Mount Airy weather in May: Mount Airy, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Mount Airy in May has a normal high of 76°F and a normal low of 50°F, a daily mean of 63°F, rising from 73°F on the 1st to 79°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal May, 4.53 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 24°C and low of 10°C, 115 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationMount Airy (2 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00315890
- Location36.50°N 80.65°W
- Elevation1,080 ft (329 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population10,583
- Jan 47° 25°
- Feb 51° 27°
- Mar 58° 33°
- Apr 69° 41°
- May 76° 50°
- Jun 83° 59°
- Jul 86° 63°
- Aug 85° 62°
- Sep 79° 56°
- Oct 70° 43°
- Nov 59° 33°
- Dec 50° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Mount Airy in May?
The normal high is 76°F and the normal low 50°F, for a daily mean of 63.2°F. May is 8.6°F warmer than April and 7.8°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Mount Airy and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 73°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 60°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 43%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 73°F | 46°F | 41% | 26% |
| May 8 | 74°F | 48°F | 42% | 27% |
| May 15 | 76°F | 50°F | 43% | 27% |
| May 22 | 77°F | 52°F | 43% | 27% |
| May 31 | 79°F | 55°F | 43% | 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 | 46°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 73°F | 46°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 73°F | 46°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 74°F | 47°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 5 | 74°F | 47°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 6 | 74°F | 47°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 74°F | 48°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 74°F | 48°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 75°F | 48°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 75°F | 49°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h |
| May 11 | 75°F | 49°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h |
| May 12 | 75°F | 49°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h |
| May 13 | 75°F | 50°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 76°F | 50°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h |
| May 15 | 76°F | 50°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 76°F | 51°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 17 | 76°F | 51°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 18 | 76°F | 51°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 19 | 77°F | 51°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 77°F | 52°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 77°F | 52°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 22 | 77°F | 52°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 23 | 77°F | 53°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 24 | 78°F | 53°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 25 | 78°F | 53°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 26 | 78°F | 54°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 27 | 78°F | 54°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 28 | 79°F | 54°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 29 | 79°F | 54°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 30 | 79°F | 55°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 31 | 79°F | 55°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 76°FMay average
- Normal low
- 50°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.53 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 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
- 25
- Days at 80°F or more
- 13
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00315890; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Mount Airy in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 43% on average, highest around May 27 (43%). In all, 4.53 in falls on 13 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Mount Airy, 1 days reach 90°F and 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00315890.
What are the records for May in Mount Airy?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 98°F, on May 26, 1911; the coldest is 27°F, on May 3, 1909. The wettest May brought 10.87 in (2012).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 63.2°F: 2021 62.1°F (−1.1), 2022 65.0°F (+1.8), 2023 62.1°F (−1.1), 2024 66.6°F (+3.4), 2025 63.7°F (+0.5), 2026 62.6°F (−0.6). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62.1°F | −1.1°F | 2.36 in |
| 2022 | 65.0°F | +1.8°F | 6.19 in |
| 2023 | 62.1°F | −1.1°F | 3.76 in |
| 2024 | 66.6°F | +3.4°F | 8.00 in |
| 2025 | 63.7°F | +0.5°F | 7.12 in |
| 2026 | 62.6°F | −0.6°F | 3.99 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00315890; recent months: ACIS, station USC00315890. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Mount Airy 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; Mount Airy's is 76°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.