Jefferson County climate

Jefferson County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Monticello 10 Sw, 8.4 km from Jefferson County

Average highs run from 82°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 58°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.73 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 Jefferson County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
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May at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
3.73 in
Record high
104°FMay 26, 2011
Record low
43°FMay 1, 2008
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
9.0
Daylight
13 h 22 min to 13 h 59 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
4.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 182°F58°F97°F 201243°F 2008
May 282°F58°F94°F 201247°F 2015
May 383°F59°F92°F 200743°F 2026
May 483°F59°F95°F 201743°F 2026
May 583°F59°F93°F 200745°F 2026
May 683°F59°F96°F 201244°F 2013
May 784°F60°F96°F 201244°F 2013
May 884°F60°F94°F 200444°F 2020
May 984°F60°F94°F 201545°F 2020
May 1084°F61°F97°F 201154°F 2005
May 1185°F61°F99°F 201552°F 2015
May 1285°F61°F99°F 201149°F 2006
May 1385°F62°F101°F 201147°F 2008
May 1485°F62°F100°F 201544°F 2013
May 1586°F62°F96°F 201544°F 2013
May 1686°F63°F95°F 201748°F 2014
May 1786°F63°F100°F 201748°F 2014
May 1886°F63°F95°F 201544°F 2011
May 1986°F63°F96°F 201745°F 2011
May 2087°F64°F98°F 201548°F 2011
May 2187°F64°F99°F 201552°F 2007
May 2287°F64°F97°F 201152°F 2007
May 2387°F65°F100°F 201152°F 2016
May 2487°F65°F100°F 201154°F 2016
May 2587°F65°F103°F 201054°F 2013
May 2688°F65°F104°F 201154°F 2013
May 2788°F66°F103°F 201258°F 2017
May 2888°F66°F100°F 201254°F 2023
May 2988°F66°F100°F 201256°F 2003
May 3088°F66°F100°F 201959°F 2003
May 3188°F67°F100°F 201160°F 2016

Chance of rain

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 8:33 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00085880 (Monticello 10 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00088756, 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.