West Torrington weather in May

In May, West Torrington sees average daytime highs of 67°F and overnight lows near 49°F, with 3.9 in of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-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 25% 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 West Torrington's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see West Torrington's year-round climate.

Daytime high
67°
5th warmest
Overnight low
49°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3.9 in
12.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:38 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
7 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

West Torrington is human settlement in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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 West Torrington reaches about 67°F in the afternoon and slips back to 49°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 55°F and 79°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 10°F warmer than April and about 9°F cooler than June.

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How May really feels in West Torrington

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.

West Torrington weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°3.69.76.59.30.0
Feb36° / 21°3.18.95.410.30.0
Mar44° / 29°4.211.14.711.70.9
Apr57° / 39°3.911.21.313.13.8
May67° / 49°3.912.2014.35.8
Jun76° / 58°4.411.90156.4
Jul81° / 64°4.211.3014.76.2
Aug79° / 62°4.511013.76.5
Sep72° / 55°4.29.1012.36.9
Oct60° / 44°4.49.50.310.95.0
Nov49° / 34°3.58.91.39.62.0
Dec39° / 26°4.210.24.890.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
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54159
64159
74060
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304159
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

West Torrington gets around 3.9 in of rain over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194510
293520
392620
492620
591720
691720
790730
889830
989830
1088930
1187940
12861040
13861040
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15841150
16841150
17831160
18811261
19801271
20791281
21771391
22771391
237414102
247314112
257215112
267016113
276916123
286817123
296718123
306618124
316419134

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
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
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117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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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 4:56 AM to 4:27 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:566:43
213.84:556:44
313.94:546:46
413.94:526:47
513.94:516:48
614.04:506:49
714.04:486:50
814.14:476:51
914.14:466:52
1014.14:456:53
1114.24:446:54
1214.24:426:55
1314.24:416:56
1414.34:406:57
1514.34:396:58
1614.44:386:59
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1814.44:367:01
1914.54:357:02
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3014.84:277:13
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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 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Is May a good time to visit West Torrington?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit West Torrington for sightseeing.

What to pack for West Torrington in May

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

In May, West Torrington sees daytime highs around 67°F and nights near 49°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in West Torrington 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 West Torrington 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

Air quality in West Torrington 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 West Torrington is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodJul 1515 µg/m³Nov 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is West Torrington?

West Torrington sits at 41.8°N, 73.1°W, 633 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Torrington, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around West Torrington

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around West Torrington has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 837 ft around an average of 928 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,417 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,779 ft.

The land around West Torrington is covered by trees (78%) within 2 miles, trees (87%) within 10 miles, and trees (84%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
837 ft
10 miles
1,417 ft
50 miles
2,779 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Torrington 1.9 mi · Bristol 14 mi · Avon 16 mi · Wolcott 17 mi · Farmington 17 mi · Plainville 18 mi · Waterbury 19 mi · Southington 21 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 West Torrington (41.8184°, -73.1437°, elevation 633 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. 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).