Utica weather in May

In May, Utica sees average daytime highs of 66°F and overnight lows near 47°F, with 4.4 in of precipitation across 13.9 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 62°F in the first days to 70°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Utica's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Utica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
66°
5th warmest
Overnight low
47°
8th coldest
Precipitation
4.4 in
13.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:43 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
7 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Utica is city in Oneida County, New York, United States.

Density
1,387/km²
people per km²
Founded
1734

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 62°F in the first days to 70°F by the end.

A typical May day in Utica reaches about 66°F in the afternoon and slips back to 47°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 53°F and 79°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 Utica

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.

Utica weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 15°3.41312.79.20.0
Feb32° / 16°3.111.810.910.20.0
Mar41° / 24°4.013.58.211.60.3
Apr55° / 37°4.413.92.813.13.0
May66° / 47°4.413.90.214.45.4
Jun74° / 56°5.113.7015.16.2
Jul78° / 61°4.713.3014.96.2
Aug76° / 59°4.312013.86.7
Sep70° / 52°4.110.8012.36.3
Oct57° / 41°4.613.10.510.83.8
Nov45° / 31°3.813.64.59.51.0
Dec35° / 22°4.014.610.68.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33664
43664
53565
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Utica gets around 4.4 in of rain and snow over 13.9 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 45% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1463
2462
3452
4452
5452
6451
7451
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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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194510
294510
393610
492620
591720
691720
791720
890820
990820
1089920
1188930
12871030
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15851140
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18821251
19811351
20801361
21771472
22771472
23751582
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25721693
26721693
277017103
286917104
296817114
306718114
316618115

Wind in May

Winds average 7 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
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47calm
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67calm
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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 5:02 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:026:54
213.95:016:55
314.04:596:56
414.04:586:58
514.04:576:59
614.14:557:00
714.14:547:01
814.24:537:02
914.24:517:03
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1114.34:497:06
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1314.44:477:08
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2014.64:397:15
2114.64:387:16
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2714.84:337:22
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2914.94:327:24
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3114.94:317:26

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Utica?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Utica for sightseeing.

What to pack for Utica in May

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

In May, Utica sees daytime highs around 66°F and nights near 47°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Utica 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 Utica peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug5High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Utica?

Utica sits at 43.1°N, 75.2°W, 456 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Rome, 14 mi away.

Topography around Utica

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Utica has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 ft around an average of 486 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,355 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,337 ft.

The land around Utica is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (41%) within 2 miles, trees (60%) and grassland (23%) within 10 miles, and trees (78%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
482 ft
10 miles
1,355 ft
50 miles
3,337 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Rome 14 mi · Gloversville 45 mi · Cicero 45 mi · Syracuse 47 mi · Clay 48 mi · Amsterdam 54 mi · Cortland 59 mi · Glenville 61 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 Utica (43.1009°, -75.2327°, elevation 456 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).