Hendersonville weather in May: Hendersonville, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Hendersonville in May has a normal high of 75°F and a normal low of 52°F, a daily mean of 64°F, rising from 73°F on the 1st to 78°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal May, 4.40 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 24°C and low of 11°C, 112 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationHendersonville (1 mi NE)
- Station IDUSC00313976
- Location35.33°N 82.45°W
- Elevation2,160 ft (658 m)
- Population15,656
- Jan 48° 27°
- Feb 52° 29°
- Mar 59° 35°
- Apr 68° 43°
- May 75° 52°
- Jun 82° 60°
- Jul 85° 64°
- Aug 83° 63°
- Sep 78° 56°
- Oct 69° 45°
- Nov 59° 34°
- Dec 51° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hendersonville in May?
The normal high is 75°F and the normal low 52°F, for a daily mean of 63.7°F. May is 8.2°F warmer than April and 7.0°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Hendersonville and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 5°F, from 73°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 61°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 36%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 73°F | 48°F | 34% | 24% |
| May 8 | 74°F | 50°F | 34% | 24% |
| May 15 | 75°F | 52°F | 34% | 25% |
| May 22 | 77°F | 54°F | 35% | 26% |
| May 31 | 78°F | 56°F | 36% | 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 | 73°F | 48°F | 34% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 73°F | 48°F | 34% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 73°F | 48°F | 34% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 73°F | 49°F | 34% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 73°F | 49°F | 34% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 74°F | 49°F | 34% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 74°F | 50°F | 34% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 74°F | 50°F | 34% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 74°F | 50°F | 34% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 74°F | 50°F | 34% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 75°F | 51°F | 34% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 75°F | 51°F | 34% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 75°F | 51°F | 34% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 75°F | 52°F | 34% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 15 | 75°F | 52°F | 34% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 75°F | 52°F | 34% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 76°F | 52°F | 35% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 76°F | 53°F | 35% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 19 | 76°F | 53°F | 35% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 76°F | 53°F | 35% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 76°F | 53°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 22 | 77°F | 54°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 77°F | 54°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 24 | 77°F | 54°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 25 | 77°F | 55°F | 35% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 26 | 77°F | 55°F | 36% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 27 | 78°F | 55°F | 36% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 28 | 78°F | 55°F | 36% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 29 | 78°F | 56°F | 36% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 30 | 78°F | 56°F | 36% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 31 | 78°F | 56°F | 36% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 75°FMay average
- Normal low
- 52°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.40 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min to 14 h 20 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 25
- Days at 80°F or more
- 10
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00313976; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Hendersonville in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around May 31 (36%). In all, 4.40 in falls on 11 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00313976.
What are the records for May in Hendersonville?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1898) is 94°F, on May 22, 1941; the coldest is 20°F, on May 10, 1906. The wettest May brought 16.61 in (2018).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 63.7°F: 2021 61.4°F (−2.3), 2022 64.9°F (+1.2), 2023 61.3°F (−2.4), 2024 65.4°F (+1.7), 2025 62.8°F (−0.9), 2026 62.3°F (−1.4). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61.4°F | −2.3°F | 2.63 in |
| 2022 | 64.9°F | +1.2°F | 7.08 in |
| 2023 | 61.3°F | −2.4°F | 3.89 in |
| 2024 | 65.4°F | +1.7°F | 8.95 in |
| 2025 | 62.8°F | −0.9°F | 6.82 in |
| 2026 | 62.3°F | −1.4°F | 8.53 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00313976; recent months: ACIS, station USC00313976. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Hendersonville 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; Hendersonville's is 75°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Hendersonville in April68°F by day, 43°F at night
- Hendersonville in June82°F by day, 60°F at night
- Hendersonville through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- North Carolina in MayThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Laurinburg: North Carolina's warmest Maynormal high 83°F