Trenton, NJ: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 61.8°F in Trenton, NJ, the coldest May since 2023, tied 65th coldest of 133 (with 2001).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 61.8°F; Coldest since 2023; 65th coldest of 133
Precipitation: 3.17 in; Driest since 2024; 68th driest of 154

A normal May in Trenton, NJ (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 61.8°F, between 58.8°F and 66.5°F in eight years of ten and 3.63 in of precipitation, between 1.62 in and 5.42 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Trenton, NJ since 1893: 61.8°F in 2026; the lowest is 54.6°F, in 1917.

Normal range, 58.8 to 66.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Trenton, NJ from 1866 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	61.8	68	72.3	64	51.4	77	3.17	87	0
2025	62	64	71.1	95	52.9	41	6.97	11	0
2024	63.6	38	72.7	56	54.4	19	3.10	91	0
2023	59.4	107	71.4	91	47.4	127	0.61	152	0
2022	63.5	39	73.5	47	53.6	31	7.17	8	0
2021	60.8	85	72	73	49.5	108	3.12	88	0
2020	59.1	115	69.1	127	49.1	115	1.62	135	0
2019	62.9	49	72.3	64	53.5	33	7.57	5	0
2018	66.4	7	76.6	12	56.2	3	7.22	7	0
2017	60.6	89	69.5	121	51.7	68	5.25	27	0
2016	61.3	75	70.5	102	52.2	60	3.55	78	0
2015	67.1	3	79.2	4	55	14	0.62	151	0
2014	62.6	54	72.4	63	52.8	43	3.64	73	0
2013	61.6	71	71.9	77	51.3	81	3.32	81	0
2012	67	5	76.1	17	57.8	2	4.84	38	0
2011	65.7	12	75.8	20	55.7	5	3.70	72	0
2010	65.2	17	75.5	23	55	14	3.61	74	0
2009	62.5	56	72.7	56	52.4	51	5.03	33	0
2008	58.9	123	70	113	47.8	125	4.82	39	0
2007	63.9	33	76.3	13	51.6	71	1.62	135	0
2006	62.7	53	73.6	46	51.7	68	2.47	111	0
2005	57.9	127	68.6	133	47.1	129	1.32	141	0
2004	66.2	8	76.9	11	55.6	6	2.41	114	0
2003	56.8	130	65.4	149	48.2	123	4.51	52	0
2002	59.2	113	70	113	48.5	120	4.68	45	0
2001	61.8	68	72.2	69	51.4	77	4.73	42	0
2000	61.9	66	71.8	80	52	64	4.78	41	0
1999	60.7	88	71.7	82	49.6	106	3.89	68	0
1998	63.5	39	73.3	52	53.7	29	6.91	12	0
1997	57.7	128	68.3	135	47.1	129	4.05	62	0
1996	58.9	123	68.8	130	48.9	119	2.50	109	0
1995	60.2	99	70.4	107	50	103	3.20	85	0
1994	59	119	71.8	80	46.2	132	2.67	106	0
1993	62.8	51	75	32	50.6	97	1.72	132	0
1992	59.5	106	71.5	88	47.4	127	3.24	83	0
1991	67.6	2	80.8	3	54.4	19	2.30	119	0
1990	59	119	68.5	134	49.5	108	7.33	6	0
1989	60.4	94	70.5	102	50.3	100	7.94	4	0
1988	61.3	75	71.7	82	50.8	90	4.95	34	0
1987	61.2	77	72.3	64	50.1	101	2.31	118	0
1986	65.8	10	80.9	2	50.8	90	0.80	150	0
1985	63.3	44	75.1	31	51.5	73	5.21	28	0
1984	59.6	105	70.2	110	49.1	115	9.69	2	0
1983	60.4	94	71.5	88	49.3	112	6.49	17	0
1982	64	30	74.8	33	53.2	39	2.74	105	0
1981	63.1	47	72.8	55	53.5	33	4.33	56	0
