Fayetteville weather in May: Fayetteville, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May

Fayetteville in May has a normal high of 82°F and a normal low of 60°F, a daily mean of 71°F, rising from 79°F on the 1st to 85°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal May, 3.11 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 28°C and low of 15°C, 79 mm of precipitation in May.

NOAA stationFayetteville Regional Airport Grannis Field
Station IDUSW00093740
Location34.99°N 78.88°W
Elevation186 ft (57 m)
From the center8 miles
Population209,496

Jan 54° 34°
Feb 58° 36°
Mar 65° 42°
Apr 75° 51°
May 82° 60°
Jun 89° 68°
Jul 91° 72°
Aug 89° 70°
Sep 84° 65°
Oct 75° 53°
Nov 65° 42°
Dec 57° 36°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Fayetteville in May?

The normal high is 82°F and the normal low 60°F, for a daily mean of 70.9°F. May is 8.1°F warmer than April and 7.4°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Fayetteville and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 79°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 68°F and 74°F.

Fayetteville in May, day by day: normal high and low

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 35%).

Normal high and low on five days of May, with the chance of precipitation
Day	High	Low	Chance of 0.01 in	Chance of 0.10 in
May 1	79°F	55°F	32%	18%
May 8	80°F	57°F	33%	19%
May 15	82°F	59°F	34%	19%
May 22	83°F	62°F	35%	20%
May 31	85°F	64°F	35%	21%

Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)

Fayetteville: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of May
Day	High	Low	Chance of 0.01 in	Chance of 0.10 in	Daylight
May 1	79°F	55°F	32%	18%	13 h 30 min
May 2	79°F	56°F	32%	18%	13 h 40 min
May 3	79°F	56°F	33%	19%	13 h 40 min
May 4	80°F	56°F	33%	19%	13 h 40 min
May 5	80°F	56°F	33%	19%	13 h 40 min
May 6	80°F	57°F	33%	19%	13 h 40 min
May 7	80°F	57°F	33%	19%	13 h 40 min
May 8	80°F	57°F	33%	19%	13 h 50 min
May 9	81°F	58°F	33%	19%	13 h 50 min
May 10	81°F	58°F	33%	19%	13 h 50 min
May 11	81°F	58°F	33%	19%	13 h 50 min
May 12	81°F	58°F	33%	19%	13 h 50 min
May 13	82°F	59°F	33%	19%	14 h
May 14	82°F	59°F	34%	19%	14 h
May 15	82°F	59°F	34%	19%	14 h
May 16	82°F	60°F	34%	20%	14 h
May 17	82°F	60°F	34%	20%	14 h
May 18	83°F	60°F	34%	20%	14 h
May 19	83°F	61°F	35%	20%	14 h
May 20	83°F	61°F	35%	20%	14 h 10 min
May 21	83°F	61°F	35%	20%	14 h 10 min
May 22	83°F	62°F	35%	20%	14 h 10 min
May 23	84°F	62°F	35%	21%	14 h 10 min
May 24	84°F	62°F	35%	21%	14 h 10 min
May 25	84°F	63°F	35%	21%	14 h 10 min
May 26	84°F	63°F	35%	21%	14 h 10 min
May 27	85°F	63°F	35%	21%	14 h 10 min
May 28	85°F	63°F	35%	21%	14 h 20 min
May 29	85°F	64°F	35%	21%	14 h 20 min
May 30	85°F	64°F	35%	21%	14 h 20 min
May 31	85°F	64°F	35%	21%	14 h 20 min

Normal high: 82°FMay average
Normal low: 60°FMay average
Precipitation: 3.11 inmonth total
Days with precipitation: 110.01 inch or more
Days at 90°F or more: 6
Daylight: 13 h 30 min to 14 h 20 minMay 1 to May 31
Days at 70°F or more: 29
Days at 80°F or more: 21
Sunshine: 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093740; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Fayetteville in May?

On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around May 30 (35%). In all, 3.11 in falls on 11 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.

In a normal May in Fayetteville, 6 days reach 90°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093740.

How humid and windy is Fayetteville in May?

At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 84°F with 46% relative humidity and a dew point of 61°F; at 6 a.m. it is 67°F with 88% humidity. The wind averages 6.9 mph, most often from the southwest in the afternoon.

A normal May day at the station, hour by hour (local standard time)
Time	Temperature	Dew point	Humidity	Wind	Clear or few clouds
6 a.m.	67°F	63°F	88%	5.0 mph	65%
9 a.m.	76°F	64°F	66%	7.7 mph	63%
noon	82°F	62°F	51%	8.4 mph	61%
3 p.m.	84°F	61°F	46%	9.3 mph	58%
6 p.m.	81°F	62°F	52%	8.0 mph	69%
9 p.m.	74°F	64°F	71%	6.2 mph	73%

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00093740. 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 Fayetteville?

The warmest May temperature on Fayetteville's official record (since 1910) is 102°F, on May 29, 1941; the coldest is 34°F, on May 11, 1966. The wettest May brought 8.24 in (1946).

The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 70.9°F: 2021 69.8°F (−1.1), 2022 74.1°F (+3.2), 2023 68.2°F (−2.7), 2024 73.3°F (+2.4), 2025 72.4°F (+1.5), 2026 69.7°F (−1.2). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Fayetteville: May in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
May	Mean	Against normal	Precip.
2021	69.8°F	−1.1°F	1.54 in
2022	74.1°F	+3.2°F	1.07 in
2023	68.2°F	−2.7°F	1.08 in
2024	73.3°F	+2.4°F	4.96 in
2025	72.4°F	+1.5°F	5.34 in
2026	69.7°F	−1.2°F	3.73 in

Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record FAYthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093740. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does May in Fayetteville 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; Fayetteville's is 82°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

How warm is Fayetteville in May?

Does it rain in Fayetteville in May?

How humid and windy is Fayetteville in May?

What are the records for May in Fayetteville?

How does May in Fayetteville compare across North Carolina?

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