Hickory weather in May: Hickory, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Hickory in May has a normal high of 77°F and a normal low of 56°F, a daily mean of 67°F, rising from 74°F on the 1st to 81°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal May, 3.86 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 25°C and low of 13°C, 98 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationHickory Faa Airport
- Station IDUSW00003810
- Location35.74°N 81.38°W
- Elevation1,143 ft (348 m)
- Population45,081
- Jan 49° 30°
- Feb 53° 33°
- Mar 61° 40°
- Apr 70° 48°
- May 77° 56°
- Jun 84° 64°
- Jul 87° 68°
- Aug 86° 67°
- Sep 80° 61°
- Oct 70° 49°
- Nov 60° 39°
- Dec 52° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hickory in May?
The normal high is 77°F and the normal low 56°F, for a daily mean of 66.8°F. May is 8.0°F warmer than April and 7.5°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Hickory and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 7°F, from 74°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 64°F and 70°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 37%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 74°F | 52°F | 34% | 23% |
| May 8 | 76°F | 54°F | 35% | 22% |
| May 15 | 77°F | 56°F | 35% | 22% |
| May 22 | 79°F | 58°F | 36% | 23% |
| May 31 | 81°F | 61°F | 37% | 23% |
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 | 74°F | 52°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 75°F | 52°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 75°F | 53°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 75°F | 53°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 75°F | 53°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 75°F | 53°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 76°F | 54°F | 35% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 76°F | 54°F | 35% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 76°F | 54°F | 35% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 76°F | 55°F | 35% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 76°F | 55°F | 35% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 77°F | 55°F | 35% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 13 | 77°F | 55°F | 35% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 77°F | 56°F | 35% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 15 | 77°F | 56°F | 35% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 77°F | 56°F | 35% | 23% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 78°F | 57°F | 36% | 23% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 78°F | 57°F | 36% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 19 | 78°F | 57°F | 36% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 78°F | 57°F | 36% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 78°F | 58°F | 36% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 22 | 79°F | 58°F | 36% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 79°F | 58°F | 36% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 24 | 79°F | 59°F | 36% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 25 | 79°F | 59°F | 37% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 26 | 80°F | 59°F | 37% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 27 | 80°F | 59°F | 37% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 28 | 80°F | 60°F | 37% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 29 | 80°F | 60°F | 37% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 30 | 81°F | 60°F | 37% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 31 | 81°F | 61°F | 37% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 77°FMay average
- Normal low
- 56°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 3.86 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- 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
- 15
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003810; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Hickory in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 36% on average, highest around May 31 (37%). In all, 3.86 in falls on 11 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Hickory, 1 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003810.
What are the records for May in Hickory?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1949) is 97°F, on May 25, 1953; the coldest is 30°F, on May 2, 1963. The wettest May brought 8.72 in (1975).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 66.8°F: 2021 65.8°F (−1.0), 2022 69.5°F (+2.7), 2023 65.2°F (−1.6), 2024 69.4°F (+2.6), 2025 66.7°F (−0.1), 2026 66.1°F (−0.7). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65.8°F | −1.0°F | 3.24 in |
| 2022 | 69.5°F | +2.7°F | 5.09 in |
| 2023 | 65.2°F | −1.6°F | 2.57 in |
| 2024 | 69.4°F | +2.6°F | 7.94 in |
| 2025 | 66.7°F | −0.1°F | 6.30 in |
| 2026 | 66.1°F | −0.7°F | 4.49 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00003810; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003810. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Hickory 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; Hickory's is 77°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.