Worcester, MA: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 57°F in Worcester, MA, the coldest May since 2025, tied 64th coldest of 133 (with 2025, 2016, 1980 and 2 other years).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 57°F; Coldest since 2025; 64th coldest of 133
Precipitation: 4.33 in; Wettest since 2025; 42nd wettest of 134

A normal May in Worcester, MA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 56.8°F, between 54°F and 60.9°F in eight years of ten and 3.43 in of precipitation, between 2.17 in and 5.87 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Worcester, MA since 1892: 57°F in 2026; the lowest is 48.8°F, in 1967.

Normal range, 54 to 60.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Worcester, MA from 1892 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	57	65	66.1	77	47.9	42	4.33	42	0
2025	57	65	64.9	98	49.2	25	8.50	2	0
2024	60.4	14	69.3	35	51.5	8	8.02	3	0
2023	57.9	44	68.5	43	47.3	51	2.54	100	0
2022	60.4	14	69.9	26	51	10	2.42	105	0
2021	58.1	39	67.6	53	48.6	35	5.95	17	0
2020	55.8	85	66	80	45.6	87	1.81	120	0
2019	54.3	105	63	117	45.6	87	3.52	64	0
2018	61.3	8	71.5	9	51	10	2.29	107	0
2017	53.8	113	61.9	125	45.6	87	5.97	15	0
2016	57	65	65.9	83	48.1	39	2.21	111	0
2015	62.5	3	74.4	2	50.7	14	0.60	134	0
2014	56.5	75	65.7	87	47.4	48	4.16	46	0
2013	57.5	54	68.3	44	46.7	66	4.45	41	0
2012	60.9	11	68.7	38	53	3	4.00	51	0
2011	58	43	66.4	71	49.7	19	3.85	54	0
2010	60.6	12	71	19	50.1	16	2.86	90	0
2009	57.1	62	66.2	75	48	41	2.96	85	0
2008	55	96	64.6	103	45.3	94	2.45	104	0
2007	59.3	22	69.9	26	48.8	31	5.12	30	0
2006	55.6	88	63.9	108	47.2	53	6.64	10	0
2005	51.4	130	59.3	131	43.5	114	3.71	57	0
2004	58.4	34	68.3	44	48.5	36	3.23	74	0
2003	54	111	62.1	124	45.8	81	4.12	50	0
2002	54.1	110	63.5	114	44.8	102	5.55	22	0
2001	58.1	39	67.7	52	48.5	36	2.26	108	0
2000	56.1	83	65.7	87	46.6	68	3.51	65	0
1999	58.1	39	67.4	55	48.7	34	2.77	95	0
1998	59.6	20	69.1	37	50.2	15	5.89	18	0
1997	52.1	129	61	129	43.3	120	2.72	96	0
1996	54.8	99	64.3	105	45.4	92	3.34	72	0
1995	54.3	105	62.9	118	45.8	81	2.39	106	0
1994	54.3	105	64.3	105	44.3	111	5.87	19	0
1993	57.7	50	68.3	44	47.2	53	1.79	121	0
1992	55.4	91	66.3	73	44.6	106	2.54	100	0
1991	61.2	9	72.7	7	49.7	19	4.16	46	0
1990	51.4	130	60.6	130	42.3	128	7.65	5	0
1989	56.9	71	67.1	62	46.8	64	6.17	14	0
1988	57.3	60	66.9	64	47.7	44	4.47	39	0
1987	57.5	54	68.3	44	46.8	64	1.55	125	0
1986	57.9	44	68.3	44	47.5	46	3.14	78	0
1985	57.8	47	68.6	39	47	60	5.46	24	0
1984	55.4	91	65.1	94	45.7	84	9.94	1	0
1983	54.7	100	63.9	108	45.4	92	5.97	15	0
1982	58.3	37	69.3	35	47.3	51	2.96	85	0
1981	57.9	44	68.6	39	47.2	53	4.48	38	0
1980	57	65	67	63	47	60	2.23	110	0
1979	57.7	50	66	80	49.4	23	4.14	49	0
1978	56.5	75	66	80	47.1	58	3.69	58	0
1977	58.1	39	69.9	26	46.3	75	2.20	112	0
1976	55	96	65.3	93	44.7	105	3.46	68	0
1975	60	16	71.1	16	49	26	2.07	113	0
1974	52.4	126	61.6	126	43.2	122	5.15	28	0
1973	54.2	108	63.3	115	45.1	97	4.73	34	0
1972	55.7	87	65.8	85	45.6	87	7.83	4	0
1971	54.2	108	63.6	113	44.8	102	5.22	27	0
1970	56.9	71	67.5	54	46.3	75	4.18	45	0
1969	56.2	81	67.2	61	45.3	94	3.09	80	0
1968	53.7	115	64	107	43.5	114	6.83	9	0
1967	48.8	133	58.4	132	39.2	134	7.01	7	0
1966	52.9	123	62.5	121	43.3	120	3.21	75	0
1965	58.9	29	71.2	14	46.6	68	1.51	126	0
1964	58.9	29	71.1	16	46.6	68	1.18	129	0
1963	55.8	85	67.3	56	44.3	111	3.00	83	0
1962	55	96	64.8	101	45.2	96	3.99	52	0
1961	53.6	116	62.9	118	44.4	109	3.40	69	0
1960	57.4	59	66.6	68	48.1	39	5.59	21	0
1959	59.9	17	71	19	48.8	31	0.86	133	0
1958	52.7	124	62.3	122	43.1	123	3.64	61	0
1957	55.6	88	66.1	77	45.1	97	2.82	92	0
1956	52.2	128	63.9	108	40.5	133	2.25	109	0
1955	59.8	19	71.3	12	48.5	36	2.82	92	1
