Norfolk climate

Norfolk Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Norfolk 2 Sw, 2.9 km from Norfolk

Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 69°F on May 31, and lows from 41°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.13 in over about 14 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 Norfolk, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
4.13 in
Record high
99°FMay 20, 1996
Record low
28°FMay 1, 2008
Chance of a freeze
62%
Daylight
14 h 03 min to 15 h 01 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
4.5 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 161°F41°F88°F 200128°F 200845%3%
May 261°F41°F93°F 200132°F 196445%2%
May 362°F41°F94°F 201830°F 196445%2%
May 462°F42°F91°F 200128°F 198545%2%
May 562°F42°F94°F 194930°F 200545%2%
May 663°F42°F87°F 197732°F 196145%2%
May 763°F43°F93°F 200028°F 200145%1%
May 863°F43°F92°F 200031°F 196845%1%
May 964°F43°F97°F 197928°F 195646%1%
May 1064°F44°F96°F 197931°F 202046%1%
May 1164°F44°F92°F 199329°F 201046%1%
May 1265°F44°F90°F 200432°F 198346%1%
May 1365°F45°F86°F 195632°F 196246%1%
May 1465°F45°F85°F 196132°F 198746%1%
May 1565°F45°F89°F 195132°F 201346%1%
May 1665°F46°F91°F 195136°F 200046%0%
May 1766°F46°F94°F 201733°F 195645%0%
May 1866°F46°F96°F 201731°F 198445%0%
May 1966°F46°F96°F 202634°F 200945%0%
May 2066°F47°F99°F 199630°F 200245%0%
May 2167°F47°F93°F 199634°F 200245%0%
May 2267°F47°F95°F 199235°F 200245%0%
May 2367°F48°F96°F 196437°F 197645%0%
May 2467°F48°F95°F 196435°F 195645%0%
May 2568°F48°F93°F 200733°F 195644%0%
May 2668°F48°F99°F 201036°F 194944%0%
May 2768°F49°F94°F 196537°F 196844%0%
May 2868°F49°F93°F 197738°F 199744%0%
May 2969°F49°F93°F 198737°F 196244%0%
May 3069°F50°F93°F 198733°F 194944%0%
May 3169°F50°F95°F 198733°F 196144%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Norfolk, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:20 AM, sunset 8:21 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00065445 (Norfolk 2 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014740, 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.