Cape Hatteras Airport weather in May: Cape Hatteras Airport, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Cape Hatteras Airport in May has a normal high of 77°F and a normal low of 63°F, a daily mean of 70°F, rising from 73°F on the 1st to 80°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal May, 4.37 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 25°C and low of 17°C, 111 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationCape Hatteras Airport
- Station IDUSW00093729
- Location35.23°N 75.62°W
- Elevation11 ft (3 m)
- Jan 55° 41°
- Feb 57° 42°
- Mar 61° 46°
- Apr 69° 54°
- May 77° 63°
- Jun 84° 71°
- Jul 87° 75°
- Aug 87° 74°
- Sep 83° 71°
- Oct 75° 61°
- Nov 66° 52°
- Dec 59° 45°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Cape Hatteras Airport in May?
The normal high is 77°F and the normal low 63°F, for a daily mean of 69.7°F. May is 7.9°F warmer than April and 7.8°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Cape Hatteras Airport and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 7°F, from 73°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 67°F and 72°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 32%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 73°F | 59°F | 30% | 20% |
| May 8 | 75°F | 61°F | 30% | 20% |
| May 15 | 76°F | 62°F | 30% | 20% |
| May 22 | 78°F | 64°F | 30% | 20% |
| May 31 | 80°F | 67°F | 32% | 21% |
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 73°F | 59°F | 30% | 20% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 74°F | 59°F | 30% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 74°F | 59°F | 30% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 74°F | 60°F | 30% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 74°F | 60°F | 30% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 74°F | 60°F | 30% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 75°F | 60°F | 30% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 75°F | 61°F | 30% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 75°F | 61°F | 30% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 75°F | 61°F | 30% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 76°F | 61°F | 30% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 76°F | 62°F | 30% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 76°F | 62°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 76°F | 62°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 15 | 76°F | 62°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 77°F | 63°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 77°F | 63°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 77°F | 63°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 19 | 77°F | 64°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 78°F | 64°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 78°F | 64°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 22 | 78°F | 64°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 78°F | 65°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 24 | 79°F | 65°F | 31% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 25 | 79°F | 65°F | 31% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 26 | 79°F | 65°F | 31% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 27 | 79°F | 66°F | 31% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 28 | 80°F | 66°F | 31% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 29 | 80°F | 66°F | 31% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 30 | 80°F | 67°F | 32% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 31 | 80°F | 67°F | 32% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 77°FMay average
- Normal low
- 63°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.37 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min to 14 h 20 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 26
- Days at 80°F or more
- 9
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093729; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Cape Hatteras Airport in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around May 31 (32%). In all, 4.37 in falls on 9 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093729.
How humid and windy is Cape Hatteras Airport in May?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 77°F with 68% relative humidity and a dew point of 66°F; at 6 a.m. it is 71°F with 84% humidity. The wind averages 9.0 mph, most often from the south in the afternoon. A dew point of 65°F or more feels muggy to most people.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 71°F | 65°F | 84% | 7.5 mph | – |
| 9 a.m. | 75°F | 65°F | 73% | 9.3 mph | – |
| noon | 77°F | 65°F | 68% | 9.9 mph | – |
| 3 p.m. | 77°F | 66°F | 68% | 10.5 mph | – |
| 6 p.m. | 74°F | 65°F | 75% | 10.0 mph | – |
| 9 p.m. | 71°F | 66°F | 82% | 9.0 mph | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00093729. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).
What are the records for May in Cape Hatteras Airport?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1957) is 91°F, on May 31, 1988; the coldest is 39°F, on May 7, 1968. The wettest May brought 12.67 in (2016).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 69.7°F: 2021 69.2°F (−0.5), 2022 70.8°F (+1.1), 2023 66.6°F (−3.1), 2024 69.1°F (−0.6), 2025 72.1°F (+2.4), 2026 69.7°F (at normal). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69.2°F | −0.5°F | 3.44 in |
| 2022 | 70.8°F | +1.1°F | 5.68 in |
| 2023 | 66.6°F | −3.1°F | 4.13 in |
| 2024 | 69.1°F | −0.6°F | 1.74 in |
| 2025 | 72.1°F | +2.4°F | 8.45 in |
| 2026 | 69.7°F | at normal | 4.23 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00093729; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093729. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Cape Hatteras Airport compare across North Carolina?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in North Carolina, May normal highs run from 61°F in Beech Mountain to 83°F in Laurinburg; Cape Hatteras Airport's is 77°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Cape Hatteras Airport in April69°F by day, 54°F at night
- Cape Hatteras Airport in June84°F by day, 71°F at night
- Cape Hatteras Airport through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- North Carolina in MayThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Laurinburg: North Carolina's warmest Maynormal high 83°F