East Concord weather in May

In May, East 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 14.5 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 East Concord's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see East 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

East Concord is human settlement in Merrimack 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 61°F in the first days to 70°F by the end.

A typical May day in East 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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317151

How May really feels in East 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.

East 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°3.210.90.114.55.7
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
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213862
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294060
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314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

East 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
197calm
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217calm
227calm
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307calm
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
814.24:376:48
914.24:366:49
1014.34:356:50
1114.34:346:51
1214.34:336:52
1314.44:316:53
1414.44:306:55
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
3014.94:167:11
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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285.6Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit East 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 East Concord for sightseeing.

What to pack for East Concord in May

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

In May, East 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 East 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 East 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 East Concord?

East Concord sits at 43.2°N, 71.5°W, 312 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Concord, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around East Concord

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around East Concord has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 587 ft around an average of 344 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,201 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,042 ft.

The land around East Concord is covered by trees (66%) within 2 miles, trees (84%) within 10 miles, and trees (89%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
587 ft
10 miles
1,201 ft
50 miles
4,042 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Concord 2.5 mi · Manchester 17 mi · Laconia 20 mi · Bedford 21 mi · Merrimack 26 mi · Derry Village 27 mi · Derry 27 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 East Concord (43.242°, -71.5381°, elevation 312 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).