Burke County climate

Burke County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Waynesboro 2 S, 1.3 km from Burke County

Average highs run from 80°F on May 1 to 87°F on May 31, and lows from 54°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.84 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 Burke County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
59°F
Precipitation
2.84 in
Record high
104°FMay 29, 1914
Record low
34°FMay 3, 1921
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
5.8
Daylight
13 h 30 min to 14 h 11 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
8.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 180°F54°F94°F 191535°F 192118%
May 281°F55°F96°F 190135°F 192118%
May 381°F55°F94°F 195934°F 192118%
May 481°F55°F94°F 191335°F 192118%
May 581°F56°F94°F 191334°F 192118%
May 682°F56°F98°F 191436°F 192118%
May 782°F56°F96°F 191435°F 192118%
May 882°F57°F97°F 191637°F 192118%
May 982°F57°F99°F 191638°F 192118%
May 1082°F57°F98°F 191640°F 190618%
May 1183°F57°F100°F 191637°F 196919%
May 1283°F58°F99°F 191137°F 196919%
May 1383°F58°F97°F 195541°F 198919%
May 1483°F58°F96°F 191442°F 194119%
May 1584°F59°F96°F 191541°F 191020%
May 1684°F59°F96°F 191541°F 197320%
May 1784°F59°F96°F 194442°F 197320%
May 1884°F60°F97°F 194440°F 197321%
May 1984°F60°F97°F 194439°F 197321%
May 2085°F60°F95°F 191342°F 197621%
May 2185°F61°F96°F 194143°F 199422%
May 2285°F61°F96°F 191443°F 199322%
May 2385°F61°F102°F 194145°F 198122%
May 2485°F61°F99°F 191446°F 191723%
May 2586°F62°F98°F 191148°F 195123%
May 2686°F62°F101°F 191142°F 197923%
May 2786°F62°F102°F 191643°F 197924%
May 2886°F63°F103°F 191145°F 197924%
May 2986°F63°F104°F 191448°F 196124%
May 3086°F63°F103°F 191150°F 196124%
May 3187°F63°F102°F 191144°F 198425%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Burke County, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 8:10 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 8:31 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00099194 (Waynesboro 2 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00099194, 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.