Somerset weather in May: Somerset, Kentucky: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Somerset in May has a normal high of 77°F and a normal low of 57°F, a daily mean of 67°F, rising from 74°F on the 1st to 80°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal May, 5.22 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 25°C and low of 14°C, 133 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationSomerset (2 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00157510
- Location37.12°N 84.62°W
- Elevation1,020 ft (311 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population12,389
- Jan 45° 29°
- Feb 50° 32°
- Mar 59° 39°
- Apr 70° 48°
- May 77° 57°
- Jun 84° 65°
- Jul 87° 69°
- Aug 86° 67°
- Sep 81° 60°
- Oct 71° 48°
- Nov 59° 38°
- Dec 49° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Somerset in May?
The normal high is 77°F and the normal low 57°F, for a daily mean of 66.7°F. May is 7.8°F warmer than April and 7.5°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Somerset and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 74°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 63°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 43%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 74°F | 53°F | 43% | 29% |
| May 8 | 75°F | 55°F | 42% | 29% |
| May 15 | 76°F | 56°F | 41% | 29% |
| May 22 | 78°F | 58°F | 40% | 28% |
| May 31 | 80°F | 60°F | 38% | 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 | 74°F | 53°F | 43% | 29% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 74°F | 53°F | 43% | 29% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 74°F | 54°F | 43% | 29% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 4 | 74°F | 54°F | 43% | 29% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 5 | 75°F | 54°F | 43% | 29% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 6 | 75°F | 54°F | 42% | 29% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 75°F | 55°F | 42% | 29% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 75°F | 55°F | 42% | 29% | 14 h |
| May 9 | 75°F | 55°F | 42% | 29% | 14 h |
| May 10 | 76°F | 55°F | 42% | 29% | 14 h |
| May 11 | 76°F | 55°F | 42% | 29% | 14 h |
| May 12 | 76°F | 56°F | 42% | 29% | 14 h |
| May 13 | 76°F | 56°F | 42% | 29% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 76°F | 56°F | 41% | 29% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 15 | 76°F | 56°F | 41% | 29% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 16 | 77°F | 57°F | 41% | 29% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 17 | 77°F | 57°F | 41% | 29% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 18 | 77°F | 57°F | 41% | 29% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 19 | 77°F | 57°F | 40% | 29% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 77°F | 58°F | 40% | 28% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 78°F | 58°F | 40% | 28% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 22 | 78°F | 58°F | 40% | 28% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 23 | 78°F | 58°F | 40% | 28% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 24 | 78°F | 58°F | 39% | 28% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 25 | 79°F | 59°F | 39% | 28% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 26 | 79°F | 59°F | 39% | 28% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 27 | 79°F | 59°F | 39% | 27% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 28 | 79°F | 60°F | 39% | 27% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 29 | 80°F | 60°F | 39% | 27% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 30 | 80°F | 60°F | 38% | 27% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 31 | 80°F | 60°F | 38% | 27% | 14 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 77°FMay average
- Normal low
- 57°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 5.22 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- 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 USC00157510; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Somerset in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 41% on average, highest around May 1 (43%). In all, 5.22 in falls on 12 days of a normal May, 2 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00157510.
What are the records for May in Somerset?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1950) is 92°F, on May 18, 1962; the coldest is 26°F, on May 2, 1963. The wettest May brought 13.46 in (2000).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00157510. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Somerset compare across Kentucky?
Across the 68 places PlainClimate covers in Kentucky, May normal highs run from 74°F in Versailles to 81°F in Glasgow; Somerset's is 77°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.