Peekskill Weather in May
Peekskill in May
The short of it: Peekskill in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 29 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 72° · low 49° · rain 3.9 in. · daylight 14 h 29 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
May in Peekskill brings afternoons near 72° and nights around 49°, with about 3.9 in. of rain over the month. Highs rise 11° against April, to near 72°; nights run about 49°. Wet spells are common — about 3.9 in., the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 29 min in mid-May, 73 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, Peekskill runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Greenburgh, 18 mi to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Peekskill, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 11° warmer, 0.1 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GreenburghNew York | 18 mi SSE | 71° | 48° | 3.7 in. |
| North StamfordConnecticut | 22 mi ESE | 70° | 48° | 4.1 in. |
| YonkersNew York | 25 mi S | 71° | 50° | 3.6 in. |
| DanburyConnecticut | 25 mi ENE | 71° | 48° | 4.2 in. |
| StamfordConnecticut | 26 mi SE | 71° | 50° | 3.9 in. |
| Mount VernonNew York | 26 mi S | 72° | 51° | 3.6 in. |
| New RochelleNew York | 27 mi SSE | 71° | 50° | 3.5 in. |
| Kings BridgeNew York | 28 mi S | 71° | 51° | 3.6 in. |