Nashua weather in May

In May, Nashua sees average daytime highs of 67°F and overnight lows near 48°F, with 3.2 in of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 63°F in the first days to 72°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nashua's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nashua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
67°
5th warmest
Overnight low
48°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3.2 in
10.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:29 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
66%
12th clearest
Wind
7 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Nashua is city in southern New Hampshire, United States.

Density
1,065/km²
people per km²
Founded
1746

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 72°F by the end.

A typical May day in Nashua reaches about 67°F in the afternoon and slips back to 48°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 54°F and 80°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 10°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 Nashua

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.

Nashua 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
Jan34° / 19°3.19.66.79.20.0
Feb36° / 20°3.08.4610.30.0
Mar44° / 28°4.110.95.411.60.8
Apr57° / 39°3.710.51.513.13.8
May67° / 48°3.210.8014.46.0
Jun77° / 58°3.510.8015.16.5
Jul82° / 64°3.410.3014.86.0
Aug80° / 62°3.49.6013.76.6
Sep73° / 54°3.48012.37.0
Oct61° / 44°3.89.30.310.85.1
Nov49° / 34°3.49.41.49.62.0
Dec39° / 25°4.110.35.58.90.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33664
43664
53763
63763
73763
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103664
113664
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284159
294060
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314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nashua gets around 3.2 in of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
235
335
435
534
634
734
834
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1135
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1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
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1935
2035
2135
2235
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2534
2634
2734
2834
2934
3033
3133

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
195410
295410
395410
494510
594510
694510
793610
893610
993610
1093610
1192710
1291720
1391720
1491720
1591720
1690820
1789830
1888930
1987940
20851041
21841051
22821161
23811261
24791371
25781381
26771481
27751492
28741592
297315102
307216102
317116112

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
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:48 AM to 4:17 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:486:38
213.94:466:40
313.94:456:41
414.04:446:42
514.04:426:43
614.14:416:44
714.14:406:45
814.14:386:46
914.24:376:48
1014.24:366:49
1114.34:356:50
1214.34:336:51
1314.34:326:52
1414.44:316:53
1514.44:306:54
1614.44:296:55
1714.54:286:56
1814.54:276:57
1914.54:266:58
2014.64:256:59
2114.64:247:00
2214.64:237:01
2314.74:227:02
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2614.84:207:05
2714.84:197:06
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2914.84:187:08
3014.94:177:09
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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 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.46 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nashua

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Is May a good time to visit Nashua?

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
2.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Nashua for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nashua in May

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

In May, Nashua sees daytime highs around 67°F and nights near 48°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Nashua in May

The nearest coast averages about 50°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 40 mi away) is warmest in August at about 66°F and coldest in February near 38°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

40°50°60°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan41Bracing
Feb38Bracing
Mar38Bracing
Apr42Bracing
May50Bracing
Jun58Bracing
Jul65Cool
Aug66Cool
Sep63Cool
Oct56Bracing
Nov50Bracing
Dec46Bracing

UV index in Nashua 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 Nashua peaks around July 10 at about 7 (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 highHighHighModerateLowJul 10UV 7Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Nashua 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 Nashua is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1715 µg/m³Nov 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nashua?

Nashua sits at 42.8°N, 71.5°W, 161 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Merrimack, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Nashua

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Nashua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 ft around an average of 174 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 804 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,176 ft.

The land around Nashua is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 2 miles, trees (80%) within 10 miles, and trees (80%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
213 ft
10 miles
804 ft
50 miles
3,176 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Merrimack 6.8 mi · Dracut 11 mi · Derry 11 mi · Derry Village 12 mi · Lowell 12 mi · Chelmsford 12 mi · Bedford 13 mi · Westford 13 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 Nashua (42.7654°, -71.4676°, elevation 161 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).