Kiryas Joel weather in May

In May, Kiryas Joel sees average daytime highs of 69°F and overnight lows near 51°F, with 3.9 in of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-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 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kiryas Joel's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kiryas Joel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
69°
5th warmest
Overnight low
51°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3.9 in
11.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:44 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
6 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Kiryas Joel is village in Orange County, New York, United States.

Density
11,419/km²
people per km²
Founded
1977

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 Kiryas Joel 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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26446
36547
46547
56547
66548
76648
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How May really feels in Kiryas Joel

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.

Kiryas Joel weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 22°3.49.45.59.40.0
Feb38° / 23°2.98.7510.30.0
Mar47° / 30°4.111411.71.4
Apr59° / 41°3.7110.713.14.4
May69° / 51°3.911.8014.36.0
Jun78° / 60°4.111.6014.96.4
Jul83° / 65°4.311.2014.75.8
Aug81° / 64°4.010.7013.76.4
Sep74° / 57°4.39.4012.36.9
Oct62° / 46°4.18.90.210.95.4
Nov50° / 36°3.28.41.19.72.5
Dec40° / 28°4.09.74.19.10.2

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
44060
54159
64159
74060
84159
94159
104159
114159
124159
134060
144060
154060
164159
174159
184159
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224060
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244159
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274258
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kiryas Joel gets around 3.9 in of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2239
2339
2439
2539
2639
2739
2839
2939
3039
3139

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
191720
291720
389830
489830
588930
687940
7861040
8851140
9841240
10831250
11821350
12811450
13801460
14791560
15771571
16761671
17751681
18741781
19721792
20711892
216918103
226818113
236519124
246419134
256319135
266219145
276019156
285920156
295820166
305720167
315621167

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
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:01 AM to 4:32 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:016:46
213.85:006:48
313.84:596:49
413.94:576:50
513.94:566:51
614.04:556:52
714.04:536:53
814.04:526:54
914.14:516:55
1014.14:506:56
1114.14:496:57
1214.24:486:58
1314.24:476:59
1414.24:467:00
1514.34:457:01
1614.34:447:02
1714.34:437:03
1814.44:427:04
1914.44:417:05
2014.44:407:06
2114.54:397:07
2214.54:387:08
2314.54:377:09
2414.64:377:10
2514.64:367:11
2614.64:357:12
2714.64:347:13
2814.74:347:14
2914.74:337:14
3014.74:337:15
3114.74:327:16

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.53 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
65.3Bright
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305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kiryas Joel?

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
3.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kiryas Joel for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kiryas Joel in May

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

In May, Kiryas Joel 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 Kiryas Joel 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 Kiryas Joel peaks around July 10 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 23 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 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kiryas Joel 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 Kiryas Joel is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1317 µg/m³Nov 159 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kiryas Joel?

Kiryas Joel sits at 41.3°N, 74.2°W, 686 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Peekskill, 13 mi away.

Topography around Kiryas Joel

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Kiryas Joel has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 827 ft around an average of 771 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,673 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,370 ft.

The land around Kiryas Joel is covered by trees (75%) within 2 miles, trees (83%) within 10 miles, and trees (80%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
827 ft
10 miles
1,673 ft
50 miles
4,370 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Peekskill 13 mi · Newburgh 14 mi · Middletown 15 mi · Cortlandt Manor 16 mi · New City 16 mi · Monsey 17 mi · Spring Valley 17 mi · Mahwah 17 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 Kiryas Joel (41.342°, -74.1679°, elevation 686 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).