Newark, NJ: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 64.5°F in Newark, NJ, the warmest May since 2024, tied 32nd warmest of 178 (with 1979).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 64.5°F; Warmest since 2024; 32nd warmest of 178
Precipitation: 2.43 in; Driest since 2023; 43rd driest of 178

A normal May in Newark, NJ (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 63.6°F, between 60.4°F and 66.9°F in eight years of ten and 3.87 in of precipitation, between 1.86 in and 5.75 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Newark, NJ since 1843: 64.5°F in 2026; the highest is 68.9°F, in 1991.

Normal range, 60.4 to 66.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Newark, NJ from 1843 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	64.5	32	74.6	33	54.5	38	2.43	135	0
2025	64.3	35	72.6	64	55.9	20	4.81	48	0
2024	66.4	9	75.2	23	57.6	4	2.79	121	0
2023	63.5	49	74	39	53.1	66	0.89	172	0
2022	66.2	12	75.2	23	57.3	8	5.23	39	0
2021	64.3	35	74.7	31	53.9	54	4.55	57	0
2020	60.8	106	70.4	104	51.3	109	1.66	154	0
2019	63.5	49	72	72	55.1	27	7.31	11	0
2018	66.9	7	76.2	13	57.6	4	3.80	83	0
2017	61.1	98	69.1	126	53.2	62	7.24	13	0
2016	62.6	73	71.5	85	53.7	57	3.85	82	0
2015	68.2	3	79.2	2	57.3	8	4.83	47	0
2014	64.1	39	73	59	55.1	27	4.03	74	0
2013	63.3	52	72.6	64	54.1	46	5.44	35	0
2012	66.4	9	74.4	35	58.4	1	4.32	62	0
2011	65.6	20	73.8	46	57.4	7	4.78	50	0
2010	66.2	12	76.4	12	56	18	3.48	98	0
2009	63.3	52	72.4	66	54.1	46	4.08	73	0
2008	60.5	111	70.3	105	50.6	129	3.95	77	0
2007	65.1	26	75.7	19	54.5	38	1.87	148	0
2006	63.8	47	73.5	54	54.1	46	3.35	101	0
2005	59.1	148	68.4	139	49.8	142	1.21	168	0
2004	66.3	11	76	17	56.6	14	4.60	56	0
2003	58.9	150	66.8	157	51.1	121	3.45	100	0
2002	60.9	104	70.5	102	51.3	109	3.89	79	0
2001	64	41	73.1	58	54.8	30	2.88	119	0
2000	64.2	37	72.9	61	55.5	23	5.66	33	0
1999	63.2	55	72.4	66	54.1	46	4.19	67	0
1998	64.9	27	73.9	43	55.8	21	6.52	21	0
1997	59.2	145	68.8	134	49.6	145	3.12	109	0
1996	61.6	88	71.1	90	52.1	86	2.59	129	0
1995	62.7	68	71.8	78	53.6	58	3.27	106	0
1994	63.7	48	74.9	26	52.4	80	3.64	89	0
1993	67	6	77.2	8	56.8	11	1.77	152	0
1992	61.6	88	71.1	90	52.2	83	3.46	99	0
1991	68.9	1	79.5	1	58.3	2	4.80	49	0
1990	61.1	98	69.9	110	52.3	81	6.87	17	0
1989	63.2	55	71.9	75	54.5	38	8.80	3	0
1988	63.3	52	72.1	69	54.6	36	5.86	30	0
1987	63.9	44	74	39	53.8	56	2.55	132	0
1986	66.6	8	77.5	6	55.8	21	1.41	163	0
1985	67.1	5	76.5	10	57.6	4	4.23	64	0
1984	62.2	78	71.1	90	53.3	60	10.22	1	0
1983	60.8	106	69.5	117	52.1	86	4.22	65	0
1982	63.2	55	71.5	85	54.9	29	2.96	114	0
1981	64	41	73.9	43	54.1	46	3.88	80	0
1980	65.9	16	75.4	20	56.4	15	2.61	128	0
1979	64.5	32	72.3	68	56.7	13	7.78	8	0
1978	60.5	111	68.9	131	52.1	86	7.97	7	0
1977	65.4	23	76.1	15	54.7	33	1.31	164	0
1976	61.1	98	70.5	102	51.7	98	4.12	69	0
1975	65.8	17	74.7	31	56.9	10	3.27	106	0
1974	62.7	68	70.8	98	54.5	38	3.49	97	0
1973	60.4	115	67.8	150	52.9	69	3.56	95	0
1972	63	62	72	72	54	52	6.02	27	0
1971	60.5	111	69.5	117	51.6	100	3.65	88	0
1970	64.6	30	73.7	49	55.5	23	2.64	126	0
1969	64.1	39	73.8	46	54.4	43	2.73	123	0
1968	59.6	136	67.9	148	51.2	116	6.28	24	0
