Covington weather in May: Covington, Georgia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Covington in May has a normal high of 81°F and a normal low of 59°F, a daily mean of 70°F, rising from 78°F on the 1st to 84°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal May, 2.93 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 27°C and low of 15°C, 74 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationCovington
- Station IDUSC00092318
- Location33.60°N 83.84°W
- Elevation769 ft (234 m)
- Population15,302
- Jan 52° 34°
- Feb 57° 37°
- Mar 65° 43°
- Apr 74° 50°
- May 81° 59°
- Jun 87° 67°
- Jul 89° 71°
- Aug 88° 71°
- Sep 84° 64°
- Oct 74° 53°
- Nov 63° 41°
- Dec 56° 36°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Covington in May?
The normal high is 81°F and the normal low 59°F, for a daily mean of 69.5°F. May is 7.9°F warmer than April and 7.4°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Covington and the 12th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 78°F on May 1 to 84°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.4°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 27%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 78°F | 54°F | 24% | 18% |
| May 8 | 79°F | 56°F | 24% | 18% |
| May 15 | 80°F | 58°F | 24% | 18% |
| May 22 | 82°F | 60°F | 25% | 18% |
| May 31 | 84°F | 63°F | 27% | 20% |
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 | 78°F | 54°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 78°F | 54°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 3 | 78°F | 55°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 4 | 78°F | 55°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 5 | 78°F | 55°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 79°F | 55°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 79°F | 56°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 8 | 79°F | 56°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 9 | 79°F | 56°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 10 | 79°F | 57°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 11 | 80°F | 57°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 80°F | 57°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 80°F | 58°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 14 | 80°F | 58°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 15 | 80°F | 58°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 16 | 81°F | 58°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 17 | 81°F | 59°F | 24% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 81°F | 59°F | 24% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 19 | 81°F | 59°F | 24% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 20 | 81°F | 60°F | 24% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 21 | 82°F | 60°F | 25% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 22 | 82°F | 60°F | 25% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 23 | 82°F | 61°F | 25% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 24 | 82°F | 61°F | 25% | 19% | 14 h |
| May 25 | 82°F | 61°F | 25% | 19% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 26 | 83°F | 62°F | 26% | 19% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 27 | 83°F | 62°F | 26% | 19% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 28 | 83°F | 62°F | 26% | 19% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 29 | 83°F | 63°F | 27% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 30 | 83°F | 63°F | 27% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 31 | 84°F | 63°F | 27% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 81°FMay average
- Normal low
- 59°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 2.93 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min to 14 h 10 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 29
- Days at 80°F or more
- 21
- Sunshine
- 80%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00092318; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Covington in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 25% on average, highest around May 31 (27%). In all, 2.93 in falls on 7 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Covington, 3 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00092318.
What are the records for May in Covington?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 100°F, on May 29, 1941; the coldest is 31°F, on May 4, 1897. The wettest May brought 13.24 in (1923).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00092318. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Covington compare across Georgia?
Across the 101 places PlainClimate covers in Georgia, May normal highs run from 69°F in Mountain City to 88°F in Folkston; Covington's is 81°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.