Woonsocket Weather in May
Woonsocket in May
The short of it: Woonsocket in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 33 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 68° · low 46° · rain 3.2 in. · daylight 14 h 33 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Woonsocket an average May high of 68°, a low of 46° and some 3.2 in. of rain. Highs rise 11° against April, to near 68°; nights run about 46°. It is the driest month of the year, only 3.2 in. of rain.
The sun is up for about 14 h 33 min in mid-May, 75 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Woonsocket runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Cumberland, 5 mi to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Woonsocket, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 11° warmer, 0.9 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 8 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CumberlandRhode Island | 5 mi ESE | 68° | 46° | 3.2 in. |
| FranklinMassachusetts | 8 mi NE | 68° | 45° | 3.2 in. |
| North ProvidenceRhode Island | 11 mi SSE | 69° | 47° | 3.2 in. |
| PawtucketRhode Island | 11 mi SE | 69° | 47° | 3.2 in. |
| AttleboroMassachusetts | 12 mi ESE | 69° | 46° | 3.2 in. |
| ProvidenceRhode Island | 13 mi SSE | 70° | 48° | 3.2 in. |
| East ProvidenceRhode Island | 15 mi SSE | 70° | 48° | 3.2 in. |
| CranstonRhode Island | 16 mi SSE | 70° | 48° | 3.2 in. |