Vienna weather in May: Vienna, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Vienna in May has a normal high of 72°F and a normal low of 52°F, a daily mean of 62°F, rising from 69°F on the 1st to 75°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal May, 4.28 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 22°C and low of 11°C, 109 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationVienna
- Station IDUSC00448737
- Location38.89°N 77.29°W
- Elevation418 ft (127 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population16,562
- Jan 42° 23°
- Feb 45° 24°
- Mar 53° 32°
- Apr 65° 41°
- May 72° 52°
- Jun 80° 61°
- Jul 84° 67°
- Aug 82° 65°
- Sep 76° 57°
- Oct 65° 45°
- Nov 56° 35°
- Dec 46° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Vienna in May?
The normal high is 72°F and the normal low 52°F, for a daily mean of 61.9°F. May is 8.9°F warmer than April and 8.3°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Vienna and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 69°F on May 1 to 75°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 59°F and 65°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 41%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 69°F | 47°F | 40% | 25% |
| May 8 | 70°F | 50°F | 41% | 26% |
| May 15 | 71°F | 52°F | 41% | 26% |
| May 22 | 73°F | 54°F | 41% | 26% |
| May 31 | 75°F | 57°F | 40% | 26% |
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 | 69°F | 47°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 2 | 69°F | 47°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 3 | 69°F | 48°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 4 | 70°F | 48°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 5 | 70°F | 49°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 6 | 70°F | 49°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 7 | 70°F | 49°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 8 | 70°F | 50°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 9 | 70°F | 50°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 10 | 70°F | 50°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 11 | 71°F | 51°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 12 | 71°F | 51°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 13 | 71°F | 51°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 14 | 71°F | 52°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 15 | 71°F | 52°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 16 | 71°F | 52°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 17 | 72°F | 53°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 18 | 72°F | 53°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 19 | 72°F | 53°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 20 | 72°F | 54°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 72°F | 54°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 22 | 73°F | 54°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 23 | 73°F | 54°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 24 | 73°F | 55°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 25 | 73°F | 55°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 26 | 74°F | 55°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 27 | 74°F | 56°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 74°F | 56°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 74°F | 56°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 30 | 75°F | 56°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 31 | 75°F | 57°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 72°FMay average
- Normal low
- 52°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.28 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 40 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 19
- Days at 80°F or more
- 8
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00448737; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Vienna in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 41% on average, highest around May 16 (41%). In all, 4.28 in falls on 13 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00448737.
What are the records for May in Vienna?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1948) is 92°F, on May 31, 2006; the coldest is 33°F, on May 15, 2013. The wettest May brought 10.48 in (1989).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 61.9°F: 2021 61.2°F (−0.7), 2022 62.6°F (+0.8), 2023 58.9°F (−3.0), 2024 64.1°F (+2.2), 2025 62.6°F (+0.7), 2026 60.1°F (−1.8). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61.2°F | −0.7°F | 4.20 in |
| 2022 | 62.6°F | +0.8°F | 8.00 in |
| 2023 | 58.9°F | −3.0°F | 2.60 in |
| 2024 | 64.1°F | +2.2°F | 5.05 in |
| 2025 | 62.6°F | +0.7°F | 8.09 in |
| 2026 | 60.1°F | −1.8°F | 4.75 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00448737; recent months: ACIS, station USC00448737. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Vienna compare across Virginia?
Across the 81 places PlainClimate covers in Virginia, May normal highs run from 71°F in Floyd to 82°F in Chesapeake; Vienna's is 72°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.