Clayton weather in May: Clayton, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Clayton in May has a normal high of 79°F and a normal low of 56°F, a daily mean of 68°F, rising from 77°F on the 1st to 82°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal May, 4.06 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 26°C and low of 13°C, 103 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationClayton Water Treatment Plant
- Station IDUSC00311820
- Location35.64°N 78.46°W
- Elevation300 ft (91 m)
- Population31,732
- Jan 52° 30°
- Feb 56° 31°
- Mar 63° 37°
- Apr 73° 46°
- May 79° 56°
- Jun 86° 65°
- Jul 89° 69°
- Aug 87° 68°
- Sep 82° 62°
- Oct 73° 49°
- Nov 63° 38°
- Dec 55° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Clayton in May?
The normal high is 79°F and the normal low 56°F, for a daily mean of 67.7°F. May is 8.5°F warmer than April and 7.4°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Clayton and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 5°F, from 77°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 65°F and 70°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 33%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 77°F | 51°F | 30% | 22% |
| May 8 | 78°F | 54°F | 31% | 22% |
| May 15 | 79°F | 56°F | 32% | 22% |
| May 22 | 80°F | 58°F | 33% | 23% |
| May 31 | 82°F | 61°F | 33% | 24% |
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 | 77°F | 51°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 77°F | 51°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 77°F | 52°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 77°F | 52°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 77°F | 53°F | 31% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 77°F | 53°F | 31% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 78°F | 53°F | 31% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 78°F | 54°F | 31% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 78°F | 54°F | 31% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 78°F | 54°F | 31% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 78°F | 55°F | 31% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 78°F | 55°F | 31% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 13 | 79°F | 55°F | 32% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 79°F | 56°F | 32% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 15 | 79°F | 56°F | 32% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 79°F | 56°F | 32% | 23% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 79°F | 57°F | 32% | 23% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 80°F | 57°F | 33% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 19 | 80°F | 57°F | 33% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 80°F | 58°F | 33% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 80°F | 58°F | 33% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 22 | 80°F | 58°F | 33% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 81°F | 59°F | 33% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 24 | 81°F | 59°F | 33% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 25 | 81°F | 59°F | 33% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 26 | 81°F | 59°F | 33% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 27 | 81°F | 60°F | 33% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 28 | 82°F | 60°F | 33% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 29 | 82°F | 60°F | 33% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 30 | 82°F | 61°F | 33% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 31 | 82°F | 61°F | 33% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 79°FMay average
- Normal low
- 56°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.06 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min to 14 h 20 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 27
- Days at 80°F or more
- 17
- Sunshine
- 78%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00311820; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Clayton in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 32% on average, highest around May 28 (33%). In all, 4.06 in falls on 10 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Clayton, 2 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00311820.
What are the records for May in Clayton?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1955) is 96°F, on May 19, 1962; the coldest is 33°F, on May 10, 1977. The wettest May brought 9.17 in (1958).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 67.7°F: 2021 68.3°F (+0.6), 2022 72.7°F (+5.0), 2023 68.2°F (+0.5), 2025 69.1°F (+1.4), 2026 66.2°F (−1.5). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68.3°F | +0.6°F | 2.13 in |
| 2022 | 72.7°F | +5.0°F | 4.25 in |
| 2023 | 68.2°F | +0.5°F | 4.25 in |
| 2025 | 69.1°F | +1.4°F | 5.79 in |
| 2026 | 66.2°F | −1.5°F | 3.49 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00311820; recent months: ACIS, station USC00311820. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Clayton 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; Clayton's is 79°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.