Derry Village weather in May

In May, Derry Village sees average daytime highs of 67°F and overnight lows near 48°F, with 3.0 in of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 63°F in the first days to 71°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 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Derry Village's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Derry Village's year-round climate.

Daytime high
67°
5th warmest
Overnight low
48°
8th coldest
Precipitation
3.0 in
10.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:28 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
66%
12th clearest
Wind
7 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Derry Village is human settlement in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America.

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 63°F in the first days to 71°F by the end.

A typical May day in Derry Village reaches about 67°F in the afternoon and slips back to 48°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 54°F and 80°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 10°F warmer than April and about 10°F cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Derry Village

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.

Derry Village weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 17°3.19.36.49.20.0
Feb35° / 18°3.08.66.310.20.0
Mar44° / 27°4.010.75.411.60.7
Apr56° / 38°3.810.41.513.13.8
May67° / 48°3.010.30.114.46.0
Jun77° / 58°3.511.1015.16.5
Jul82° / 63°3.310014.86.0
Aug81° / 61°3.29013.86.7
Sep73° / 54°3.38.1012.37.0
Oct60° / 43°3.99.50.310.85.0
Nov48° / 33°3.49.21.49.51.9
Dec38° / 24°4.110.15.18.90.0

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
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53862
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Derry Village gets around 3.0 in of rain and snow over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
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235
334
434
534
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734
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1234
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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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
195410
295410
395410
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594510
694510
794510
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1192710
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21841141
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23821251
24801361
25801361
26781471
27781471
28751582
29751582
30751582
31731692

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
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117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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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 6:38 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:476:38
213.94:456:39
313.94:446:40
414.04:436:42
514.04:416:43
614.14:406:44
714.14:396:45
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914.24:366:47
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1114.34:346:49
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1414.44:306:53
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1614.44:286:55
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1914.54:256:58
2014.64:246:59
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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 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.44 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Derry Village

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Is May a good time to visit Derry Village?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Derry Village for sightseeing.

What to pack for Derry Village in May

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

In May, Derry Village sees daytime highs around 67°F and nights near 48°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Derry Village in May

The nearest coast averages about 49°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 35 mi away) is warmest in August at about 65°F and coldest in March near 39°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
Feb40Bracing
Mar39Bracing
Apr42Bracing
May49Bracing
Jun57Bracing
Jul64Cool
Aug65Cool
Sep62Cool
Oct56Bracing
Nov49Bracing
Dec46Bracing

UV index in Derry Village 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 Derry Village peaks around July 10 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighHighModerateLowJul 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Derry Village in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Derry Village is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1715 µg/m³Nov 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Derry Village?

Derry Village sits at 42.9°N, 71.3°W, 246 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Derry, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Derry Village

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Derry Village has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 ft around an average of 371 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 584 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,176 ft.

The land around Derry Village is covered by trees (71%) within 2 miles, trees (81%) within 10 miles, and trees (74%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
354 ft
10 miles
584 ft
50 miles
3,176 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Derry 1.2 mi · Salem 9.3 mi · Merrimack 9.3 mi · Manchester 9.9 mi · Bedford 11 mi · Nashua 12 mi · Methuen 13 mi · Haverhill 14 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 Derry Village (42.8918°, -71.312°, elevation 246 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).