Christiansburg weather in May: Christiansburg, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Christiansburg in May has a normal high of 71°F and a normal low of 50°F, a daily mean of 60°F, rising from 68°F on the 1st to 74°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal May, 4.69 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 22°C and low of 10°C, 119 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationChristiansburg
- Station IDUSC00441692
- Location37.13°N 80.40°W
- Elevation2,100 ft (640 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population22,632
- Jan 42° 23°
- Feb 45° 26°
- Mar 53° 32°
- Apr 64° 41°
- May 71° 50°
- Jun 78° 58°
- Jul 82° 62°
- Aug 81° 60°
- Sep 75° 54°
- Oct 65° 43°
- Nov 55° 33°
- Dec 45° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Christiansburg in May?
The normal high is 71°F and the normal low 50°F, for a daily mean of 60.4°F. May is 8.1°F warmer than April and 7.6°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Christiansburg and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 68°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 57°F and 64°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 43%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 68°F | 46°F | 41% | 27% |
| May 8 | 70°F | 48°F | 42% | 28% |
| May 15 | 71°F | 49°F | 42% | 29% |
| May 22 | 72°F | 51°F | 43% | 29% |
| May 31 | 74°F | 54°F | 43% | 29% |
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 | 68°F | 46°F | 41% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 69°F | 46°F | 41% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 69°F | 46°F | 41% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 4 | 69°F | 47°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 5 | 69°F | 47°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 6 | 69°F | 47°F | 42% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 70°F | 47°F | 42% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 70°F | 48°F | 42% | 28% | 14 h |
| May 9 | 70°F | 48°F | 42% | 28% | 14 h |
| May 10 | 70°F | 48°F | 42% | 28% | 14 h |
| May 11 | 70°F | 48°F | 42% | 28% | 14 h |
| May 12 | 71°F | 49°F | 42% | 28% | 14 h |
| May 13 | 71°F | 49°F | 42% | 29% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 71°F | 49°F | 42% | 29% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 15 | 71°F | 49°F | 42% | 29% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 16 | 71°F | 50°F | 43% | 29% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 17 | 71°F | 50°F | 43% | 29% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 18 | 72°F | 50°F | 43% | 29% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 19 | 72°F | 50°F | 43% | 29% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 72°F | 51°F | 43% | 29% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 72°F | 51°F | 43% | 29% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 22 | 72°F | 51°F | 43% | 29% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 23 | 73°F | 51°F | 43% | 29% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 24 | 73°F | 52°F | 43% | 29% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 25 | 73°F | 52°F | 43% | 29% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 26 | 73°F | 52°F | 43% | 29% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 27 | 73°F | 53°F | 43% | 29% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 28 | 74°F | 53°F | 43% | 29% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 29 | 74°F | 53°F | 43% | 29% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 30 | 74°F | 53°F | 43% | 29% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 31 | 74°F | 54°F | 43% | 29% | 14 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 71°FMay average
- Normal low
- 50°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.69 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min to 14 h 30 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 21
- Days at 80°F or more
- 7
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00441692; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Christiansburg in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 42% on average, highest around May 28 (43%). In all, 4.69 in falls on 13 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00441692.
What are the records for May in Christiansburg?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1995) is 90°F, on May 20, 1996; the coldest is 29°F, on May 9, 2020. The wettest May brought 12.28 in (2009).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 60.4°F: 2021 59.8°F (−0.6), 2022 62.0°F (+1.6), 2023 58.7°F (−1.7), 2024 63.5°F (+3.1), 2025 60.6°F (+0.2), 2026 59.4°F (−1.0). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.8°F | −0.6°F | 3.41 in |
| 2022 | 62.0°F | +1.6°F | 6.15 in |
| 2023 | 58.7°F | −1.7°F | 4.44 in |
| 2024 | 63.5°F | +3.1°F | 5.78 in |
| 2025 | 60.6°F | +0.2°F | 7.71 in |
| 2026 | 59.4°F | −1.0°F | 4.68 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00441692; recent months: ACIS, station USC00441692. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Christiansburg compare across Virginia?
Across the 81 places PlainClimate covers in Virginia, May normal highs run from 71°F in Floyd to 82°F in Chesapeake; Christiansburg's is 71°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.