1954	53.3	120	61.5	127	45.1	97	5.10	31	0
1953	56.8	73	66.4	71	47.2	53	5.87	19	0
1952	53.8	113	63.2	116	44.4	109	4.20	44	0
1951	56.6	74	67.3	56	45.9	80	4.46	40	0
1950	54.4	104	65.4	92	43.4	118	3.16	76	0
1949	57.5	54	68.6	39	46.5	72	3.77	56	0
1948	54.7	100	64.9	98	44.5	108	7.38	6	0
1947	56.2	81	67.3	56	44.8	102	4.16	46	1
1946	55.2	93	66.6	68	43.8	113	6.50	11	0
1945	53.2	122	63.8	111	42.9	124	6.22	13	1
1944	62.5	3	76.1	1	48.9	28	1.03	131	0
1943	57.1	62	67.8	51	46.4	73	5.15	28	0
1942	60.6	12	71.4	11	49.7	19	3.00	83	1
1941	58.6	33	71.2	14	46.1	79	2.02	115	0
1940	55.1	95	65.1	94	45.1	97	5.24	26	0
1939	57	65	70	25	44.6	106	1.78	122	1
1938	54.6	103	66.5	70	42.8	125	3.56	63	0
1937	58.3	37	70.5	22	46.2	78	3.81	55	0
1936	59.2	24	73	5	45.5	91	3.58	62	0
1935	53.6	116	66.1	77	41.2	131	3.13	79	0
1934	59.3	22	71.5	9	47.2	53	2.52	102	0
1933	59.2	24	71	19	47.4	48	2.95	87	0
1932	57.3	60	69.7	31	44.9	101	1.29	127	0
1931	57.8	47	69.8	30	45.7	84	3.51	65	1
1930	58.4	34	70.4	23	46.3	75	2.87	89	0
1929	56.4	78	69.4	34	43.5	114	4.71	35	0
1928	53.6	116	63.7	112	43.5	114	3.05	82	0
1927	52.3	127	62.8	120	42.3	128	3.39	71	1
1926	53.9	112	66.3	73	41.5	130	1.84	119	0
1925	53.3	120	65.8	85	40.8	132	1.94	116	0
1924	53.4	119	61.1	128	45.7	84	4.21	43	0
1923	57.7	50	65.6	89	49.8	18	1.93	117	0
1922	61.9	6	71.7	8	52	5	3.08	81	0
1921	58.4	34	66.8	65	49.9	17	3.40	69	0
1920	56.5	75	65.6	89	47.4	48	2.83	91	0
1919	59.1	28	67.3	56	50.8	13	3.86	53	0
1918	64.8	1	73.4	4	56.2	1	1.62	124	0
1917	50.3	132	57.2	133	43.4	118	2.88	88	0
1916	58.9	29	66.7	66	51.2	9	3.16	76	0
1915	57	65	65.1	94	49	26	3.24	73	0
1914	61.2	9	70.2	24	52.2	4	2.63	98	0
1913	57.1	62	65.5	91	48.8	31	3.68	59	0
1912	59.9	17	68.3	44	51.6	7	4.81	33	0
1911	64.3	2	73.5	3	55.1	2	3.66	60	0
1910	56.4	78	64.8	101	47.9	42	1.85	118	0
1909	55.2	93	64.5	104	45.8	81	2.63	98	0
1908	59.5	21	69.5	33	49.4	23	4.83	32	0
1907	52.5	125	62.2	123	42.7	126	2.72	96	0
1906	58.7	32	69.9	26	47.5	46	5.44	25	0
1905	57.5	54	68.1	50	46.9	62	1.07	130	0
1904	62	5	73	5	51	10	2.06	114	0
1903					48.9	28	0.88	132	6
1902	57.6	53	68.6	39	46.6	68	1.64	123	0
1901	56.3	80	65.9	83	46.7	66	5.53	23	0
1900	54.7	100	66.7	66	42.6	127	3.47	67	0
1899	59.2	24	71.3	12	47.1	58	1.25	128	0
1897	57.8	47	66.2	75	49.5	22	4.52	37	0
1896	61.5	7	71.1	16	51.8	6	2.78	94	0
1895	59.2	24	69.7	31	48.9	28	2.46	103	2
1894	57.5	54	67.3	56	47.7	44	4.63	36	0
1893	55.5	90	65.1	94	46.4	73	6.95	8	2
1892	55.9	84	64.9	98	46.9	62	6.34	12	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1918	64.8
1911	64.3
2015	62.5
1944	62.5
1904	62
1922	61.9
1896	61.5
2018	61.3
1991	61.2
1914	61.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1967	48.8
1917	50.3
2005	51.4
1990	51.4
1997	52.1
1956	52.2
1927	52.3
1974	52.4
1907	52.5
1958	52.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1984	9.94
2025	8.50
2024	8.02
1972	7.83
1990	7.65
1948	7.38
1967	7.01
1893	6.95
1968	6.83
2006	6.64

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2015	0.60
1959	0.86
1903	0.88
1944	1.03
1905	1.07
1964	1.18
1899	1.25
1932	1.29
1965	1.51
1987	1.55

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 90°F; 19 May 2026
Coldest night: 36°F; 9 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.25 in; 14 May 2026

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Every answer in words

May 2026 brought 4.33 in of precipitation in Worcester, MA, the wettest May since 2025, 42nd wettest of 134.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Worcester, MA: 90°F on Tuesday 19 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Worcester, MA: a low of 36°F on Saturday 9 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Worcester, MA: 1.25 in on Thursday 14 May 2026.