Hopatcong Hills weather in May

In May, Hopatcong Hills sees average daytime highs of 69°F and overnight lows near 51°F, with 3.7 in of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 65°F in the first days to 73°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Hopatcong Hills's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hopatcong Hills's year-round climate.

Daytime high
69°
5th warmest
Overnight low
51°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3.7 in
11.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:47 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
6 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Hopatcong Hills is human settlement in Sussex County, New Jersey, 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 65°F in the first days to 73°F by the end.

A typical May day in Hopatcong Hills reaches about 69°F in the afternoon and slips back to 51°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 57°F and 81°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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26547
36547
46547
56647
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277355
287355
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307455
317456

How May really feels in Hopatcong Hills

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.

Hopatcong Hills weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 22°3.59.55.69.40.0
Feb39° / 23°3.08.84.610.40.0
Mar47° / 31°4.110.94.111.71.5
Apr59° / 41°3.710.80.713.14.4
May69° / 51°3.711.7014.36.1
Jun78° / 60°3.911.3014.96.4
Jul83° / 65°3.710.7014.65.7
Aug81° / 64°3.610.5013.66.3
Sep74° / 56°4.29.6012.36.9
Oct62° / 45°4.090.210.95.4
Nov50° / 35°3.28.319.72.5
Dec40° / 28°4.01049.10.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
64159
74159
84159
94060
104060
114060
124060
134060
144060
154159
164060
174159
184159
194159
204159
214159
224159
234159
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254159
264258
274357
284258
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304258
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Hopatcong Hills gets around 3.7 in of rain over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2838
2938
3038
3138

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
191720
290820
389830
488930
5871030
6861040
7851140
8831250
9831250
10821350
11811360
12801460
13781471
14771571
15761581
16761581
17741691
187216102
197117102
207017112
216817123
226618133
236418144
246318154
256218155
266118165
275918176
285819176
295719177
305619187
315520187

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
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
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206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
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276calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

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 5:04 AM to 4:35 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:046:48
213.85:036:49
313.85:016:50
413.85:006:51
513.94:596:52
613.94:586:53
714.04:566:54
814.04:556:55
914.04:546:56
1014.14:536:57
1114.14:526:58
1214.14:516:59
1314.24:507:00
1414.24:497:01
1514.24:487:02
1614.34:477:03
1714.34:467:04
1814.34:457:05
1914.44:447:06
2014.44:437:07
2114.44:427:08
2214.54:417:09
2314.54:407:10
2414.54:407:11
2514.54:397:12
2614.64:387:13
2714.64:387:14
2814.64:377:14
2914.64:367:15
3014.74:367:16
3114.74:357:17

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Hopatcong Hills

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Is May a good time to visit Hopatcong Hills?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Hopatcong Hills for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hopatcong Hills in May

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

In May, Hopatcong Hills sees daytime highs around 69°F and nights near 51°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Hopatcong Hills 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 Hopatcong Hills peaks around July 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 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 Hopatcong Hills 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 Hopatcong Hills is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1416 µg/m³Nov 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hopatcong Hills?

Hopatcong Hills sits at 40.9°N, 74.7°W, 1,102 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Sparta, 6.2 mi away.

Topography around Hopatcong Hills

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hopatcong Hills has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 531 ft around an average of 968 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 932 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,467 ft.

The land around Hopatcong Hills is covered by trees (73%) within 2 miles, trees (80%) within 10 miles, and trees (74%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
531 ft
10 miles
932 ft
50 miles
2,467 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Sparta 6.2 mi · Dover 6.8 mi · Randolph 8.1 mi · Denville 11 mi · Parsippany 14 mi · Morristown 14 mi · Basking Ridge 17 mi · Madison 19 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 Hopatcong Hills (40.944°, -74.6707°, elevation 1,102 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). 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).