71.7	55	57.4	8	1.25	148	0
1910	61.7	83	68.1	122	55.3	34	1.49	139	0
1909	61.2	94	67.9	125	54.5	53	1.47	141	0
1908	63.9	44	70.5	79	57.4	8	8.51	5	0
1907	56.7	154	64	154	49.3	152	5.48	25	0
1906	63.3	53	71.4	63	55.3	34	5.53	24	0
1905	61.5	86	69	109	54	63	0.72	154	0
1904	64.3	36	72.6	39	55.9	25	1.88	127	0
1903	63.8	46	72.2	50	55.4	32	0.30	158	0
1902	59.4	132	67.2	138	51.6	116	1.35	143	0
1901	57.9	152	64.5	152	51.4	120	6.43	16	0
1900	59.9	121	68.9	112	50.9	134	3.72	74	0
1899	62.8	64	70.8	74	54.9	45	1.09	150	0
1898	59.1	138	64.9	150	53.4	85	6.72	14	0
1897	61.5	86	69.4	96	53.6	81	5.77	20	0
1896	67.2	4	75.5	10	58.9	1	2.51	113	0
1895	63.3	53	72.3	49	54.3	59	2.02	125	0
1894	61.4	91	68.8	114	53.9	71	3.73	73	0
1893	58.3	147	65.4	149	51.3	123	4.77	39	0
1892	59.7	127	67.6	132	51.8	112	4.22	57	0
1891	58.2	150	66.5	146	50	146	2.45	114	0
1890	60.8	103	69.3	100	52.2	104	3.45	81	0
1889	63.8	46	72.5	41	55.2	38	2.89	105	0
1888	58.2	150	64.5	152	51.9	109	5.62	23	0
1887	64.4	33	73.6	31	55.3	34	0.34	157	0
1886	60.4	109	68.3	119	52.5	101	5.40	26	0
1885	59.2	136	66.8	142	51.6	116	1.86	129	0
1884	60.2	112	67.5	136	52.8	94	3.74	72	0
1883	60.9	100	69	109	52.7	96	2.83	107	0
1882	56.1	155	63.7	155	48.5	155	4.20	58	0
1881	62.1	75	70.3	84	53.9	71	3.20	92	0
1880	67.5	3	76.7	4	58.3	4	0.62	155	0
1879	62.9	62	71.2	67	54.6	50	2.02	125	0
1878	59.3	134	66.8	142	51.8	112	3.19	93	0
1877	59.5	129	67.7	129	51.2	126	0.95	152	0
1876	59.8	124	68.4	118	51.6	116	3.03	98	2
1875	60	119	68.6	116	51.4	120	1.33	144	0
1874	58.3	147	67.6	132	49	153	2.24	120	0
1873	58.3	147	66.8	142	49.8	149	3.69	75	0
1872	62	77	70.7	77	53.2	91	2.68	108	0
1871	60.3	110	69.3	100	51.3	123	4.04	64	0
1870	60.9	100	67.7	129	54	63	1.83	132	0
1869							4.15	59	7

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1991	68.7
2015	68.5
1880	67.5
1896	67.2
1944	67
2018	66.9
1965	66.4
1959	66.3
1986	66
1975	65.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	54.3
1967	55.2
1882	56.1
1907	56.7
1924	57.3
1901	57.9
1891	58.2
1888	58.2
1893	58.3
1874	58.3
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1989	10.24
1984	9.74
1978	9.15
1990	9.10
1908	8.51
1972	8.39
2013	8.00
1940	7.61
1948	7.58
1968	7.06

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1903	0.30
1887	0.34
1964	0.57
1880	0.62
1905	0.72
1939	0.89
1877	0.95
1935	1.05
1899	1.09
1944	1.18

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 93°F; 19 May 2026
Coldest night: 45°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.10 in; 24 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 3.05 in of precipitation in New York-Central Park, NY, the driest May since 2023, tied 62nd driest of 158 (with 1997).
The hottest day of May 2026 in New York-Central Park, NY: 93°F on Tuesday 19 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in New York-Central Park, NY: a low of 45°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in New York-Central Park, NY: 1.10 in on Sunday 24 May 2026.