May
May · September · October
United States · 1991–2020
May leads for comfortable weather in Mount Vernon: typically 25.1°C by day, 13°C at night, with 109 mm of rain. Based on measured 1991–2020 NOAA station history.
May · September · October
August · July · June
October · April · May
The weakest month is January, scoring 5 against May’s 78 — days reach only 9.7°C, 14° below the 24°C the score treats as ideal.
Month by month
The bars show the comfort score. Day and night temperatures come from daily observed highs and lows; rain is the historical monthly estimate.
| Month | Day | Night | Rain | Wet days | Daylight | Comfort | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7°C | -0.6°C | 134 mm | 8.9 | 10 h 06 | 5 | Good coverage |
| February | 12°C | 1°C | 135 mm | 10.1 | 10 h 54 | 15 | Good coverage |
| March | 16.8°C | 5.2°C | 129 mm | 9.5 | 11 h 52 | 39 | Good coverage |
| April | 21.2°C | 8.6°C | 147 mm | 8.3 | 13 h | 59 | Good coverage |
| May | 25.1°C | 13°C | 109 mm | 7.7 | 13 h 56 | 78 | Good coverage |
| June | 29.4°C | 17.4°C | 100 mm | 8.5 | 14 h 26 | 64 | Good coverage |
| July | 30.3°C | 19.3°C | 114 mm | 8.4 | 14 h 14 | 56 | Good coverage |
| August | 30.3°C | 19°C | 102 mm | 8.1 | 13 h 26 | 58 | Good coverage |
| September | 27.7°C | 15.7°C | 100 mm | 5.6 | 12 h 21 | 75 | Good coverage |
| October | 22°C | 9.3°C | 93 mm | 6.8 | 11 h 16 | 72 | Good coverage |
| November | 15.9°C | 3.2°C | 104 mm | 7.3 | 10 h 20 | 39 | Good coverage |
| December | 11.6°C | 1.4°C | 164 mm | 9.9 | 9 h 52 | 10 | Good coverage |
| Month | Record high | Record low | Wettest day | Wettest / driest month | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.1°C1 Jan 2022 | -16.0°C7 Jan 2014 | 90 mm6 Jan 2009 | 267 mm2013 · driest 32 mm in 2018 | 21 |
| February | 25.7°C22 Feb 2023 | -13.6°C19 Feb 2015 | 87 mm6 Feb 2020 | 311 mm2022 · driest 52 mm in 2007 | 21 |
| March | 28.1°C15 Mar 2016 | -8.3°C3 Mar 2009 | 107 mm25 Mar 2021 | 343 mm2021 · driest 0 mm in 2023 | 21 |
| April | 29.1°C30 Apr 2012 | -4.4°C8 Apr 2007 | 142 mm12 Apr 2020 | 240 mm2020 · driest 0 mm in 2023 | 22 |
| May | 32.5°C26 May 2012 | 0.9°C5 May 2011 | 69 mm4 May 2021 | 417 mm2025 · driest 15 mm in 2007 | 22 |
| June | 38.6°C30 Jun 2012 | 8.1°C2 Jun 2012 | 154 mm19 Jun 2021 | 267 mm2021 · driest 2 mm in 2023 | 22 |
| July | 38.9°C1 Jul 2012 | 9.6°C30 Jul 2014 | 85 mm19 Jul 2022 | 244 mm2013 · driest 21 mm in 2010 | 22 |
| August | 37.8°C16 Aug 2007 | 9.0°C27 Aug 2025 | 89 mm26 Aug 2008 | 272 mm2021 · driest 40 mm in 2025 | 21 |
| September | 35.7°C21 Sep 2010 | 5.0°C29 Sep 2006 | 223 mm5 Sep 2011 | 297 mm2011 · driest 1 mm in 2023 | 21 |
| October | 35.4°C3 Oct 2019 | -4.2°C26 Oct 2013 | 79 mm8 Oct 2017 | 220 mm2019 · driest 0 mm in 2016 | 21 |
| November | 29.2°C1 Nov 2016 | -10.8°C22 Nov 2008 | 76 mm30 Nov 2016 | 181 mm2018 · driest 5 mm in 2023 | 21 |
| December | 23.6°C10 Dec 2007 | -14.9°C23 Dec 2022 | 112 mm25 Dec 2015 | 305 mm2015 · driest 39 mm in 2023 | 21 |
| Month | Days 25°C+ | Days 30°C+ | Frost nights | Heavy rain (10 mm+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| February | <1 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| March | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| April | 6 | 0 | <1 | 4 |
| May | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| June | 28 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| July | 30 | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| August | 30 | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| September | 24 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| October | 10 | <1 | 1 | 3 |
| November | <1 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| Month | Warm & dry days | Wet days | Washouts | Week with 3+ wet days | Daytime mean has ranged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2% | 32% | 13% | 34% | 6.9–13.3°C |
| February | 8% | 38% | 16% | 45% | 9.9–15.7°C |
| March | 26% | 29% | 16% | 34% | 15.2–20.1°C |
| April | 50% | 27% | 13% | 31% | 19.6–23.3°C |
| May | 65% | 28% | 13% | 33% | 23.2–26.9°C |
| June | 71% | 29% | 11% | 33% | 27.7–30.8°C |
| July | 70% | 31% | 13% | 34% | 28.3–31.9°C |
| August | 71% | 28% | 11% | 32% | 28.8–32.7°C |
| September | 80% | 19% | 9% | 19% | 25.9–30.8°C |
| October | 56% | 22% | 8% | 23% | 20.0–24.3°C |
| November | 18% | 25% | 9% | 29% | 14.1–17.8°C |
| December | 5% | 32% | 14% | 41% | 8.8–13.4°C |
A warm and dry day reaches 20°C with under 1 mm of rain; a wet day gets 1 mm or more; a washout gets 10 mm or more. The week column is the share of seven-day stretches in that month, across the station’s whole daily record, that contained three or more wet days — the odds a week-long trip is rained on repeatedly, counted rather than modelled. The last column is the 10th to 90th percentile of that month’s daytime average across individual years: a narrow band means the average is what you will get, a wide one means the average is a midpoint between years that felt quite different.
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