Fort Oglethorpe climate

Fort Oglethorpe Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chickamauga Pk Larc, 3.4 km from Fort Oglethorpe

Average highs run from 77°F on May 1 to 83°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.64 in over about 10 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 Fort Oglethorpe, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
4.64 in
Record high
99°FMay 29, 1941
Record low
34°FMay 4, 1971
Chance of a freeze
2%
Days of 90°F or more
1.6
Daylight
13 h 37 min to 14 h 20 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
59°F
Wind
4.3 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 177°F50°F90°F 195139°F 196330%0%
May 277°F50°F92°F 194236°F 196330%0%
May 377°F50°F90°F 193838°F 197130%0%
May 478°F51°F90°F 194934°F 197131%0%
May 578°F51°F92°F 194938°F 195731%0%
May 678°F51°F94°F 195236°F 196831%0%
May 778°F51°F94°F 194038°F 197431%0%
May 878°F52°F95°F 194036°F 197431%0%
May 978°F52°F92°F 196335°F 196031%0%
May 1078°F52°F91°F 196238°F 194731%0%
May 1179°F53°F91°F 196240°F 195431%0%
May 1279°F53°F93°F 196240°F 198931%0%
May 1379°F53°F92°F 196237°F 194131%0%
May 1479°F53°F93°F 201836°F 194132%0%
May 1579°F54°F93°F 196241°F 195932%0%
May 1680°F54°F95°F 196241°F 197332%0%
May 1780°F54°F93°F 196242°F 195632%0%
May 1880°F55°F96°F 196239°F 197332%0%
May 1980°F55°F96°F 196240°F 197632%0%
May 2080°F55°F97°F 196241°F 200232%0%
May 2180°F55°F95°F 194140°F 195432%0%
May 2281°F56°F96°F 194142°F 199332%0%
May 2381°F56°F93°F 194146°F 195432%0%
May 2481°F56°F94°F 195345°F 195132%0%
May 2581°F57°F95°F 195345°F 194032%0%
May 2682°F57°F95°F 201940°F 197932%0%
May 2782°F57°F94°F 196241°F 196132%0%
May 2882°F58°F95°F 194143°F 196132%0%
May 2982°F58°F99°F 194147°F 198432%0%
May 3082°F58°F94°F 194142°F 198431%0%
May 3183°F58°F96°F 201140°F 198431%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fort Oglethorpe, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 8:27 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 8:49 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00091908 (Chickamauga Pk Larc), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013882, 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.