1967	54.3	178	62.6	176	46	175	3.57	92	0
1966	59.2	145	68.3	142	50.2	139	4.86	46	0
1965	67.3	4	77.8	5	56.8	11	1.23	167	0
1964	65.4	23	76.1	15	54.7	33	0.52	177	0
1963	61	102	71.2	89	50.9	125	2.37	137	0
1962	64.2	37	74.2	38	54.3	44	1.46	162	0
1961	59.7	130	69.1	126	50.3	136	3.35	101	0
1960	62.2	78	71.1	90	53.2	62	4.11	71	0
1959	65.7	19	76.2	13	55.2	26	1.47	161	0
1958	59.2	145	67.6	153	50.8	126	3.76	84	0
1957	62.9	65	73.8	46	51.9	92	1.87	148	0
1956	58.9	150	69.1	126	48.7	161	2.45	134	0
1955	64.6	30	75.4	20	53.9	54	2.30	139	0
1954	59.6	136	67.9	148	51.3	109	3.66	87	0
1953	62.8	66	71	96	54.6	36	4.21	66	0
1952	60.1	122	69.6	115	50.6	129	5.96	28	0
1951	62.7	68	73	59	52.5	78	5.16	43	0
1950	58.6	158	67.3	155	50	140	2.58	130	0
1949	62.4	74	73.4	56	51.3	109	4.01	76	0
1948	60	123	68.5	137	51.4	107	8.12	5	0
1947	59.9	126	70.3	105	49.5	149	5.38	36	0
1946	61.5	92	72.1	69	50.8	126	7.28	12	0
1945	58.9	150	68.8	134	48.9	159	5.53	34	0
1944	65.6	20	76.5	10	54.8	30	1.55	160	0
1943	61.9	82	71.6	81	52.2	83	6.16	25	0
1942	64.8	28	74.3	37	55.3	25	2.43	135	0
1941	63.1	59	74.9	26	51.2	116	0.98	171	0
1940	59.9	126	68.4	139	51.4	107	8.10	6	0
1939	64	41	74.8	28	53.2	62	0.78	174	0
1938	59.7	130	68.9	131	50.5	133	2.63	127	0
1937	63.2	55	74.4	35	51.9	92	2.35	138	0
1936	63.5	49	75.2	23	51.8	97	2.02	145	0
1935	59	149	69.3	123	48.6	163	1.01	170	0
1934	62.7	68	73.7	49	51.7	98	4.38	60	0
1933	63	62	72.7	62	53.3	60	3.93	78	0
1932	60.9	104	71.1	90	50.6	129	1.61	157	0
1931	59.7	130	69.9	110	49.6	145	3.86	81	0
1930	63.9	44	77.5	6	50.3	136	2.50	133	0
1929	61.6	88	73.7	49	49	158	3.71	86	2
1928							1.75	153	11
1927					47.5	170	3.75	85	6
1926	59.9	126	74	39	45.6	178	2.79	121	1
1925	58.8	154	72.7	62	44.9	179	2.66	125	0
1924	58.1	161	66.6	160	49.6	145	7.08	15	0
1923	61.5	92	71.6	81	51.3	109	3.62	91	0
1922	64.7	29	74.8	28	54.7	33	7.55	9	0
1921	62.3	76	72.1	69	52.6	74	5.19	42	0
1920	60.4	115	69.3	123	51.5	103	3.34	104	0
1919	60.8	106	69.7	112	51.9	92	4.74	52	0
1918	66	15	76	17	56.1	17	4.69	53	0
1917	55.3	175	63.9	173	46.8	172	3.08	110	0
1916	61.8	83	71.7	80	51.9	92	4.02	75	0
1915	59.7	130	69.6	115	49.8	142	3.28	105	0
1914	66.2	12	78.2	4	54.2	45	3.13	108	0
1913	63.1	59	73.6	52	52.6	74	3.63	90	0
1912	63.1	59	73.5	54	52.8	70	4.12	69	0
1911	65.5	22	76.9	9	54	52	2.94	116	0
1910	61.8	83	71	96	52.7	72	1.88	147	0
1909	60.7	109	70.1	109	51.3	109	1.84	150	0
1908	62	81	71.3	87	52.7	72	9.01	2	0
1907	55.9	170	65.9	166	45.8	176	6.45	22	0
1906	62.4	74	73.6	52	51.2	116	4.77	51	1
1905	61	102	71.3	87	50.7	128	1.25	166	0
1904	62.7	68	73.4	56	52.1	86	2.93	118	0
1903	62.8	66	74	39	51.5	103	0.42	178	0
1902	59.6	136	69.5	117	49.6	145	1.58	159	0
1901	57.3	166	65.4	168	49.2	154	5.95	29	0
1900	60	123	71.6	81	48.4	165	4.62	55	0
1899	61.2	96	71.9	75	50.5	133	1.63	156	0
1898	58.3	160	66	165	50.5	133	6.86	18	0
1897	61.7	86	70.8	98	52.6	74	6.56	20	0
1896	65.8	17	75.4	20	56.3	16	3.57	92	0
1895	61.4	94	71.1	90	51.6	100	2.84	120	0
1894	60.3	119	69.5	117	51	123	3.57	92	0
1893	58.5	159	67.2	156	49.9	141	5.32	37	0
1892							5.06	44	31
1891							2.95	115	31
1890									30
1888	59.6	136	66.6	160	52.5	78	6.33	23	0
1887	65.3	25	74.5	34	56	18	0.58	176	0
