Rocky Mount weather in May: Rocky Mount, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Rocky Mount in May has a normal high of 80°F and a normal low of 56°F, a daily mean of 68°F, rising from 77°F on the 1st to 83°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal May, 2.92 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 27°C and low of 14°C, 74 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationRocky Mount Wilson Airport
- Station IDUSW00093759
- Location35.85°N 77.89°W
- Elevation160 ft (49 m)
- Population54,541
- Jan 52° 31°
- Feb 55° 33°
- Mar 63° 39°
- Apr 73° 48°
- May 80° 56°
- Jun 87° 65°
- Jul 91° 69°
- Aug 88° 68°
- Sep 83° 62°
- Oct 73° 50°
- Nov 63° 39°
- Dec 55° 34°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Rocky Mount in May?
The normal high is 80°F and the normal low 56°F, for a daily mean of 68.1°F. May is 8.1°F warmer than April and 7.7°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Rocky Mount and the 11th 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 3.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 65°F and 71°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 38%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 77°F | 52°F | 34% | 19% |
| May 8 | 78°F | 54°F | 35% | 20% |
| May 15 | 80°F | 56°F | 37% | 21% |
| May 22 | 81°F | 58°F | 38% | 21% |
| May 31 | 83°F | 61°F | 38% | 21% |
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 | 52°F | 34% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 77°F | 52°F | 34% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 77°F | 53°F | 34% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 77°F | 53°F | 34% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 78°F | 53°F | 35% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 78°F | 54°F | 35% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 78°F | 54°F | 35% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 78°F | 54°F | 35% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 78°F | 54°F | 36% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 79°F | 55°F | 36% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 79°F | 55°F | 36% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 12 | 79°F | 55°F | 36% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 13 | 79°F | 56°F | 37% | 21% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 80°F | 56°F | 37% | 21% | 14 h |
| May 15 | 80°F | 56°F | 37% | 21% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 80°F | 56°F | 37% | 21% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 80°F | 57°F | 37% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 18 | 80°F | 57°F | 38% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 19 | 81°F | 57°F | 38% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 81°F | 58°F | 38% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 81°F | 58°F | 38% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 22 | 81°F | 58°F | 38% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 81°F | 58°F | 38% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 24 | 82°F | 59°F | 38% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 25 | 82°F | 59°F | 38% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 26 | 82°F | 59°F | 38% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 27 | 82°F | 60°F | 38% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 28 | 83°F | 60°F | 38% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 29 | 83°F | 60°F | 38% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 30 | 83°F | 61°F | 38% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 31 | 83°F | 61°F | 38% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 80°FMay average
- Normal low
- 56°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 2.92 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3
- 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
- 18
- Sunshine
- 78%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093759; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Rocky Mount in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around May 28 (38%). In all, 2.92 in falls on 11 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Rocky Mount, 3 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093759.
What are the records for May in Rocky Mount?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 2000) is 100°F, on May 30, 2019; the coldest is 35°F, on May 10, 2020. The wettest May brought 5.78 in (2012).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 68.1°F: 2021 68.7°F (+0.6), 2022 71.5°F (+3.4), 2023 66.3°F (−1.8), 2024 72.3°F (+4.2), 2025 69.5°F (+1.4), 2026 67.7°F (−0.4). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68.7°F | +0.6°F | 0.96 in |
| 2022 | 71.5°F | +3.4°F | 2.50 in |
| 2023 | 66.3°F | −1.8°F | 2.13 in |
| 2024 | 72.3°F | +4.2°F | 5.33 in |
| 2025 | 69.5°F | +1.4°F | 5.19 in |
| 2026 | 67.7°F | −0.4°F | 1.95 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00093759; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093759. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Rocky Mount 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; Rocky Mount's is 80°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Rocky Mount in April73°F by day, 48°F at night
- Rocky Mount in June87°F by day, 65°F at night
- Rocky Mount 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