Shelby weather in May: Shelby, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Shelby in May has a normal high of 80°F and a normal low of 54°F, a daily mean of 67°F, rising from 77°F on the 1st to 83°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal May, 4.30 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 27°C and low of 12°C, 109 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationShelby (2 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00317845
- Location35.31°N 81.57°W
- Elevation820 ft (250 m)
- Population22,778
- Jan 53° 27°
- Feb 57° 30°
- Mar 64° 36°
- Apr 73° 45°
- May 80° 54°
- Jun 87° 62°
- Jul 91° 66°
- Aug 89° 65°
- Sep 83° 58°
- Oct 74° 45°
- Nov 64° 35°
- 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 Shelby in May?
The normal high is 80°F and the normal low 54°F, for a daily mean of 67.1°F. May is 8.3°F warmer than April and 7.5°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Shelby and the 7th 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 2.7°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 36%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 77°F | 49°F | 32% | 23% |
| May 8 | 79°F | 52°F | 33% | 23% |
| May 15 | 80°F | 54°F | 34% | 24% |
| May 22 | 81°F | 56°F | 35% | 25% |
| May 31 | 83°F | 58°F | 36% | 25% |
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 | 49°F | 32% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 77°F | 50°F | 32% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 78°F | 50°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 78°F | 50°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 78°F | 51°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 78°F | 51°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 78°F | 51°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 79°F | 52°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 79°F | 52°F | 33% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 79°F | 52°F | 33% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 79°F | 53°F | 33% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 79°F | 53°F | 33% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 79°F | 53°F | 34% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 80°F | 54°F | 34% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 15 | 80°F | 54°F | 34% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 80°F | 54°F | 34% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 80°F | 54°F | 34% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 80°F | 55°F | 34% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 19 | 81°F | 55°F | 34% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 81°F | 55°F | 35% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 81°F | 56°F | 35% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 22 | 81°F | 56°F | 35% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 82°F | 56°F | 35% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 24 | 82°F | 56°F | 35% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 25 | 82°F | 57°F | 35% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 26 | 82°F | 57°F | 35% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 27 | 82°F | 57°F | 35% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 28 | 83°F | 58°F | 36% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 29 | 83°F | 58°F | 36% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 30 | 83°F | 58°F | 36% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 31 | 83°F | 58°F | 36% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 80°FMay average
- Normal low
- 54°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.30 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 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
- 17
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00317845; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Shelby in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around May 30 (36%). In all, 4.30 in falls on 11 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Shelby, 1 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00317845.
What are the records for May in Shelby?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 100°F, on May 8, 1940; the coldest is 29°F, on May 2, 1963. The wettest May brought 9.52 in (2003).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 67.1°F: 2021 65.0°F (−2.1), 2022 68.3°F (+1.2), 2023 64.4°F (−2.7), 2024 68.5°F (+1.4), 2025 66.0°F (−1.1), 2026 65.5°F (−1.5). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65.0°F | −2.1°F | 2.46 in |
| 2022 | 68.3°F | +1.2°F | 3.87 in |
| 2023 | 64.4°F | −2.7°F | 2.82 in |
| 2024 | 68.5°F | +1.4°F | 6.95 in |
| 2025 | 66.0°F | −1.1°F | 7.55 in |
| 2026 | 65.5°F | −1.5°F | 5.01 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00317845; recent months: ACIS, station USC00317845. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Shelby 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; Shelby's is 80°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.