Martinsville weather in May: Martinsville, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Martinsville in May has a normal high of 78°F and a normal low of 50°F, a daily mean of 64°F, rising from 75°F on the 1st to 81°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal May, 4.50 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 25°C and low of 10°C, 114 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationMartinsville Filter Plant
- Station IDUSC00445300
- Location36.70°N 79.87°W
- Elevation780 ft (238 m)
- Population13,834
- Jan 48° 24°
- Feb 52° 26°
- Mar 60° 32°
- Apr 71° 40°
- May 78° 50°
- Jun 85° 59°
- Jul 88° 64°
- Aug 86° 63°
- Sep 80° 56°
- Oct 71° 43°
- Nov 60° 32°
- Dec 51° 26°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Martinsville in May?
The normal high is 78°F and the normal low 50°F, for a daily mean of 64.0°F. May is 8.4°F warmer than April and 8.0°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Martinsville and the 2nd 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 2.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 61°F and 67°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 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 75°F | 46°F | 36% | 24% |
| May 8 | 76°F | 48°F | 37% | 25% |
| May 15 | 77°F | 50°F | 38% | 26% |
| May 22 | 79°F | 52°F | 39% | 27% |
| May 31 | 81°F | 55°F | 39% | 26% |
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 | 75°F | 46°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 75°F | 46°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 75°F | 46°F | 36% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 76°F | 47°F | 37% | 25% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 5 | 76°F | 47°F | 37% | 25% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 6 | 76°F | 47°F | 37% | 25% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 76°F | 48°F | 37% | 25% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 76°F | 48°F | 37% | 25% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 76°F | 48°F | 37% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 10 | 77°F | 49°F | 38% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 11 | 77°F | 49°F | 38% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 12 | 77°F | 49°F | 38% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 13 | 77°F | 49°F | 38% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 77°F | 50°F | 38% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 15 | 77°F | 50°F | 38% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 16 | 78°F | 50°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 17 | 78°F | 51°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 18 | 78°F | 51°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 19 | 78°F | 51°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 78°F | 52°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 79°F | 52°F | 39% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 22 | 79°F | 52°F | 39% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 23 | 79°F | 53°F | 39% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 24 | 79°F | 53°F | 39% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 25 | 79°F | 53°F | 39% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 26 | 80°F | 53°F | 39% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 27 | 80°F | 54°F | 39% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 28 | 80°F | 54°F | 39% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 29 | 80°F | 54°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 30 | 81°F | 55°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 31 | 81°F | 55°F | 39% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 78°FMay average
- Normal low
- 50°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.50 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min to 14 h 30 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 26
- Days at 80°F or more
- 15
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00445300; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Martinsville in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 38% on average, highest around May 26 (39%). In all, 4.50 in falls on 12 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Martinsville, 1 days reach 90°F and 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00445300.
What are the records for May in Martinsville?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1937) is 101°F, on May 22, 1941; the coldest is 26°F, on May 2, 1963. The wettest May brought 11.39 in (2020).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 64.0°F: 2021 62.6°F (−1.4), 2022 65.0°F (+1.0), 2023 61.7°F (−2.3), 2024 66.5°F (+2.5), 2025 64.1°F (+0.1), 2026 61.2°F (−2.8). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62.6°F | −1.4°F | 1.53 in |
| 2022 | 65.0°F | +1.0°F | 6.79 in |
| 2023 | 61.7°F | −2.3°F | 5.32 in |
| 2024 | 66.5°F | +2.5°F | 3.81 in |
| 2025 | 64.1°F | +0.1°F | 8.77 in |
| 2026 | 61.2°F | −2.8°F | 4.43 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00445300; recent months: ACIS, station USC00445300. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Martinsville 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; Martinsville's is 78°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.