Rochester, NY: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 55.9°F in Rochester, NY, the coldest May since 2023, tied 59th coldest of 155 (with 1913).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 55.9°F; Coldest since 2023; 59th coldest of 155
Precipitation: 3.61 in; Wettest since 2025; 34th wettest of 156

A normal May in Rochester, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 58.6°F, between 54°F and 62.9°F in eight years of ten and 2.65 in of precipitation, between 1.37 in and 4.71 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Rochester, NY since 1872: 55.9°F in 2026; the lowest is 49.1°F, in 1967.

Normal range, 54 to 62.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Rochester, NY from 1871 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	55.9	96	65.7	93	46	96	3.61	34	0
2025	56.4	83	64.7	116	48	56	4.95	19	0
2024	63.3	4	73.3	11	53.3	2	3.14	48	0
2023	55.6	101	67.5	69	43.7	130	1.39	133	0
2022	60.6	20	71.5	22	49.7	30	2.41	87	0
2021	56.9	76	68	60	45.8	101	1.28	140	0
2020	55	111	64.8	112	45.1	115	1.92	109	0
2019	56.5	80	66.3	81	46.6	83	2.60	78	0
2018	64.6	1	76.2	1	53.1	3	1.70	121	0
2017	57	74	65.9	88	48.2	50	5.29	16	0
2016	58.5	57	69.6	47	47.4	70	2.93	57	0
2015	64	2	75.6	2	52.3	8	3.41	42	0
2014	59.8	33	69.7	44	49.9	26	3.17	46	0
2013	61.4	15	72.5	14	50.4	20	3.96	27	0
2012	63	9	74.1	7	52	11	1.38	134	0
2011	58.8	49	67.9	62	49.7	30	4.80	20	0
2010	60.5	21	71.5	22	49.4	34	2.55	82	0
2009	56.8	79	67.8	65	45.7	103	3.30	45	0
2008	54.8	118	65.6	95	43.9	129	1.41	132	0
2007	59.5	37	71.5	22	47.6	66	0.24	156	0
2006	58.9	48	69.5	50	48.2	50	1.77	115	0
2005	52.2	146	62.7	139	41.7	151	1.24	142	0
2004	58.7	51	69.1	52	48.3	48	4.53	23	0
2003	55.1	109	64.4	121	45.9	99	4.56	22	0
2002	53.4	138	63	137	43.7	130	5.87	6	0
2001	59.5	37	70.2	38	48.8	42	2.66	74	0
2000	59.5	37	69.1	52	49.9	26	4.70	21	0
1999	59.5	37	70.7	32	48.4	47	2.72	70	0
1998	62.9	10	73.3	11	52.5	7	2.63	76	0
1997	50.3	152	60.7	149	40	154	2.12	101	0
1996	54.6	121	64.6	118	44.5	120	3.51	37	0
1995	57.2	69	67.6	68	46.7	80	1.75	117	0
1994	54.1	129	65.4	101	42.9	140	2.56	80	0
1993	56.5	80	68	60	45.1	115	1.24	142	0
1992	57	74	68.6	57	45.5	109	2.83	61	0
1991	62.8	11	73.9	8	51.7	13	2.43	86	0
1990	54.4	123	64.3	124	44.5	120	5.76	9	0
1989	56.3	86	66	86	46.6	83	5.99	5	0
1988	58.7	51	70.1	40	47.2	72	1.73	119	0
1987	59.9	30	71.6	19	48.2	50	1.19	147	0
1986	59.8	33	70.3	36	49.2	37	1.64	124	0
1985	58.6	55	69.6	47	47.6	66	2.08	104	0
1984	52.5	143	61.4	146	43.7	130	5.47	13	0
1983	53.8	134	63.9	130	43.6	135	3.44	39	0
1982	60.9	18	71.6	19	50.2	23	1.77	115	0
1981	57.1	70	68.9	55	45.4	112	2.27	92	0
1980	60	29	71.2	26	48.8	42	1.49	131	0
1979	56.4	83	66.9	73	45.8	101	3.14	48	0
1978	60.2	27	70.6	33	49.7	30	2.03	107	0
