Lexington weather in May: Lexington, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Lexington in May has a normal high of 80°F and a normal low of 55°F, a daily mean of 67°F, rising from 77°F on the 1st to 83°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal May, 3.33 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 27°C and low of 13°C, 85 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationLexington
- Station IDUSC00314970
- Location35.85°N 80.26°W
- Elevation760 ft (232 m)
- Population19,904
- Jan 52° 28°
- Feb 56° 31°
- Mar 64° 37°
- Apr 73° 45°
- May 80° 55°
- Jun 86° 63°
- Jul 89° 67°
- Aug 88° 66°
- Sep 82° 60°
- Oct 73° 47°
- Nov 62° 36°
- Dec 54° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lexington in May?
The normal high is 80°F and the normal low 55°F, for a daily mean of 67.3°F. May is 8.0°F warmer than April and 7.3°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Lexington and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 77°F on May 1 to 83°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.9°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 31%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 77°F | 50°F | 30% | 22% |
| May 8 | 78°F | 53°F | 30% | 22% |
| May 15 | 80°F | 55°F | 31% | 22% |
| May 22 | 81°F | 57°F | 31% | 23% |
| May 31 | 83°F | 59°F | 31% | 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 | 77°F | 50°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 77°F | 51°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 78°F | 51°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 78°F | 51°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 78°F | 52°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 78°F | 52°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 78°F | 52°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 78°F | 53°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 79°F | 53°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 79°F | 53°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 79°F | 53°F | 30% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 12 | 79°F | 54°F | 30% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 13 | 79°F | 54°F | 31% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 79°F | 54°F | 31% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 15 | 80°F | 55°F | 31% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 80°F | 55°F | 31% | 23% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 80°F | 55°F | 31% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 18 | 80°F | 55°F | 31% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 19 | 80°F | 56°F | 31% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 80°F | 56°F | 31% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 81°F | 56°F | 31% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 22 | 81°F | 57°F | 31% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 81°F | 57°F | 31% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 24 | 81°F | 57°F | 31% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 25 | 81°F | 57°F | 31% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 26 | 82°F | 58°F | 31% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 27 | 82°F | 58°F | 31% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 28 | 82°F | 58°F | 31% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 29 | 82°F | 59°F | 31% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 30 | 83°F | 59°F | 31% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 31 | 83°F | 59°F | 31% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 80°FMay average
- Normal low
- 55°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 3.33 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 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
- 28
- Days at 80°F or more
- 18
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00314970; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Lexington in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 31% on average, highest around May 28 (31%). In all, 3.33 in falls on 10 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Lexington, 1 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00314970.
What are the records for May in Lexington?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1902) is 100°F, on May 22, 1941; the coldest is 29°F, on May 10, 1906. The wettest May brought 9.69 in (1905).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 67.3°F: 2021 65.8°F (−1.5), 2022 68.7°F (+1.4), 2023 63.1°F (−4.2), 2024 67.7°F (+0.4), 2025 65.9°F (−1.4), 2026 67.3°F (at normal). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65.8°F | −1.5°F | 2.43 in |
| 2022 | 68.7°F | +1.4°F | 6.07 in |
| 2023 | 63.1°F | −4.2°F | 1.50 in |
| 2024 | 67.7°F | +0.4°F | 6.30 in |
| 2025 | 65.9°F | −1.4°F | 9.07 in |
| 2026 | 67.3°F | at normal | 3.60 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00314970; recent months: ACIS, station USC00314970. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Lexington 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; Lexington's is 80°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.