Columbia County climate

Columbia County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Clarks Hill 1 W, 14.9 km from Columbia County

Average highs run from 79°F on May 1 to 86°F on May 31, and lows from 56°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.43 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 Columbia County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
3.43 in
Record high
100°FMay 26, 2019
Record low
45°FMay 5, 2011
Chance of a freeze
2%
Days of 90°F or more
6.5
Daylight
13 h 31 min to 14 h 14 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
5.6 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 179°F56°F91°F 200750°F 20230%
May 280°F56°F94°F 201050°F 19990%
May 380°F56°F91°F 202247°F 20260%
May 480°F57°F91°F 201946°F 20040%
May 580°F57°F94°F 201245°F 20110%
May 680°F57°F91°F 201449°F 20160%
May 781°F57°F92°F 201447°F 20070%
May 881°F58°F94°F 201451°F 20200%
May 981°F58°F92°F 201449°F 20200%
May 1081°F58°F93°F 201750°F 20200%
May 1181°F59°F95°F 201551°F 19970%
May 1282°F59°F96°F 201850°F 20200%
May 1382°F59°F96°F 201848°F 20210%
May 1482°F60°F91°F 201850°F 20130%
May 1582°F60°F93°F 201753°F 20210%
May 1683°F60°F94°F 201751°F 20060%
May 1783°F60°F91°F 201752°F 20140%
May 1883°F61°F93°F 200150°F 20110%
May 1983°F61°F96°F 202249°F 20090%
May 2083°F61°F96°F 202247°F 20020%
May 2184°F62°F94°F 201951°F 20020%
May 2284°F62°F98°F 201148°F 20020%
May 2384°F62°F97°F 201149°F 20020%
May 2484°F63°F97°F 201954°F 20020%
May 2584°F63°F99°F 201953°F 20050%
May 2685°F63°F100°F 201956°F 20050%
May 2785°F63°F99°F 201954°F 20230%
May 2885°F64°F100°F 201956°F 19970%
May 2985°F64°F100°F 201957°F 20230%
May 3086°F64°F98°F 201957°F 20000%
May 3186°F64°F96°F 201958°F 20250%

Chance of rain

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

May 1
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 8:12 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 8:34 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00381726 (Clarks Hill 1 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013837, 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.