1886	61.6	88	69.5	117	53.6	58	7.13	14	0
1885	60	123	67.8	150	52.1	86	2.08	143	0
1884	61.1	98	70.7	101	51.5	103	4.10	72	0
1883	61.3	95	71.9	75	50.6	129	3.35	101	0
1882	55.9	170	64.7	170	47.1	171	5.86	30	0
1881	64.4	34	73.9	43	54.8	30	2.94	116	0
1880	68.5	2	78.6	3	58.3	2	0.75	175	0
1879	63.9	44	74.8	28	53.1	66	2.20	141	0
1878	60.5	111	69.3	123	51.6	100			0
1877	60.4	115	68.2	144	52.6	74	1.02	169	0
1876	59.8	129	68.2	144	51.3	109	3.06	112	0
1875	60.3	119	69.4	122	51.2	116	1.60	158	0
1874	58.8	154	68.2	144	49.5	149	1.83	151	0
1873	58	162	66.5	163	49.5	149			0
1872	63	62	71.8	78	54.1	46	3.07	111	0
1871	59.7	130	68.4	139	51	123	1.26	165	0
1870	60.6	110	68	147	53.1	66	1.89	146	0
1869	57.5	163	65.8	167	49.1	156	4.68	54	0
1868	55.4	174	61.7	177	49.1	156	6.95	16	0
1867	55.5	172	63.1	175	47.9	168	6.57	19	0
1866	57.5	163	66.5	163	48.5	164	4.41	59	0
1865	59.4	143	66.7	158	52	91	5.76	32	0
1864	62.1	80	69.7	112	54.5	38	5.29	38	0
1863	60.3	119	69.1	126	51.5	103	4.51	58	0
1862	59.5	140	68.7	136	50.3	136	3.06	112	0
1861	54.9	176	64.1	172	45.7	177	5.20	41	0
1860	58.9	150	66.7	158	51.1	121	5.21	40	0
1859	59.5	140	67.8	150	51.2	116	2.25	140	0
1858	54.9	176	61.6	178	48.2	167	5.01	45	0
1857	57.4	165	65.4	168	49.4	152	6.03	26	0
1856	56.3	169	64.4	171	48.3	166	4.33	61	0
1855	59.3	144	69.7	112	48.8	160	1.65	155	0
1854	61.8	83	70.8	98	52.8	70	4.18	68	0
1853	61.7	86	71.6	81	51.9	92			0
1852	59.7	130	70.2	107	49.2	154	2.70	124	0
1851	59.5	140	69.1	126	49.8	142	2.58	130	0
1850	57.2	167	66.6	160	47.8	169	7.47	10	0
1849	55.5	172	63.9	173	46.7	174	4.25	63	1
1848	61.2	96	70.2	107	52.2	83			0
1847	57.2	167	67.4	154	46.8	172	2.04	144	1
1846	60.4	115	68.5	137	52.3	81	8.76	4	0
1845	58.8	154	68.9	131	48.7	161	2.20	141	0
1844	62.3	76	72	72	53.2	62	3.55	96	2
1843	58.8	154	68.3	142	49.3	153	0.85	173	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1991	68.9
1880	68.5
2015	68.2
1965	67.3
1985	67.1
1993	67
2018	66.9
1986	66.6
2024	66.4
2012	66.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1967	54.3
1861	54.9
1858	54.9
1917	55.3
1868	55.4
1867	55.5
1849	55.5
1907	55.9
1882	55.9
1856	56.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1984	10.22
1908	9.01
1989	8.80
1846	8.76
1948	8.12
1940	8.10
1978	7.97
1979	7.78
1922	7.55
1850	7.47

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1903	0.42
1964	0.52
1887	0.58
1880	0.75
1939	0.78
1843	0.85
2023	0.89
1941	0.98
1935	1.01
1877	1.02

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 99°F; 19 May 2026
Coldest night: 46°F; 31 May 2026, 12 May 2026, 4 May 2026, 3 May 2026, 1 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.01 in; 24 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 2.43 in of precipitation in Newark, NJ, the driest May since 2023, tied 43rd driest of 178 (with 1942).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Newark, NJ: 99°F on Tuesday 19 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Newark, NJ: a low of 46°F on Sunday 31 May 2026, Tuesday 12 May 2026, Monday 4 May 2026 and 2 other days.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Newark, NJ: 1.01 in on Sunday 24 May 2026.