Dracut weather in May

In May, Dracut sees average daytime highs of 67°F and overnight lows near 49°F, with 3.1 in of rain across 10.4 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 72°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 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Dracut's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dracut's year-round climate.

Daytime high
67°
5th warmest
Overnight low
49°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3.1 in
10.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:29 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
66%
12th clearest
Wind
7 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Dracut is town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

Founded
1653

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 72°F by the end.

A typical May day in Dracut reaches about 67°F in the afternoon and slips back to 49°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 55°F and 81°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 Dracut

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.

Dracut 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
Jan34° / 19°3.29.66.59.20.0
Feb37° / 20°3.08.7610.30.0
Mar45° / 28°4.110.9511.60.9
Apr57° / 39°3.710.61.413.13.9
May67° / 49°3.110.4014.46.0
Jun77° / 58°3.410.6015.16.5
Jul83° / 64°3.29.7014.86.0
Aug81° / 62°3.39.3013.76.6
Sep73° / 55°3.38.2012.37.0
Oct61° / 44°3.89.50.310.85.2
Nov49° / 34°3.49.31.39.62.1
Dec39° / 25°4.110.35.28.90.1

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
23961
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43862
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dracut gets around 3.1 in of rain over 10.4 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
195410
295410
395410
494510
594510
694510
793610
893610
993610
1092620
1192620
1291720
1391720
1491720
1591720
1689830
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1889830
1986941
20851041
21831151
22811261
23801361
24791371
25771472
26751582
27741592
28731692
297216102
307017103
316917113

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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137calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 66 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)
113.84:476:38
213.94:466:39
313.94:446:40
414.04:436:41
514.04:426:42
614.04:406:43
714.14:396:44
814.14:386:46
914.24:376:47
1014.24:356:48
1114.24:346:49
1214.34:336:50
1314.34:326:51
1414.44:316:52
1514.44:306:53
1614.44:296:54
1714.54:286:55
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1914.54:266:57
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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 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Dracut

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Is May a good time to visit Dracut?

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
2.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Dracut for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dracut in May

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

In May, Dracut sees daytime highs around 67°F and nights near 49°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Dracut in May

The nearest coast averages about 50°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 30 mi away) is warmest in August at about 66°F and coldest in February 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
Jan41Bracing
Feb38Bracing
Mar38Bracing
Apr42Bracing
May50Bracing
Jun58Bracing
Jul65Cool
Aug66Cool
Sep63Cool
Oct56Bracing
Nov50Bracing
Dec46Bracing

UV index in Dracut 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 Dracut 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 Dracut 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 Dracut 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 Dracut?

Dracut sits at 42.7°N, 71.3°W, 157 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lowell, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Dracut

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Dracut has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 ft around an average of 157 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 594 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,176 ft.

The land around Dracut is covered by trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 2 miles, trees (76%) within 10 miles, and trees (72%) and water (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
305 ft
10 miles
594 ft
50 miles
3,176 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Lowell 2.5 mi · Tewksbury 5.6 mi · Chelmsford 5.6 mi · Methuen 6.8 mi · Lawrence 7.5 mi · Billerica 8.1 mi · North Andover 8.7 mi · Westford 9.3 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 Dracut (42.6704°, -71.302°, elevation 157 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).