Sheffield climate

Sheffield Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Muscle Shoals Wtp, 5.3 km from Sheffield

Average highs run from 76°F on May 1 to 84°F on May 31, and lows from 53°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.73 in.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Sheffield, 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
57°F
Precipitation
4.73 in
Record high
99°FMay 29, 1941
Record low
36°FMay 4, 1971
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.4
Daylight
13 h 36 min to 14 h 19 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
6.0 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°F53°F91°F 201239°F 19630%
May 276°F53°F92°F 201238°F 19630%
May 377°F53°F88°F 194137°F 19610%
May 477°F54°F89°F 195536°F 19710%
May 577°F54°F93°F 195239°F 19730%
May 677°F54°F92°F 194939°F 19680%
May 778°F55°F90°F 195236°F 19440%
May 878°F55°F92°F 198644°F 19470%
May 978°F55°F92°F 198642°F 19760%
May 1078°F56°F91°F 196241°F 19660%
May 1179°F56°F94°F 196242°F 19690%
May 1279°F56°F93°F 196241°F 19890%
May 1379°F56°F96°F 200442°F 20130%
May 1479°F57°F94°F 201843°F 19730%
May 1580°F57°F95°F 201845°F 19590%
May 1680°F57°F95°F 196239°F 19730%
May 1780°F58°F94°F 196244°F 20080%
May 1881°F58°F96°F 196239°F 19730%
May 1981°F58°F96°F 196241°F 19760%
May 2081°F59°F95°F 194142°F 20020%
May 2181°F59°F94°F 194142°F 19810%
May 2282°F59°F94°F 194143°F 20020%
May 2382°F60°F94°F 201948°F 19540%
May 2482°F60°F95°F 201945°F 19610%
May 2583°F60°F97°F 201948°F 19790%
May 2683°F61°F98°F 201943°F 19790%
May 2783°F61°F97°F 201239°F 19610%
May 2883°F61°F97°F 196239°F 19610%
May 2984°F62°F99°F 194146°F 19840%
May 3084°F62°F94°F 200642°F 19840%
May 3184°F62°F95°F 195144°F 19840%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sheffield, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 7:36 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:39 AM, sunset 7:58 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00015751 (Muscle Shoals Wtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013896, 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.