Massapequa Park weather in May

In May, Massapequa Park sees average daytime highs of 62°F and overnight lows near 54°F, with 3.5 in of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 58°F in the first days to 66°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Massapequa Park's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Massapequa Park's year-round climate.

Daytime high
62°
5th warmest
Overnight low
54°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3.5 in
10.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:42 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
63%
12th clearest
Wind
9 mph
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Massapequa Park is village in Nassau County, New York, United States.

Density
2,953/km²
people per km²
Founded
1931

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 58°F in the first days to 66°F by the end.

A typical May day in Massapequa Park reaches about 62°F in the afternoon and slips back to 54°F overnight — a 8°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 56°F and 69°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°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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How May really feels in Massapequa Park

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.

Massapequa Park 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
Jan38° / 29°3.79.83.99.40.0
Feb39° / 29°3.59.23.710.40.0
Mar44° / 35°4.610.43.111.70.8
Apr53° / 44°3.910.80.313.12.9
May62° / 54°3.510.9014.25.2
Jun72° / 64°3.710.3014.96.5
Jul78° / 71°3.59.9014.66.9
Aug77° / 70°4.09.8013.67.0
Sep71° / 64°3.89.2012.36.9
Oct62° / 54°4.49010.95.5
Nov52° / 44°3.68.90.39.72.9
Dec44° / 35°4.710.52.49.10.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44456
54357
64456
74357
84456
94456
104456
114456
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Massapequa Park gets around 3.5 in of rain 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 rain averages around 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
434
534
634
734
834
934
1033
1133
1233
1333
1433
1533
1634
1734
1834
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 (%)
197300
296400
396400
494510
593610
693610
792710
891810
990910
10881020
11871120
12861220
13841330
14831430
15801640
16781750
17771850
18751960
19722170
20702280
21672391
226524101
236225121
246026131
255727142
265528152
275328172
285029183
294830193
304630204
314431214

Wind in May

Winds average 9 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
210light breeze
310light breeze
49light breeze
59light breeze
69light breeze
79light breeze
89light breeze
99light breeze
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309light breeze
319light breeze

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 5:00 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:006:42
213.84:586:43
313.84:576:45
413.84:566:46
513.94:546:47
613.94:536:48
713.94:526:49
814.04:516:50
914.04:506:51
1014.14:496:52
1114.14:476:53
1214.14:466:54
1314.24:456:55
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1514.24:436:57
1614.34:426:58
1714.34:416:59
1814.34:407:00
1914.44:407:01
2014.44:397:02
2114.44:387:03
2214.44:377:04
2314.54:367:04
2414.54:367:05
2514.54:357:06
2614.54:347:07
2714.64:337:08
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2914.64:327:10
3014.64:327:10
3114.74:317:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.9Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Massapequa Park

In seasonPeak

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

Massapequa Park sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

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Is May a good time to visit Massapequa Park?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Massapequa Park for sightseeing.

What to pack for Massapequa Park in May

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

In May, Massapequa Park sees daytime highs around 62°F and nights near 54°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Massapequa Park in May

The nearest coast averages about 54°F in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 73°F and coldest in February near 40°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 2 to Sep 24 — about 2.8 months when the water holds above 68°F.

40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan43Bracing
Feb40Bracing
Mar40Bracing
Apr46Bracing
May54Bracing
Jun64Cool
Jul72Refreshing
Aug73Refreshing
Sep70Refreshing
Oct63Cool
Nov55Bracing
Dec48Bracing

UV index in Massapequa Park 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 Massapequa Park peaks around July 11 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 11UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Massapequa Park 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 Massapequa Park is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1018 µg/m³Nov 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Massapequa Park?

Massapequa Park sits at 40.7°N, 73.5°W, 23 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Massapequa, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Massapequa Park

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Massapequa Park has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 ft around an average of 30 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,535 ft.

The land around Massapequa Park is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (33%) within 2 miles, water (32%), artificial surfaces (28%) and trees (24%) within 10 miles, and water (48%) and trees (35%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
85 ft
10 miles
427 ft
50 miles
1,535 ft
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Massapequa 1.2 mi · East Massapequa 1.2 mi · North Massapequa 1.2 mi · North Amityville 1.9 mi · Seaford 1.9 mi · Wantagh 3.1 mi · Copiague 3.1 mi · Bellmore 3.7 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 Massapequa Park (40.6804°, -73.4551°, elevation 23 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). 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. 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).