Hell's Kitchen Weather in May
Hell's Kitchen in May
The short of it: Hell's Kitchen in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 11 °C (53 °F), with 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 26 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 53° · rain 3.7 in. · daylight 14 h 26 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Hell's Kitchen an average May high of 71°, a low of 53° and some 3.7 in. of rain. Highs rise 10° against April, to near 71°; nights run about 53°. Wet spells are common — about 3.7 in., the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 26 min in mid-May, 71 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, Hell's Kitchen runs about middling and about as wet in May. Upper West Side, 2 mi to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Hell's Kitchen, 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
- 19°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 9 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper West SideNew York | 2 mi NNE | 71° | 53° | 3.7 in. |
| ManhattanNew York | 2 mi NE | 71° | 53° | 3.7 in. |
| Union CityNew Jersey | 2 mi WNW | 72° | 52° | 3.7 in. |
| East VillageNew York | 2 mi S | 71° | 53° | 3.6 in. |
| North BergenNew Jersey | 3 mi NNW | 72° | 52° | 3.7 in. |
| AstoriaNew York | 3 mi E | 71° | 53° | 3.6 in. |
| East HarlemNew York | 3 mi NE | 71° | 52° | 3.6 in. |
| ChinatownNew York | 3 mi S | 71° | 53° | 3.6 in. |