Alpine Weather in May
Alpine in May
The short of it: Alpine in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 94 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 71° · low 50° · rain 3.7 in. · daylight 14 h 27 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
May in Alpine brings afternoons near 71° and nights around 50°, with about 3.7 in. of rain over the month. Highs rise 10° against April, to near 71°; nights run about 50°. Wet spells are common — about 3.7 in., the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 27 min in mid-May, 72 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Alpine runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Yonkers, 2 mi to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Alpine, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 10° warmer, 0.2 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 21°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 8 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YonkersNew York | 2 mi SE | 71° | 50° | 3.6 in. |
| Kings BridgeNew York | 6 mi SSE | 71° | 51° | 3.6 in. |
| Mount VernonNew York | 6 mi ESE | 72° | 51° | 3.6 in. |
| FordhamNew York | 7 mi SSE | 72° | 52° | 3.6 in. |
| GreenburghNew York | 7 mi NE | 71° | 48° | 3.7 in. |
| Washington HeightsNew York | 7 mi S | 71° | 51° | 3.6 in. |
| The BronxNew York | 8 mi SSE | 72° | 51° | 3.5 in. |
| New RochelleNew York | 8 mi ESE | 71° | 50° | 3.5 in. |