Ariton Weather in May
Average highs run from 81°F on May 1 to 87°F on May 31, and lows from 57°F to 65°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.54 in over about 7 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 84°F
- Average low
- 61°F
- Precipitation
- 3.54 in
- Record high
- 100°FMay 28, 2019
- Record low
- 40°FMay 4, 1971
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 4.6
- Daylight
- 13 h 26 min to 14 h 04 min
- Cloud cover
- 51%
- Humidity
- 74%
- Dew point
- 63°F
- Wind
- 4.3 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 81°F | 57°F | 93°F 2012 | 46°F 1996 | 20% |
| May 2 | 81°F | 57°F | 91°F 2012 | 48°F 1999 | 20% |
| May 3 | 81°F | 57°F | 91°F 1990 | 47°F 1971 | 20% |
| May 4 | 81°F | 58°F | 92°F 1990 | 40°F 1971 | 20% |
| May 5 | 82°F | 58°F | 92°F 2002 | 42°F 2013 | 20% |
| May 6 | 82°F | 58°F | 90°F 2007 | 42°F 2013 | 20% |
| May 7 | 82°F | 59°F | 90°F 2001 | 44°F 1992 | 21% |
| May 8 | 82°F | 59°F | 92°F 2002 | 42°F 1992 | 21% |
| May 9 | 82°F | 59°F | 91°F 2002 | 47°F 1984 | 21% |
| May 10 | 83°F | 59°F | 93°F 1986 | 48°F 1984 | 21% |
| May 11 | 83°F | 60°F | 99°F 2011 | 50°F 1989 | 21% |
| May 12 | 83°F | 60°F | 93°F 1973 | 48°F 1989 | 21% |
| May 13 | 83°F | 60°F | 94°F 2000 | 48°F 2013 | 22% |
| May 14 | 84°F | 61°F | 94°F 1967 | 49°F 2013 | 22% |
| May 15 | 84°F | 61°F | 94°F 2015 | 52°F 1973 | 22% |
| May 16 | 84°F | 61°F | 93°F 1998 | 46°F 1973 | 23% |
| May 17 | 84°F | 61°F | 92°F 2001 | 46°F 1973 | 23% |
| May 18 | 84°F | 62°F | 92°F 1988 | 43°F 2011 | 23% |
| May 19 | 85°F | 62°F | 93°F 2022 | 47°F 1976 | 24% |
| May 20 | 85°F | 62°F | 95°F 1974 | 47°F 2002 | 24% |
| May 21 | 85°F | 63°F | 94°F 1974 | 50°F 2002 | 24% |
| May 22 | 85°F | 63°F | 92°F 2006 | 46°F 1993 | 24% |
| May 23 | 85°F | 63°F | 96°F 2011 | 51°F 2002 | 25% |
| May 24 | 85°F | 63°F | 97°F 2010 | 51°F 1967 | 25% |
| May 25 | 86°F | 64°F | 97°F 2010 | 51°F 1979 | 25% |
| May 26 | 86°F | 64°F | 94°F 2000 | 44°F 1979 | 26% |
| May 27 | 86°F | 64°F | 96°F 2014 | 52°F 1979 | 26% |
| May 28 | 86°F | 65°F | 100°F 2019 | 56°F 1988 | 26% |
| May 29 | 86°F | 65°F | 98°F 2012 | 55°F 1971 | 27% |
| May 30 | 86°F | 65°F | 96°F 2006 | 45°F 1984 | 27% |
| May 31 | 87°F | 65°F | 97°F 2011 | 45°F 1984 | 27% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 7:23 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:39 AM, sunset 7:43 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00018323 (Troy), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00012675, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.