Storrs weather in May

In May, Storrs sees average daytime highs of 68°F and overnight lows near 49°F, with 3.2 in of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 64°F in the first days to 72°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Storrs's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Storrs's year-round climate.

Daytime high
68°
5th warmest
Overnight low
49°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3.2 in
11.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:35 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
7 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Storrs is unincorporated village and census-designated place in Mansfield, Connecticut, United States.

Density
1,051/km²
people per km²

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 64°F in the first days to 72°F by the end.

A typical May day in Storrs reaches about 68°F in the afternoon and slips back to 49°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 56°F and 80°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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26345
36446
46446
56446
66546
76547
86547
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106647
116648
126648
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307354
317354

How May really feels in Storrs

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.

Storrs weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 22°3.49.65.59.30.0
Feb38° / 23°3.08.74.910.30.0
Mar46° / 30°4.110.54.111.71.3
Apr58° / 40°3.6110.913.14.1
May68° / 49°3.211.1014.36.0
Jun77° / 59°3.811.50156.5
Jul83° / 65°3.610.9014.75.8
Aug81° / 63°4.110.2013.76.5
Sep73° / 56°3.88.8012.37.0
Oct62° / 45°4.09.60.210.95.3
Nov51° / 35°3.48.90.99.62.5
Dec41° / 27°4.210.44.490.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34060
44159
54159
64060
74060
84060
94060
104060
114060
124060
133961
144060
154060
164060
174060
184159
194159
204159
214159
224159
234159
244159
254159
264258
274258
284159
294258
304258
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Storrs gets around 3.2 in of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
737
837
938
1038
1138
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1736
1836
1936
2035
2135
2235
2334
2434
2534
2634
2734
2834
2934
3035
3135

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194510
293610
393610
492620
591720
691720
790820
890820
990820
1089920
1188930
12871030
13871030
14871030
15851140
16851140
17851140
18831250
19821251
20801361
21791461
22781471
23751582
24741682
25731692
26721792
276918103
286818113
296719113
306619123
316519124

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
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 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 4:53 AM to 4:23 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:536:40
213.84:516:41
313.94:506:42
413.94:496:43
513.94:476:44
614.04:466:45
714.04:456:46
814.14:446:47
914.14:426:48
1014.14:416:50
1114.24:406:51
1214.24:396:52
1314.24:386:53
1414.34:376:54
1514.34:366:55
1614.44:356:56
1714.44:346:57
1814.44:336:58
1914.54:326:59
2014.54:317:00
2114.54:307:01
2214.54:297:02
2314.64:287:03
2414.64:287:04
2514.64:277:05
2614.74:267:06
2714.74:257:06
2814.74:257:07
2914.74:247:08
3014.84:247:09
3114.84:237:10

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.57 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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275.8Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Storrs

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Is May a good time to visit Storrs?

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
3.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Storrs for sightseeing.

What to pack for Storrs in May

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

In May, Storrs sees daytime highs around 68°F and nights near 49°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Storrs 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 Storrs 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug5High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Storrs?

Storrs sits at 41.8°N, 72.2°W, 614 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Mansfield City, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around Storrs

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Storrs has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 ft around an average of 571 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 988 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,785 ft.

The land around Storrs is covered by trees (83%) within 2 miles, trees (90%) within 10 miles, and trees (79%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
482 ft
10 miles
988 ft
50 miles
1,785 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Mansfield City 3.1 mi · Willimantic 6.8 mi · Windham 8.7 mi · Manchester 14 mi · East Hartford 19 mi · South Windsor 19 mi · Plainfield 19 mi · Glastonbury 20 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 Storrs (41.8084°, -72.2495°, elevation 614 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).