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

Garner in May has a normal high of 78°F and a normal low of 55°F, a daily mean of 66°F, rising from 75°F on the 1st to 81°F by the 31st. The month brings 4.03 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 26°C and low of 13°C, 102 mm of precipitation in May.

  • NOAA stationGarner
  • Station IDUSC00313238
  • Location35.67°N 78.66°W
  • Elevation330 ft (101 m)
  • Population39,345
  1. Jan 52° 28°
  2. Feb 56° 29°
  3. Mar 64° 35°
  4. Apr 72° 45°
  5. May 78° 55°
  6. Jun 85° 64°
  7. Jul 88° 67°
  8. Aug 87° 66°
  9. Sep 80° 60°
  10. Oct 71° 46°
  11. Nov 61° 36°
  12. Dec 54° 30°

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

How warm is Garner in May?

The normal high is 78°F and the normal low 55°F, for a daily mean of 66.4°F. May is 7.7°F warmer than April and 7.6°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Garner and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 75°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 64°F and 69°F.

Garner in May, day by day: normal high and low
Normal high and low on five days of May, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
May 175°F50°F––
May 876°F52°F––
May 1578°F55°F––
May 2279°F57°F––
May 3181°F60°F––
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
Garner: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of May
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
May 175°F50°F––13 h 40 min
May 275°F51°F––13 h 40 min
May 375°F51°F––13 h 40 min
May 476°F51°F––13 h 40 min
May 576°F51°F––13 h 40 min
May 676°F52°F––13 h 50 min
May 776°F52°F––13 h 50 min
May 876°F52°F––13 h 50 min
May 976°F53°F––13 h 50 min
May 1077°F53°F––13 h 50 min
May 1177°F53°F––13 h 50 min
May 1277°F54°F––14 h
May 1377°F54°F––14 h
May 1477°F54°F––14 h
May 1578°F55°F––14 h
May 1678°F55°F––14 h
May 1778°F55°F––14 h
May 1878°F56°F––14 h 10 min
May 1978°F56°F––14 h 10 min
May 2079°F56°F––14 h 10 min
May 2179°F57°F––14 h 10 min
May 2279°F57°F––14 h 10 min
May 2379°F57°F––14 h 10 min
May 2480°F57°F––14 h 10 min
May 2580°F58°F––14 h 20 min
May 2680°F58°F––14 h 20 min
May 2780°F58°F––14 h 20 min
May 2881°F59°F––14 h 20 min
May 2981°F59°F––14 h 20 min
May 3081°F59°F––14 h 20 min
May 3181°F60°F––14 h 20 min
Normal high
78°FMay average
Normal low
55°FMay average
Precipitation
4.03 inmonth total
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
16
Sunshine
78%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00313238; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Garner in May?

In a normal May in Garner, 2 days reach 90°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00313238.

What are the records for May in Garner?

The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 66.4°F: 2021 66.1°F (−0.3). 0 of 1 ran warmer than normal.

Garner: May in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
MayMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202166.1°F−0.3°F2.40 in

Source: recent months: ACIS, station USC00313238. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does May in Garner 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; Garner's is 78°F.

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

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