Saratoga Springs weather in May

In May, Saratoga Springs sees average daytime highs of 67°F and overnight lows near 48°F, with 4.1 in of precipitation across 12.7 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-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 20% 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 Saratoga Springs's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saratoga Springs's year-round climate.

Daytime high
67°
5th warmest
Overnight low
48°
8th coldest
Precipitation
4.1 in
12.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:37 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
6 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Saratoga Springs is city in Saratoga County, New York, United States.

Density
371/km²
people per km²
Founded
1776

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 Saratoga Springs 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 55°F and 80°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 11°F warmer than April and about 8°F cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Saratoga Springs

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.

Saratoga Springs 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
Jan31° / 16°3.410.289.20.0
Feb33° / 17°3.09.27.110.20.0
Mar42° / 26°3.911.25.611.60.5
Apr56° / 38°4.2121.713.13.5
May67° / 48°4.112.70.114.45.7
Jun76° / 57°4.613015.16.3
Jul80° / 62°4.111.7014.96.3
Aug78° / 61°3.810.5013.86.7
Sep71° / 53°4.09.5012.36.7
Oct59° / 42°4.810.70.410.84.4
Nov46° / 32°3.710.12.49.51.3
Dec36° / 23°4.110.96.78.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Saratoga Springs gets around 4.1 in of rain and snow over 12.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
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439
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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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194510
293520
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21801271
22781282
23771382
24761392
257314103
267314103
277115113
287015114
296916114
306717124
316518125

Wind in May

Winds average 6 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
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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 4:56 AM to 4:25 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:566:48
213.94:556:49
314.04:546:51
414.04:526:52
514.04:516:53
614.14:496:54
714.14:486:55
814.24:476:56
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1014.24:446:59
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1914.64:347:08
2014.64:337:10
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2914.94:267:18
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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 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Saratoga Springs?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Saratoga Springs for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saratoga Springs in May

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

In May, Saratoga Springs sees daytime highs around 67°F and nights near 48°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Saratoga Springs 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 Saratoga Springs peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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
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Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saratoga Springs?

Saratoga Springs sits at 43.1°N, 73.8°W, 299 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Wilton, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Saratoga Springs

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Saratoga Springs has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 ft around an average of 331 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,893 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,970 ft.

The land around Saratoga Springs is covered by trees (57%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 2 miles, trees (77%) within 10 miles, and trees (85%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
308 ft
10 miles
1,893 ft
50 miles
3,970 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Wilton 6.8 mi · Clifton Park 15 mi · Glenville 17 mi · Schenectady 20 mi · Cohoes 22 mi · Queensbury 22 mi · Rotterdam 22 mi · Amsterdam 23 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 Saratoga Springs (43.0831°, -73.7846°, elevation 299 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).