Henrietta weather in May

In May, Henrietta sees average daytime highs of 67°F and overnight lows near 49°F, with 3.4 in of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 26% 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 Henrietta's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Henrietta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
67°
5th warmest
Overnight low
49°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3.4 in
12.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:53 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
7 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Henrietta is town in Monroe County, New York, United States of America.

Founded
1818

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 Henrietta 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 12°F warmer than April and about 9°F cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Henrietta

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.

Henrietta weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°2.711.810.19.20.0
Feb34° / 20°2.39.88.110.20.0
Mar42° / 27°3.111.8611.60.5
Apr56° / 38°3.8122.113.13.4
May67° / 49°3.412.5014.45.8
Jun76° / 58°3.712015.16.5
Jul80° / 63°3.812.6014.96.2
Aug78° / 61°3.311.7013.86.5
Sep72° / 54°3.310.1012.36.6
Oct59° / 44°3.712.30.110.84.3
Nov47° / 34°3.011.73.29.51.4
Dec37° / 26°3.011.88.58.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
23961
33961
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53961
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84060
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Henrietta gets around 3.4 in of rain over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
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541
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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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194510
293610
393610
491720
591720
691720
789830
889830
988930
1088930
1187940
12861040
13861040
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16821251
17811261
18801361
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21751582
22741583
23721693
24721693
256917104
266917104
276817114
286717115
296617125
306617125
316517135

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
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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 5:12 AM to 4:40 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:127:04
213.95:107:05
314.05:097:06
414.05:077:07
514.05:067:08
614.15:057:09
714.15:037:11
814.25:027:12
914.25:017:13
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1114.34:587:15
1214.34:577:16
1314.44:567:17
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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 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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55.6Bright
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225.9Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Henrietta?

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

May is a reasonable time to visit Henrietta for sightseeing.

What to pack for Henrietta in May

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

In May, Henrietta sees daytime highs around 67°F and nights near 49°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Henrietta in May

The nearest coast averages about 42°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 22 mi away) is warmest in August at about 72°F and coldest in March near 37°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 16 to Sep 11 — about 1.9 months when the water holds above 68°F.

30°40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan39Bracing
Feb37Bracing
Mar37Bracing
Apr38Bracing
May42Bracing
Jun56Bracing
Jul69Refreshing
Aug72Refreshing
Sep67Cool
Oct58Bracing
Nov49Bracing
Dec43Bracing

UV index in Henrietta 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 Henrietta 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 8 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Henrietta?

Henrietta sits at 43.1°N, 77.6°W, 600 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Rochester, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Henrietta

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Henrietta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 ft around an average of 591 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 807 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,067 ft.

The land around Henrietta is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (30%) within 2 miles, trees (52%) and grassland (23%) within 10 miles, and trees (40%) and water (30%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
253 ft
10 miles
807 ft
50 miles
2,067 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Rochester 6.8 mi · Brighton 6.8 mi · Gates-North Gates 8.7 mi · Irondequoit 11 mi · Batavia 29 mi · Auburn 53 mi · East Amherst 55 mi · Lockport 55 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 Henrietta (43.0592°, -77.6122°, elevation 600 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. 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).