1980	65.1	19	74.4	37	55.9	4	2.17	121	0
1979	63	48	71.3	92	54.8	17	6.24	19	0
1978	60.2	99	68.2	136	52.2	60	5.65	23	0
1977	64.9	20	76.2	15	53.7	29	1.14	144	0
1976	61.2	77	70.5	102	52	64	4.52	51	0
1975	65.6	13	75.5	23	55.6	6	4.92	35	0
1974	61	81	70.4	107	51.6	71	3.03	94	0
1973	59.1	115	67.3	143	50.9	87	3.76	70	0
1972	61.6	71	70.6	101	52.7	47	5.04	31	0
1971	59.4	107	67.9	140	51	85	3.88	69	0
1970	63.5	39	72.7	56	54.4	19	3.02	96	0
1969	64	30	74	40	54.1	27	3.11	89	0
1968	59.3	111	67.6	142	50.9	87	5.84	22	0
1967	56.4	132	65.1	151	47.6	126	4.01	64	0
1966	60.1	101	69.5	121	50.6	97	4.72	43	0
1965	66.2	8	77	9	55.5	11	0.95	146	0
1964	64.2	26	75.5	23	52.8	43	0.25	154	0
1963	60.4	94	71.3	92	49.5	108	1.28	142	0
1962	63.8	35	74	40	53.5	33	1.64	134	0
1961	59.1	115	68.7	132	49.4	111	3.56	77	0
1960	62.2	61	72.1	71	52.4	51	2.10	123	0
1959	65.5	14	76.1	17	54.8	17	2.41	114	0
1958	60.4	94	69.2	126	51.5	73	3.94	67	0
1957	62.8	51	73.2	53	52.5	48	1.40	139	0
1956	59.1	115	69.9	116	48.3	122	2.93	100	0
1955	64.9	20	75.3	28	54.4	19	2.19	120	0
1954	59.4	107	67.8	141	51	85	3.26	82	0
1953	63.2	45	72	73	54.4	19	4.68	45	0
1952	60.6	89	69.7	119	51.5	73	4.89	37	0
1951	62.3	60	72.5	61	52	64	4.48	53	0
1950	59.3	111	68	138	50.6	97	3.57	76	0
1949	62.4	58	72.5	61	52.3	57	5.09	29	0
1948	61.1	79	69.9	116	52.3	57	8.03	3	0
1947	60.9	84	71.1	95	50.7	94	6.86	13	0
1946	62.4	58	72.3	64	52.5	48	5.04	31	0
1945	60.1	101	69.5	121	50.8	90	4.14	60	0
1944	67	5	78.3	6	55.6	6	1.06	145	0
1943	62.5	56	71.7	82	53.4	36	4.28	58	0
1942	65.8	10	76.2	15	55.4	12	1.95	130	0
1941	64.3	23	76.3	13	52.4	51	1.39	140	0
1940	61	81	69.6	120	52.4	51	5.93	21	0
1939	64.3	23	75.3	28	53.4	36	1.18	143	0
1938	60.1	101	69.3	125	50.9	87	2.95	99	0
1937	63.9	33	75.3	28	52.5	48	2.86	102	0
1936	64	30	75.7	21	52.3	57	3.59	75	0
1935	59	119	68.9	129	49	118	1.47	138	0
1934	63.2	45	74.1	39	52.4	51	4.79	40	0
1933	64.1	27	74	40	54.3	24	4.91	36	0
1932	61	81	70.8	98	51.2	82	3.08	92	0
1931	61.7	70	72.1	71	51.4	77	4.00	65	0
1930	63.4	42	74	40	52.8	43	1.99	127	0
1929	61.5	73	72.3	64	50.8	90	3.53	80	0
1928	59.8	104	69.9	116	49.7	105	2.45	112	0
1927	59	119	68.1	137	49.8	104	2.78	104	0
1926	60.5	93	71.9	77	49.2	114	3.00	97	0
1925	59.4	107	70.3	109	48.5	120	2.00	125	0
1924	57.3	129	65.4	149	49.1	115	4.65	49	0
1923	60.6	89	71.9	77	49.3	112	0.89	148	0
1922	64.1	27	75.4	27	52.9	41	3.03	94	0
1921	60.3	98	70.5	102	50.1	101	4.04	63	0
1920	58	126	68	138	48	124	2.66	107	0
1919	62	64	71.5	88	52.4	51	4.18	59	0
1918	65.2	17	76	19	54.3	24	4.37	55	0
1917	54.6	133	63	154	46.1	133	2.90	101	0
1916	62.2	61	71.3	92	53.1	40	2.45	112	0
1915	58.4	125	67.1	145	49.6	106	4.33	56	0
1914	64.1	27	74.8	33	53.4	36	1.98	129	0
