Hackensack Weather in May
Hackensack in May
The short of it: Hackensack in May averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 95 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 74° · low 52° · rain 3.7 in. · daylight 14 h 27 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Hackensack an average May high of 74°, a low of 52° and some 3.7 in. of rain. Highs rise 11° against April, to near 74°; nights run about 52°. 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, Hackensack runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Passaic, 5 mi to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Hackensack, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 11° warmer, 0.1 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PassaicNew Jersey | 5 mi WSW | 73° | 52° | 3.8 in. |
| North BergenNew Jersey | 6 mi SSE | 72° | 52° | 3.7 in. |
| Washington HeightsNew York | 6 mi ESE | 71° | 51° | 3.6 in. |
| CliftonNew Jersey | 7 mi WSW | 73° | 52° | 3.8 in. |
| PatersonNew Jersey | 7 mi WNW | 73° | 50° | 3.9 in. |
| Kings BridgeNew York | 7 mi E | 71° | 51° | 3.6 in. |
| Union CityNew Jersey | 7 mi S | 72° | 52° | 3.7 in. |
| HarlemNew York | 7 mi SE | 71° | 52° | 3.6 in. |