May in Syracuse, NY: variable for golf — mixed conditions — check the live score. Best tee times: mid-morning through early afternoon.
| Average May Weather | |
|---|---|
| Avg daily high | 69°F |
| Avg daily low | 48°F |
| Rainy days | 15 / mo |
| Avg peak wind | 10.3 mph |
May sits at a clear inflection point in Syracuse's golf calendar. Coming out of April — which averages 57F highs, 18 precip days, and 12 mph peak winds — May delivers a 12-degree jump in temperature, three fewer wet days, and noticeably calmer conditions at 10.3 mph. That combination makes it the driest month of the year (tied with September) and the fifth calmest.
The catch is the 21F daily swing between a 69F high and 48F low. Early morning rounds can feel genuinely cool, and afternoon conditions play differently than the same course at 9 AM. June closes the gap further with a 78F average high, so May rewards golfers who can dress in layers and manage variable conditions rather than those expecting a settled summer feel.
With a 48F average low and a 21F daily swing, morning tee times can play significantly cooler than afternoon rounds on the same day — book mid-morning slots (9 –11 AM) to catch rising temperatures without surrendering the drier conditions that make May the year's least rainy month. See how conditions rate hour by hour on our playability scale.
April averages 18 precip days and a 57F high, so May's shift to 15 rainy days and a 69F high is the most meaningful single-month improvement in Syracuse's spring. Going the other direction, June adds 9 degrees of average high but also brings two more precip days (17) and nearly identical winds at 10.2 mph. May is the sweet spot for dryness, even if it isn't the warmest option.
Climate normals show the long-term picture, but day-to-day weather varies. Check today's live golf weather score for Syracuse, NY for the current playability rating, hourly wind, temperature, and the recommended tee time window.
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May is genuinely one of Syracuse's better months, offering the fewest precipitation days of the year at 15 and the fifth-calmest peak winds at 10.3 mph. Average highs reach 69F, which falls within the comfortable playing range, though the 48F average low means early rounds require warm layers. The Variable season tier reflects that conditions shift noticeably across the month rather than staying consistent.
May averages 15 precip days, which ties September for the driest month in Syracuse's calendar — a meaningful drop from April's 18 rainy days. That said, courses often carry lingering softness from a typically wet April, so expect potentially cart-path-only conditions or soft lies in the first half of the month. By late May, most fairways have firmed up ahead of June's slightly wetter pattern of 17 precip days.