1977	60.7	19	74.2	5	47.2	72	0.36	155	0
1976	55.3	108	65.6	95	45.1	115	2.63	76	0
1975	63.1	7	74.2	5	52.1	10	2.85	58	0
1974	53.9	132	64.4	121	43.3	137	6.62	2	0
1973	56	94	64.7	116	47.4	70	2.68	73	0
1972	60.4	23	72.5	14	48.2	50	3.32	44	0
1971	54	131	65.8	89	42.2	148	1.71	120	0
1970	59.5	37	71.2	26	47.8	63	3.03	51	0
1969	55.6	101	66.8	75	44.4	122	2.25	93	0
1968	53.2	140	62.1	143	44.2	124	2.84	59	0
1967	49.1	155	58.7	152	39.5	155	2.74	69	0
1966	52.9	141	63.2	136	42.7	144	1.26	141	0
1965	60.1	28	72.6	13	47.5	68	0.50	154	0
1964	60.3	24	71.6	19	49	40	2.77	65	0
1963	54.3	124	65.4	101	43.1	139	2.33	90	0
1962	62.4	13	73.9	8	50.8	17	2.70	71	0
1961	53.8	134	64.8	112	42.9	140	2.96	55	0
1960	58.6	55	67.8	65	49.5	33	3.72	33	0
1959	59.4	45	70.6	33	48.1	54	2.21	96	0
1958	54.3	124	66.1	83	42.5	145	1.89	110	0
1957	55.4	107	65.3	104	45.5	109	2.98	52	0
1956	52.4	145	63	137	41.8	150	3.83	32	0
1955	59.5	37	71.2	26	47.9	59	1.51	129	0
1954	54.9	114	65.8	89	44	127	1.59	127	0
1953	57.5	67	67	72	48	56	4.14	26	0
1952	54.2	128	64.8	112	43.7	130	3.43	41	0
1951	58.1	61	70.2	38	46.1	94	1.82	112	0
1950	57.1	70	68.5	58	45.7	103	2.81	63	0
1949	58.7	51	71	31	46.3	89	2.08	104	0
1948	53.4	138	63.4	133	43.4	136	3.39	43	0
1947	54.3	124	64.8	112	43.7	130	5.06	18	0
1946	55.6	101	66.4	79	44.7	119	2.82	62	0
1945	51.2	149	59.8	151	42.5	145	4.45	24	0
1944	63.1	7	74.5	3	51.8	12	2.64	75	0
1943	56.3	86	65.4	101	47.1	74	5.45	14	0
1942	59.9	30	69.8	42	49.9	26	3.51	37	0
1941	58.3	58	70.1	40	46.4	87	1.22	144	0
1940	57.8	64	66.2	82	49.4	34	2.75	66	0
1939	59.7	36	69.1	52	50.4	20	0.64	151	0
1938	56.9	76	65.5	98	48.3	48	2.18	98	0
1937	58.1	61	67.5	69	48.7	45	2.37	88	0
1936	60.3	24	71.3	25	49.2	37	1.87	111	0
1935	52.5	143	60.9	148	44.2	124	2.54	83	0
1934	59.5	37	71.1	29	48	56	0.52	153	0
1933	60.3	24	69.3	51	51.3	15	2.17	100	0
1932	57.1	70	66.4	79	47.9	59	2.22	95	0
1931	58.7	51	68.4	59	49.1	39	5.32	15	0
1930	59	47	67.9	62	50.1	24	2.53	84	0
1929	55.6	101	65.7	93	45.4	112	2.20	97	0
1928	56.2	90	65.6	95	46.7	80	2.56	80	0
1927	55.1	109	63.3	134	46.9	75	3.90	30	0
1926	54.3	124	64.5	119	44	127	1.63	126	0
1925	52.1	148	61.8	144	42.5	145	1.20	145	0
1924	50.6	150	58.4	153	42.9	140	3.55	35	0
1923	53.7	136	64.2	125	43.3	137	2.69	72	0
1922	61	17	71.1	29	50.8	17	1.35	135	0
1921	59.1	46	67.9	62	50.3	22	1.50	130	0
1920	55.8	98	65.3	104	46.2	92	0.78	150	0
1919	56.5	80	65	110	47.9	59	5.20	17	0
1918	61.8	14	72.2	18	51.4	14	1.75	117	0
1917	49.2	154	57.3	154	41.1	152	3.16	47	0
1916	57.1	70	66.5	78	47.7	65	5.80	8	0
1915	52.6	142	61	147	44.2	124	2.10	102	0
1914	59.8	33	69.8	42	49.8	29	1.79	113	0
1913	55.9	96	65.1	108	46.8	78	2.60	78	0
1912	58.2	60	67.8	65	48.6	46	3.94	29	0
1911	63.6	3	74.4	4	52.9	5	2.10	102	0
1910	54.1	129	62.5	140	45.6	106	2.75	66	0
