Concord weather in May

In May, Concord sees average daytime highs of 66°F and overnight lows near 47°F, with 3.2 in of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 61°F in the first days to 70°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Concord's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Concord's year-round climate.

Daytime high
66°
5th warmest
Overnight low
47°
8th coldest
Precipitation
3.2 in
10.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:28 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
66%
12th clearest
Wind
7 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Concord is capital city of the U.S. state of New Hampshire and county seat of Merrimack County.

Density
253/km²
people per km²
Founded
1733

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 61°F in the first days to 70°F by the end.

A typical May day in Concord reaches about 66°F in the afternoon and slips back to 47°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 53°F and 79°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 11°F warmer than April and about 10°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How May really feels in Concord

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.

Concord weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 15°3.09.16.89.20.0
Feb33° / 17°3.08.76.910.20.0
Mar42° / 25°3.910.46.111.60.4
Apr55° / 37°3.810.72.213.23.3
May66° / 47°3.210.90.114.45.7
Jun75° / 56°3.811.5015.16.4
Jul81° / 62°3.610.8014.96.3
Aug79° / 60°3.49.6013.86.7
Sep71° / 52°3.48.8012.36.8
Oct58° / 42°4.19.40.410.84.5
Nov46° / 32°3.59.529.51.3
Dec36° / 22°4.110.16.18.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33763
43763
53763
63763
73763
83763
93763
103664
113664
123565
133565
143565
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203763
213862
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283961
294060
303961
314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Concord gets around 3.2 in of rain and snow over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1362
2362
3352
4351
5351
6351
7351
8351
9350
10350
11350
12350
13350
14350
15350
16350
17350
18350
19350
20350
21350
22350
23350
24350
25350
26350
27360
28360
29360
30360
31360

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
196310
296310
395410
495410
595410
694510
794510
894510
994510
1094510
1194510
1293610
1392620
1492620
1592620
1692620
1792620
1890730
1990730
2089830
2188840
2287940
23851050
24851050
25831151
26811261
27801361
28801361
29781471
30781471
31771571

Wind in May

Winds average 7 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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217calm
227calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:47 AM to 4:16 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:476:40
213.94:466:41
314.04:446:42
414.04:436:43
514.04:416:44
614.14:406:45
714.14:396:47
814.24:386:48
914.24:366:49
1014.24:356:50
1114.34:346:51
1214.34:336:52
1314.44:316:53
1414.44:306:54
1514.44:296:56
1614.54:286:57
1714.54:276:58
1814.54:266:59
1914.64:257:00
2014.64:247:01
2114.64:237:02
2214.74:227:03
2314.74:217:04
2414.74:217:05
2514.84:207:06
2614.84:197:07
2714.84:187:08
2814.94:187:09
2914.94:177:10
3014.94:167:10
3114.94:167:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.6Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Concord?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Concord for sightseeing.

What to pack for Concord in May

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

In May, Concord sees daytime highs around 66°F and nights near 47°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Concord 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 Concord peaks around July 11 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Concord?

Concord sits at 43.2°N, 71.5°W, 272 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is East Concord, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Concord

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Concord has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 512 ft around an average of 328 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 856 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,921 ft.

The land around Concord is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 2 miles, trees (84%) within 10 miles, and trees (88%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
512 ft
10 miles
856 ft
50 miles
3,921 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: East Concord 2.5 mi · Manchester 16 mi · Bedford 18 mi · Laconia 22 mi · Merrimack 24 mi · Derry Village 25 mi · Derry 25 mi · Rochester 29 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 Concord (43.2081°, -71.5376°, elevation 272 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. 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).