Section climate

Section Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Scottsboro, 12.2 km from Section

Average highs run from 76°F on May 1 to 83°F on May 31, and lows from 51°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.55 in over about 9 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Section, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
4.55 in
Record high
92°FMay 27, 2012
Record low
36°FMay 10, 2020
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.6
Daylight
13 h 35 min to 14 h 18 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
4.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 176°F51°F88°F 201238°F 202329%0%
May 276°F51°F88°F 201240°F 202329%0%
May 376°F51°F84°F 202238°F 202329%0%
May 477°F52°F85°F 201438°F 202329%0%
May 577°F52°F86°F 202237°F 201129%0%
May 677°F52°F88°F 201240°F 201729%0%
May 777°F53°F87°F 201037°F 202029%0%
May 878°F53°F86°F 201543°F 202629%0%
May 978°F53°F87°F 201538°F 202029%0%
May 1078°F54°F89°F 201536°F 202029%0%
May 1178°F54°F88°F 201540°F 202029%0%
May 1279°F54°F88°F 201842°F 201329%0%
May 1379°F55°F89°F 201838°F 201329%0%
May 1479°F55°F89°F 201842°F 202129%0%
May 1579°F55°F88°F 201839°F 202629%0%
May 1680°F55°F87°F 201742°F 201429%0%
May 1780°F56°F89°F 201743°F 201429%0%
May 1880°F56°F88°F 201742°F 201129%0%
May 1980°F56°F90°F 202242°F 200729%0%
May 2081°F57°F89°F 201840°F 200729%0%
May 2181°F57°F89°F 202244°F 200729%0%
May 2281°F57°F89°F 201147°F 201529%0%
May 2381°F58°F90°F 201946°F 201529%0%
May 2482°F58°F91°F 201949°F 201329%0%
May 2582°F58°F90°F 201947°F 201329%0%
May 2682°F59°F92°F 201948°F 201329%0%
May 2782°F59°F92°F 201254°F 201329%0%
May 2883°F59°F90°F 201251°F 202329%0%
May 2983°F60°F90°F 201154°F 202130%0%
May 3083°F60°F91°F 201653°F 202130%0%
May 3183°F60°F92°F 201146°F 202130%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Section, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 7:29 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:33 AM, sunset 7:51 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00017304 (Scottsboro), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00063896, 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.