Rochester Weather In May

The record high May temperature in Rochester New York State for the last 70 years was 94 degrees Fahrenheit, most recently registered on May 28, 1987, while the average high temperature is 68. The lowest documented temperature for Rochester for the past 70 years in May was 26 measured on May 2, 1979, while the typical low recorded temperature is 46.

According to National Weather Service Rochester May Weather data, on May 8, 1947, the recorded high temperature did not exceed 39 degrees Fahrenheit, the lowest high measured in Rochester in the past 70 years. Weather Service records additionally show that on May 30, 2006, the recorded low temperature for the day did not drop below 71 degrees, the highest low measured in Rochester in the last 70 years.

National Weather Service records indicate that the high temperature in Rochester on May First averages 64 degrees and the high on the last day of the month averages 74 degrees. The low temperature in Rochester in May on the first day of the month averages 43 degrees and the low temperature on the last day of the month averages 53 degrees.

Rochester typically receives an average of 2.82 inches of precipitation during the month. The most rain recorded in a single day, as shown by May Rochester Weather data, was 3.45 inches on May 16, 1974. Rochester averages 0.3 inches of snow in May. The most snow measured in a single day in May was 10.7 inches on May 7, 1989.