Roxboro weather in May: Roxboro, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May

Roxboro in May has a normal high of 79°F and a normal low of 53°F, a daily mean of 66°F, rising from 77°F on the 1st to 82°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal May, 3.72 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 26°C and low of 12°C, 94 mm of precipitation in May.

  • NOAA stationRoxboro (7 mi ESE)
  • Station IDUSC00317516
  • Location36.35°N 78.89°W
  • Elevation710 ft (216 m)
  • From the center6 miles
  • Population8,289
  1. Jan 51° 26°
  2. Feb 55° 28°
  3. Mar 63° 34°
  4. Apr 73° 43°
  5. May 79° 53°
  6. Jun 86° 62°
  7. Jul 89° 66°
  8. Aug 88° 64°
  9. Sep 82° 57°
  10. Oct 73° 45°
  11. Nov 63° 34°
  12. Dec 55° 29°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Roxboro in May?

The normal high is 79°F and the normal low 53°F, for a daily mean of 66.0°F. May is 8.0°F warmer than April and 7.8°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Roxboro and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 5°F, from 77°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 63°F and 69°F.

Roxboro in May, day by day: normal high and low

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 32%).

Normal high and low on five days of May, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
May 177°F48°F30%20%
May 878°F50°F31%20%
May 1579°F53°F31%20%
May 2280°F55°F32%21%
May 3182°F58°F31%22%
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
Roxboro: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of May
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
May 177°F48°F30%20%13 h 40 min
May 277°F48°F30%20%13 h 40 min
May 377°F49°F30%20%13 h 40 min
May 477°F49°F30%20%13 h 40 min
May 577°F49°F30%20%13 h 50 min
May 677°F50°F31%20%13 h 50 min
May 778°F50°F31%20%13 h 50 min
May 878°F50°F31%20%13 h 50 min
May 978°F51°F31%20%13 h 50 min
May 1078°F51°F31%20%14 h
May 1178°F51°F31%20%14 h
May 1278°F52°F31%20%14 h
May 1378°F52°F31%20%14 h
May 1479°F52°F31%20%14 h
May 1579°F53°F31%20%14 h
May 1679°F53°F31%20%14 h 10 min
May 1779°F53°F32%21%14 h 10 min
May 1879°F54°F32%21%14 h 10 min
May 1979°F54°F32%21%14 h 10 min
May 2080°F54°F32%21%14 h 10 min
May 2180°F55°F32%21%14 h 10 min
May 2280°F55°F32%21%14 h 20 min
May 2380°F55°F32%21%14 h 20 min
May 2480°F56°F32%21%14 h 20 min
May 2581°F56°F32%22%14 h 20 min
May 2681°F56°F32%22%14 h 20 min
May 2781°F57°F32%22%14 h 20 min
May 2881°F57°F32%22%14 h 20 min
May 2982°F57°F32%22%14 h 20 min
May 3082°F57°F32%22%14 h 30 min
May 3182°F58°F31%22%14 h 30 min
Normal high
79°FMay average
Normal low
53°FMay average
Precipitation
3.72 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 30 minMay 1 to May 31
Days at 70°F or more
25
Days at 80°F or more
15
Sunshine
77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00317516; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Roxboro in May?

On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 31% on average, highest around May 20 (32%). In all, 3.72 in falls on 10 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.

In a normal May in Roxboro, 1 days reach 90°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00317516.

What are the records for May in Roxboro?

The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 96°F, on May 10, 1896; the coldest is 32°F, on May 10, 1966. The wettest May brought 9.21 in (1901).

The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 66.0°F: 2021 67.9°F (+1.9), 2022 66.5°F (+0.5), 2023 66.0°F (at normal), 2024 71.5°F (+5.5), 2025 68.7°F (+2.7), 2026 68.8°F (+2.8). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Roxboro: May in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
MayMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202167.9°F+1.9°F2.65 in
202266.5°F+0.5°F5.34 in
202366.0°Fat normal2.60 in
202471.5°F+5.5°F9.03 in
202568.7°F+2.7°F7.98 in
202668.8°F+2.8°F2.07 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USC00317516; recent months: ACIS, station USC00317516. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does May in Roxboro 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; Roxboro's is 79°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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