1913	60.8	85	71	97	50.7	94	3.00	97	0
1912	64.3	23	77.1	8	51.5	73	4.47	54	0
1911			82.6	1			2.17	121	4
1910	63.7	37	75.5	23	51.7	68	2.00	125	2
1909	61.4	74	72	73	50.7	94	2.57	108	0
1908	62.9	49	72.2	69	53.6	31	6.80	16	1
1907	56.5	131	66.4	146	46.5	131	6.27	18	0
1906	62.6	54	73.7	45	51.4	77	5.08	30	0
1905	63.8	35	73.5	47	54.2	26	1.72	132	0
1904	65.5	14	75.7	21	55.3	13	3.20	85	0
1903	67.1	3	77.9	7	55.6	6	0.30	153	1
1902	61.1	79	70.8	98	51.1	83	2.48	110	2
1901	59.2	113	66.1	147	52.8	43	5.41	25	2
1900	60.8	85	70.5	102	51.1	83	6.84	14	0
1899	62.1	63	73	54	51.9	67	1.81	131	2
1898	60.6	89	68.8	130	52.2	60	6.82	15	2
1897	64.9	20	74.3	38	55	14	4.59	50	2
1896	68	1	77	9	59.3	1	4.13	61	2
1895	63.4	42	73.5	47	53.8	28	2.81	103	2
1894	65.3	16	74.6	35	55.6	6	10.75	1	2
1893	61.9	66	71.6	87	52.2	60	3.54	79	0
1892			72.6	60			6.23	20	31
1891			71.7	82			3.06	93	31
1890			72.7	56			3.73	71	31
1889			74.5	36			4.68	45	31
1888			69	128			5.54	24	31
1880			79	5			0.87	149	31
1879			74	40			1.50	137	31
1878			70.1	111			4.70	44	31
1877			70.8	98			0.91	147	31
1876			73.5	47			3.24	83	31
1875			72	73			1.99	127	31
1874			70	113			2.02	124	31
1873			69.4	124			3.11	89	31
1872			73.5	47			2.35	116	31
1871			71.7	82			2.33	117	31
1870			70.1	111			4.00	65	31
1869			67.3	143			7.00	10	31
1868			63.9	153			7.01	9	31
1867			65.1	151			5.32	26	31
1866			66	148			4.68	45	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1896	68
1991	67.6
2015	67.1
1903	67.1
2012	67
1944	67
2018	66.4
2004	66.2
1965	66.2
1986	65.8
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	54.6
1967	56.4
1907	56.5
2003	56.8
1924	57.3
1997	57.7
2005	57.9
1920	58
1915	58.4
2008	58.9
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1894	10.75
1984	9.69
1948	8.03
1989	7.94
2019	7.57
1990	7.33
2018	7.22
2022	7.17
1868	7.01
1869	7.00

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1964	0.25
1903	0.30
2023	0.61
2015	0.62
1986	0.80
1880	0.87
1923	0.89
1877	0.91
1965	0.95
1944	1.06

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 96°F; 19 May 2026
Coldest night: 40°F; 12 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.18 in; 24 May 2026

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Every answer in words

May 2026 brought 3.17 in of precipitation in Trenton, NJ, the driest May since 2024, 68th driest of 154.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Trenton, NJ: 96°F on Tuesday 19 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Trenton, NJ: a low of 40°F on Tuesday 12 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Trenton, NJ: 1.18 in on Sunday 24 May 2026.