Williamsburg weather in May: Williamsburg, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Williamsburg 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 11 days in a normal May, 3.89 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 25°C and low of 14°C, 99 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationWilliamsburg (2 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00449151
- Location37.30°N 76.70°W
- Elevation70 ft (21 m)
- Population16,030
- Jan 49° 31°
- Feb 52° 32°
- Mar 60° 39°
- Apr 70° 48°
- May 77° 57°
- Jun 84° 65°
- Jul 89° 70°
- Aug 87° 69°
- Sep 81° 63°
- Oct 71° 51°
- Nov 61° 41°
- Dec 53° 34°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Williamsburg in May?
The normal high is 77°F and the normal low 57°F, for a daily mean of 67.1°F. May is 8.2°F warmer than April and 7.8°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Williamsburg and the 8th 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 3.1°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 37%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 74°F | 53°F | 37% | 24% |
| May 8 | 76°F | 55°F | 37% | 24% |
| May 15 | 77°F | 57°F | 37% | 24% |
| May 22 | 78°F | 59°F | 36% | 24% |
| May 31 | 80°F | 61°F | 36% | 23% |
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 | 37% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 75°F | 53°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 75°F | 53°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 4 | 75°F | 54°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 5 | 75°F | 54°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 6 | 75°F | 54°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 76°F | 55°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 76°F | 55°F | 37% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 9 | 76°F | 55°F | 37% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 10 | 76°F | 55°F | 37% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 11 | 76°F | 56°F | 37% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 12 | 76°F | 56°F | 37% | 24% | 14 h |
| May 13 | 77°F | 56°F | 37% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 14 | 77°F | 57°F | 37% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 15 | 77°F | 57°F | 37% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 16 | 77°F | 57°F | 37% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 17 | 77°F | 57°F | 37% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 18 | 78°F | 58°F | 37% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 19 | 78°F | 58°F | 37% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 20 | 78°F | 58°F | 37% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 78°F | 58°F | 36% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 22 | 78°F | 59°F | 36% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 23 | 79°F | 59°F | 36% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 24 | 79°F | 59°F | 36% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 25 | 79°F | 60°F | 36% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 26 | 79°F | 60°F | 36% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 27 | 79°F | 60°F | 36% | 23% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 28 | 80°F | 60°F | 36% | 23% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 29 | 80°F | 61°F | 36% | 23% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 30 | 80°F | 61°F | 36% | 23% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 31 | 80°F | 61°F | 36% | 23% | 14 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 77°FMay average
- Normal low
- 57°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 3.89 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min to 14 h 30 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 26
- Days at 80°F or more
- 14
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00449151; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Williamsburg in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around May 4 (37%). In all, 3.89 in falls on 11 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Williamsburg, 2 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00449151.
What are the records for May in Williamsburg?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1951) is 98°F, on May 31, 1991; the coldest is 31°F, on May 11, 1966. The wettest May brought 10.17 in (2016).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 67.1°F: 2021 65.3°F (−1.8), 2022 67.6°F (+0.5), 2023 64.4°F (−2.7), 2024 69.1°F (+2.0), 2025 67.9°F (+0.8), 2026 66.8°F (−0.3). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65.3°F | −1.8°F | 1.75 in |
| 2022 | 67.6°F | +0.5°F | 4.31 in |
| 2023 | 64.4°F | −2.7°F | 3.33 in |
| 2024 | 69.1°F | +2.0°F | 6.32 in |
| 2025 | 67.9°F | +0.8°F | 7.23 in |
| 2026 | 66.8°F | −0.3°F | 5.57 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00449151; recent months: ACIS, station USC00449151. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Williamsburg 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; Williamsburg's is 77°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.