Hazleton weather in May

In May, Hazleton sees average daytime highs of 68°F and overnight lows near 50°F, with 3.9 in of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 64°F in the first days to 72°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hazleton's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hazleton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
68°
5th warmest
Overnight low
50°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3.9 in
12.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:52 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
6 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Hazleton is city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Density
1,594/km²
people per km²
Founded
1891

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 64°F in the first days to 72°F by the end.

A typical May day in Hazleton reaches about 68°F in the afternoon and slips back to 50°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 56°F and 80°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 10°F warmer than April and about 9°F cooler than June.

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

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.

Hazleton weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°3.49.56.29.40.0
Feb37° / 21°2.89.15.510.40.0
Mar45° / 29°3.911.24.411.71.0
Apr58° / 40°3.911.91.113.14.0
May68° / 50°3.912.8014.35.8
Jun76° / 59°4.412014.96.4
Jul81° / 64°3.711.4014.66.3
Aug79° / 62°3.810.1013.66.6
Sep72° / 55°4.59.2012.36.8
Oct60° / 44°3.99.30.310.94.9
Nov48° / 34°3.48.71.69.71.8
Dec38° / 26°3.510.54.79.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Hazleton gets around 3.9 in of rain over 12.8 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
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540
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941
1041
1141
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1442
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1642
1742
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2043
2143
2243
2342
2442
2542
2642
2742
2842
2942
3041
3141

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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
191720
290820
390820
489920
5871030
6871030
7861130
8851140
9841240
10841240
11821350
12821350
13811360
14801460
15791470
16771481
17761581
18751591
19731692
207216102
217017112
226817123
236817123
246617134
256418144
266318145
276218155
286218155
296118156
306018166
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Wind in May

Winds average 6 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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47calm
57calm
67calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 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 5:09 AM to 4:40 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:096:53
213.85:086:54
313.85:076:55
413.85:056:56
513.95:046:57
613.95:036:58
714.05:026:59
814.05:007:00
914.04:597:01
1014.14:587:02
1114.14:577:04
1214.14:567:05
1314.24:557:06
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1514.24:537:08
1614.34:527:09
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1814.34:507:11
1914.44:497:12
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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 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Hazleton?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Hazleton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hazleton in May

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

In May, Hazleton sees daytime highs around 68°F and nights near 50°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Hazleton in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hazleton peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Hazleton 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 Hazleton is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1416 µg/m³Nov 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hazleton?

Hazleton sits at 41.0°N, 76.0°W, 1,657 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Wilkes-Barre, 21 mi away.

Topography around Hazleton

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hazleton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 ft around an average of 1,663 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,417 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,490 ft.

The land around Hazleton is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 2 miles, trees (80%) within 10 miles, and trees (73%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
545 ft
10 miles
1,417 ft
50 miles
2,490 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Wilkes-Barre 21 mi · Back Mountain 26 mi · Whitehall Township 32 mi · Allentown 35 mi · Scranton 35 mi · Bethlehem 39 mi · Reading 43 mi · Easton 43 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 Hazleton (40.9584°, -75.9746°, elevation 1,657 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. 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).