Winchester weather in May: Winchester, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Winchester in May has a normal high of 73°F and a normal low of 52°F, a daily mean of 63°F, rising from 70°F on the 1st to 77°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 14 days in a normal May, 4.22 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 23°C and low of 11°C, 107 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationWinchester
- Station IDUSC00449181
- Location39.19°N 78.15°W
- Elevation720 ft (220 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population27,800
- Jan 41° 24°
- Feb 45° 26°
- Mar 53° 32°
- Apr 65° 42°
- May 73° 52°
- Jun 82° 61°
- Jul 86° 66°
- Aug 84° 64°
- Sep 77° 57°
- Oct 66° 45°
- Nov 55° 35°
- Dec 45° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Winchester in May?
The normal high is 73°F and the normal low 52°F, for a daily mean of 62.8°F. May is 9.2°F warmer than April and 8.7°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Winchester and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 7°F, from 70°F on May 1 to 77°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 60°F and 66°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 44%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 70°F | 48°F | 44% | 27% |
| May 8 | 71°F | 50°F | 44% | 27% |
| May 15 | 73°F | 52°F | 44% | 28% |
| May 22 | 74°F | 54°F | 42% | 27% |
| May 31 | 77°F | 57°F | 41% | 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 | 70°F | 48°F | 44% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 2 | 70°F | 48°F | 44% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 3 | 70°F | 49°F | 44% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 4 | 71°F | 49°F | 44% | 27% | 14 h |
| May 5 | 71°F | 49°F | 44% | 27% | 14 h |
| May 6 | 71°F | 50°F | 44% | 27% | 14 h |
| May 7 | 71°F | 50°F | 44% | 27% | 14 h |
| May 8 | 71°F | 50°F | 44% | 27% | 14 h |
| May 9 | 72°F | 50°F | 44% | 28% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 10 | 72°F | 51°F | 44% | 28% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 11 | 72°F | 51°F | 44% | 28% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 12 | 72°F | 51°F | 44% | 28% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 13 | 72°F | 52°F | 44% | 28% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 14 | 73°F | 52°F | 44% | 28% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 15 | 73°F | 52°F | 44% | 28% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 16 | 73°F | 52°F | 44% | 28% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 17 | 73°F | 53°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 18 | 74°F | 53°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 19 | 74°F | 53°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 20 | 74°F | 53°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 74°F | 54°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 22 | 74°F | 54°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 23 | 75°F | 54°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 24 | 75°F | 55°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 25 | 75°F | 55°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 26 | 76°F | 55°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 27 | 76°F | 55°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 76°F | 56°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 76°F | 56°F | 41% | 27% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 30 | 77°F | 56°F | 41% | 27% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 31 | 77°F | 57°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 73°FMay average
- Normal low
- 52°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.22 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 140.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 40 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 20
- Days at 80°F or more
- 9
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00449181; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Winchester in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 43% on average, highest around May 8 (44%). In all, 4.22 in falls on 14 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Winchester, 1 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00449181.
What are the records for May in Winchester?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1982) is 96°F, on May 20, 1996; the coldest is 32°F, on May 14, 1996. The wettest May brought 9.03 in (1988).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00449181. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Winchester 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; Winchester's is 73°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.