Fall River Weather in May
Fall River in May
The short of it: Fall River in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 85 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 67° · low 48° · rain 3.3 in. · daylight 14 h 31 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
May in Fall River brings afternoons near 67° and nights around 48°, with about 3.3 in. of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 11° from April to about 67°, with nights near 48°. It is the driest month of the year, only 3.3 in. of rain.
The sun is up for about 14 h 31 min in mid-May, 74 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Fall River runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. New Bedford, 13 mi to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Fall River, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 11° warmer, 1.0 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 19°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 10 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New BedfordMassachusetts | 13 mi ESE | 68° | 49° | 3.4 in. |
| WarwickRhode Island | 13 mi W | 68° | 47° | 3.2 in. |
| East ProvidenceRhode Island | 14 mi NW | 70° | 48° | 3.2 in. |
| TauntonMassachusetts | 14 mi NNE | 69° | 47° | 3.3 in. |
| CranstonRhode Island | 16 mi WNW | 70° | 48° | 3.2 in. |
| ProvidenceRhode Island | 16 mi WNW | 70° | 48° | 3.2 in. |
| NewportRhode Island | 17 mi SSW | 65° | 47° | 3.5 in. |
| PawtucketRhode Island | 17 mi NW | 69° | 47° | 3.2 in. |