1909	54.9	114	64.1	126	45.7	103	3.95	28	0
1908	58.8	49	66.7	77	50.9	16	2.47	85	0
1907	50.4	151	59.9	150	40.8	153	2.84	59	0
1906	56.4	83	66.1	83	46.7	80	1.35	135	0
1905	56.1	93	65.8	89	46.3	89	2.05	106	0
1904	59.9	30	69.6	47	50.1	24	3.86	31	0
1903	59.5	37	69.7	44	49.3	36	0.53	152	0
1902	55	111	64.1	126	45.9	99	1.67	123	0
1901	56.2	90	64.5	119	47.9	59	3.06	50	0
1900	58.3	58	68.8	56	47.8	63	1.31	139	0
1899	57.7	66	67.3	71	48.1	54	2.81	63	0
1898	57.8	64	66.8	75	48.8	42	2.94	56	0
1897	55.5	106	65	110	46	96	1.33	138	0
1896	63.2	5	72.5	14	53.9	1	1.64	124	0
1895	60.5	21	70.3	36	50.7	19	3.44	39	0
1894	56.3	86	65.1	108	47.5	68	6.87	1	0
1893	56.2	90	65.8	89	46.6	83	5.69	10	0
1892	54.9	114	63.5	132	46.3	89	4.34	25	0
1891	53.9	132	63.3	134	44.4	122	1.12	149	0
1890	53.6	137	62.2	142	45	118	6.00	4	0
1889	57.5	67	66.1	83	49	40	2.36	89	0
1888	54.6	121	62.4	141	46.9	75	1.79	113	0
1887	62.5	12	72.4	17	52.6	6	1.17	148	0
1886	55.7	100	65.2	107	46.2	92	2.98	52	0
1885	56.9	76	66.9	73	46.9	75	2.01	108	0
1884	54.7	120	63.8	131	45.6	106	2.28	91	0
1883	52.2	146	61.6	145	42.9	140	6.53	3	0
1882	49.6	153	57.2	155	42	149	5.57	11	0
1881	61.3	16	70.4	35	52.2	9	5.86	7	0
1880	63.2	5	73.5	10	53	4	5.54	12	0
1879	58	63	69.7	44	46.4	87	1.35	135	0
1878	55	111	64	128	46	96	2.25	93	0
1877	55.8	98	65.5	98	46.1	94	1.20	145	0
1876	54.9	114	64.4	121	45.3	114	1.55	128	0
1875	56.3	86	66	86	46.6	83	2.75	66	0
1874	56	94	65.3	104	46.8	78	2.98	52	0
1873	54.8	118	64	128	45.5	109	3.52	36	0
1872	55.6	101	65.5	98	45.6	106	2.18	98	0
1871							1.68	122	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	64.6
2015	64
1911	63.6
2024	63.3
1896	63.2
1880	63.2
1975	63.1
1944	63.1
2012	63
1998	62.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1967	49.1
1917	49.2
1882	49.6
1997	50.3
1907	50.4
1924	50.6
1945	51.2
1925	52.1
2005	52.2
1883	52.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1894	6.87
1974	6.62
1883	6.53
1890	6.00
1989	5.99
2002	5.87
1881	5.86
1916	5.80
1990	5.76
1893	5.69

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2007	0.24
1977	0.36
1965	0.50
1934	0.52
1903	0.53
1939	0.64
1920	0.78
1891	1.12
1887	1.17
1987	1.19

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 89°F; 18 May 2026
Coldest night: 33°F; 12 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.37 in; 23 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 3.61 in of precipitation in Rochester, NY, the wettest May since 2025, 34th wettest of 156.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Rochester, NY: 89°F on Monday 18 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Rochester, NY: a low of 33°F on Tuesday 12 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Rochester, NY: 1.37 in on Saturday 23 May 2026.