Folkston climate

Folkston Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Folkston 9 Sw, 15.1 km from Folkston

Average highs run from 86°F on May 1 to 91°F on May 31, and lows from 60°F to 68°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.28 in over about 7 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 Folkston, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
88°F
Average low
64°F
Precipitation
3.28 in
Record high
102°FMay 22, 1938
Record low
45°FMay 4, 1939
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
14.2
Daylight
13 h 23 min to 14 h 00 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
4.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 186°F60°F96°F 199047°F 200021%
May 286°F60°F95°F 193847°F 194121%
May 386°F60°F97°F 193847°F 198121%
May 486°F61°F97°F 193845°F 193921%
May 587°F61°F95°F 195546°F 197121%
May 687°F61°F96°F 201245°F 197321%
May 787°F61°F95°F 195248°F 201622%
May 887°F62°F96°F 195545°F 199222%
May 987°F62°F96°F 194151°F 199222%
May 1088°F62°F94°F 201749°F 198422%
May 1188°F62°F98°F 195547°F 198623%
May 1288°F63°F98°F 195547°F 198123%
May 1388°F63°F100°F 196747°F 194124%
May 1488°F63°F99°F 196747°F 194124%
May 1588°F64°F97°F 196748°F 194125%
May 1689°F64°F97°F 202550°F 202125%
May 1789°F64°F96°F 199546°F 197326%
May 1889°F64°F95°F 198146°F 201126%
May 1989°F65°F97°F 193851°F 197727%
May 2089°F65°F99°F 196249°F 200727%
May 2189°F65°F101°F 193850°F 200228%
May 2289°F65°F102°F 193847°F 198128%
May 2390°F66°F100°F 193848°F 199329%
May 2490°F66°F98°F 194152°F 200130%
May 2590°F66°F99°F 195354°F 195430%
May 2690°F67°F99°F 195347°F 197931%
May 2790°F67°F100°F 201949°F 197931%
May 2890°F67°F99°F 196752°F 198832%
May 2991°F67°F99°F 201953°F 198833%
May 3091°F68°F99°F 194151°F 197134%
May 3191°F68°F99°F 194150°F 198434%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Folkston, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 8:07 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 8:26 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00093465 (Folkston 9 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013889, 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.