The United States in May

3 cities in the United States, compared on 20 years of May records. Best mix of warmth and few rain days this month: Los Angeles. Highs ranged from 22° in New York to 29° in Honolulu.

2006-2025, 20 years of records · Not a forecast

CityIn a lineHigh / lowRain daysSeaStorm years
Los Angelescomfortably warm, almost no rain comfortably warm, almost no rain 24° / 14° 1 day 17° 0
Honoluluhot hot 29° / 22° 3 days 25° 0
New Yorkcool and fresh, rain on many days cool and fresh, rain on many days 22° / 13° 10 days 0

Ranked on mean daily high (points off the further from 24°C) and rain days. Uncalibrated cities may show too many rain days.