Front Royal weather in May: Front Royal, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Front Royal in May has a normal high of 74°F and a normal low of 51°F, a daily mean of 63°F, rising from 72°F on the 1st to 78°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 14 days in a normal May, 4.36 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 24°C and low of 11°C, 111 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationFront Royal
- Station IDUSC00443229
- Location38.90°N 78.18°W
- Elevation930 ft (284 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population15,628
- Jan 43° 24°
- Feb 47° 26°
- Mar 54° 33°
- Apr 67° 43°
- May 74° 51°
- Jun 82° 60°
- Jul 87° 64°
- Aug 85° 62°
- Sep 78° 56°
- Oct 67° 45°
- Nov 56° 35°
- Dec 47° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Front Royal in May?
The normal high is 74°F and the normal low 51°F, for a daily mean of 62.8°F. May is 8.3°F warmer than April and 8.4°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Front Royal and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 72°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 59°F and 66°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 | 72°F | 47°F | 42% | 27% |
| May 8 | 73°F | 49°F | 43% | 28% |
| May 15 | 74°F | 51°F | 43% | 28% |
| May 22 | 75°F | 53°F | 43% | 28% |
| May 31 | 78°F | 56°F | 42% | 27% |
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 | 72°F | 47°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 2 | 72°F | 47°F | 42% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 3 | 72°F | 48°F | 42% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 4 | 72°F | 48°F | 42% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 5 | 72°F | 48°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h |
| May 6 | 73°F | 49°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h |
| May 7 | 73°F | 49°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h |
| May 8 | 73°F | 49°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h |
| May 9 | 73°F | 49°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h |
| May 10 | 73°F | 50°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 11 | 73°F | 50°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 12 | 74°F | 50°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 13 | 74°F | 50°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 14 | 74°F | 51°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 15 | 74°F | 51°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 16 | 74°F | 51°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 17 | 74°F | 52°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 18 | 75°F | 52°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 19 | 75°F | 52°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 20 | 75°F | 52°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 75°F | 53°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 22 | 75°F | 53°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 23 | 76°F | 53°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 24 | 76°F | 54°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 25 | 76°F | 54°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 26 | 76°F | 54°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 27 | 76°F | 55°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 77°F | 55°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 77°F | 55°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 30 | 77°F | 55°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 31 | 78°F | 56°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 74°FMay average
- Normal low
- 51°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.36 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 140.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 40 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 21
- Days at 80°F or more
- 10
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00443229; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Front Royal in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 43% on average, highest around May 10 (43%). In all, 4.36 in falls on 14 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Front Royal, 2 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00443229.
What are the records for May in Front Royal?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1995) is 98°F, on May 20, 1996; the coldest is 29°F, on May 9, 2020. The wettest May brought 8.17 in (2022).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 62.8°F: 2021 61.5°F (−1.3), 2022 60.2°F (−2.6), 2024 64.9°F (+2.1), 2026 61.7°F (−1.1). 1 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61.5°F | −1.3°F | 2.04 in |
| 2022 | 60.2°F | −2.6°F | 8.17 in |
| 2024 | 64.9°F | +2.1°F | 4.81 in |
| 2026 | 61.7°F | −1.1°F | 4.67 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00443229; recent months: ACIS, station USC00443229. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Front Royal 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; Front Royal's is 74°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.