Frederick Weather in May
Frederick in May
The short of it: Frederick in May averages a high of 25 °C (76 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 76° · low 52° · rain 3.5 in. · daylight 14 h 19 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & May
May in Frederick brings afternoons near 76° and nights around 52°, with about 3.5 in. of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 76°, with nights near 52°. Wet spells are common — about 3.5 in., the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 19 min in mid-May, 68 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; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, Frederick runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Germantown, 18 mi to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Frederick, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 0.1 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 24°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GermantownMaryland | 18 mi SSE | 76° | 52° | 4.1 in. |
| Montgomery VillageMaryland | 20 mi SE | 76° | 52° | 4.1 in. |
| GaithersburgMaryland | 22 mi SSE | 76° | 53° | 4.2 in. |
| LeesburgVirginia | 22 mi SSW | 76° | 53° | 3.9 in. |
| HagerstownMaryland | 23 mi NW | 75° | 52° | 3.8 in. |
| EldersburgMaryland | 25 mi E | 74° | 51° | 4.3 in. |
| OlneyMaryland | 26 mi SE | 75° | 52° | 4.4 in. |
| AshburnVirginia | 26 mi S | 76° | 53° | 3.9 in. |