Auburn weather in May

In May, Auburn sees average daytime highs of 62°F and overnight lows near 46°F, with 3.1 in of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 58°F in the first days to 66°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Auburn's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Auburn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
62°
5th warmest
Overnight low
46°
8th coldest
Precipitation
3.1 in
10.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:20 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
66%
12th clearest
Wind
7 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Auburn is city in Maine, USA.

Density
134/km²
people per km²
Founded
1842

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 58°F in the first days to 66°F by the end.

A typical May day in Auburn reaches about 62°F in the afternoon and slips back to 46°F overnight — a 16°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 52°F and 73°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 11°F warmer than April and about 10°F cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Auburn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Auburn weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 14°3.28.96.99.10.0
Feb32° / 16°3.08.66.710.20.0
Mar39° / 25°3.810.3611.60.2
Apr52° / 36°3.810.52.213.22.6
May62° / 46°3.110.50.114.55.2
Jun72° / 56°3.710.7015.26.4
Jul78° / 62°3.110.10156.7
Aug77° / 61°3.19013.87.1
Sep69° / 54°3.48.6012.36.7
Oct57° / 43°4.59.70.310.84.2
Nov46° / 33°3.69.529.41.2
Dec35° / 22°4.010.66.38.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Auburn gets around 3.1 in of rain and snow over 10.5 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1352
2342
3341
4331
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9341
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11340
12340
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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2291720
2389830
2489830
2586941
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27841141
28831241
29821251
30811351
31801451

Wind in May

Winds average 7 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:40 AM to 4:08 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:406:36
214.04:396:37
314.04:376:39
414.14:366:40
514.14:346:41
614.24:336:42
714.24:326:43
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Auburn

In seasonPeak

None of Auburn's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Auburn sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
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Is May a good time to visit Auburn?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Auburn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Auburn in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Auburn sees daytime highs around 62°F and nights near 46°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Auburn in May

The nearest coast averages about 48°F in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 33 mi away) is warmest in August at about 63°F and coldest in March near 38°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

40°50°60°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan42Bracing
Feb39Bracing
Mar38Bracing
Apr42Bracing
May48Bracing
Jun55Bracing
Jul62Cool
Aug63Cool
Sep60Cool
Oct54Bracing
Nov49Bracing
Dec45Bracing

UV index in Auburn in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Auburn peaks around July 12 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Auburn?

Auburn sits at 44.1°N, 70.2°W, 190 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lewiston, 0.6 mi away.

Topography around Auburn

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Auburn.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Auburn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 ft around an average of 269 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 840 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,783 ft.

The land around Auburn is covered by trees (59%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 2 miles, trees (77%) within 10 miles, and trees (75%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
374 ft
10 miles
840 ft
50 miles
4,783 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Lewiston 0.6 mi · Brunswick 18 mi · Augusta 27 mi · Westbrook 30 mi · Portland 30 mi · South Portland 32 mi · South Portland Gardens 32 mi · West Scarborough 37 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Auburn (44.0979°, -70.2312°, elevation 190 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).