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61°
40°
27
74°
41°
28
64°
53°
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53°
43°
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A brief shower or two
49°
38°
1
Partly sunny, a shower; cold
47°
34°
2
Cold with a shower
46°
36°
3
Breezy in the afternoon
52°
45°
4
Breezy; a shower in the p.m.
60°
53°
5
A couple of showers; breezy
59°
46°
6
Mostly cloudy, p.m. showers
52°
41°
7
Cloudy, a little rain; cold
49°
38°
8
Mostly cloudy, showers around
50°
42°
9
Periods of rain
52°
45°
10
Cloudy with afternoon rain
54°
44°
11
A little morning rain; cloudy
54°
45°
12
An afternoon shower in spots
57°
48°
13
Mostly sunny
58°
47°
14
Mostly cloudy
62°
47°
15
Turning cloudy
62°
46°
16
Sunny
61°
47°
17
Considerable cloudiness
62°
50°
18
Afternoon rain
64°
54°
19
Remaining cloudy
68°
54°
20
Mostly cloudy
68°
53°
21
Cloudy
70°
55°
22
Rain
68°
52°
23
Cloudy with rain tapering off
66°
55°
24
Partly sunny and less humid
69°
50°
25
Mostly sunny
64°
48°
26
Cloudy with a shower in spots
65°
56°
27
Rain
66°
56°
28
A few morning showers
71°
57°
29
Partly sunny
69°
56°
30
Times of clouds and sun
67°
54°
31
Times of clouds and sun
69°
49°
1
Cloudy
65°
51°
2
Rain tapering off
64°
51°
3
Mostly cloudy
66°
50°
4
Partly sunny
66°
52°
5
A shower in the afternoon
67°
53°
6
Mostly cloudy
67°
53°

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May Weather in Amherst

Amherst's May 2026 forecast shows daily high temperatures ranging from 46° to 71°, with overnight lows between 34° and 57°. The average high for May is 61° with an average low of 49°. AccuWeather's monthly forecast extends further ahead than any other source, with day-by-day RealFeel® Temperatures giving a complete picture of how May weather will actually feel in Amherst. See also: June | July | August.

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