Buena Vista climate

Buena Vista Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Plains Sw Ga Exp Stn, 33.2 km from Buena Vista

Average highs run from 80°F on May 1 to 87°F on May 31, and lows from 56°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.06 in over about 6 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 Buena Vista, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
3.06 in
Record high
100°FMay 27, 1916
Record low
33°FMay 2, 1988
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
6.0
Daylight
13 h 27 min to 14 h 08 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
61°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 180°F56°F95°F 190637°F 198820%0%
May 280°F56°F95°F 190133°F 198820%0%
May 380°F56°F94°F 190238°F 202620%0%
May 480°F57°F95°F 190238°F 202620%0%
May 581°F57°F94°F 193036°F 197320%0%
May 681°F57°F93°F 191340°F 197320%0%
May 781°F57°F95°F 197736°F 194420%0%
May 882°F58°F94°F 195936°F 196020%0%
May 982°F58°F94°F 191639°F 191720%0%
May 1082°F58°F98°F 191637°F 190620%0%
May 1182°F59°F98°F 191640°F 199020%0%
May 1283°F59°F97°F 191638°F 198820%0%
May 1383°F59°F98°F 191140°F 201320%0%
May 1483°F60°F93°F 198540°F 191720%0%
May 1583°F60°F93°F 189942°F 197821%0%
May 1684°F60°F95°F 196239°F 197321%0%
May 1784°F61°F96°F 189940°F 198421%0%
May 1884°F61°F97°F 189938°F 201121%0%
May 1984°F61°F95°F 196242°F 197622%0%
May 2085°F61°F95°F 196241°F 197622%0%
May 2185°F62°F96°F 189944°F 189422%0%
May 2285°F62°F95°F 189942°F 199323%0%
May 2385°F62°F97°F 190842°F 200223%0%
May 2485°F63°F99°F 191246°F 193123%0%
May 2586°F63°F97°F 192645°F 197924%0%
May 2686°F63°F98°F 191142°F 197924%0%
May 2786°F63°F100°F 191635°F 198824%0%
May 2886°F64°F99°F 196234°F 198825%0%
May 2986°F64°F100°F 191444°F 196125%0%
May 3087°F64°F98°F 191444°F 198826%0%
May 3187°F64°F100°F 191341°F 198426%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Buena Vista, 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 (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 8:40 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00097087 (Plains Sw Ga Exp Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00098535, 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.