Washington County climate

Washington County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cambridge, 16.1 km from Washington County

Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 38°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.81 in over about 8 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 Washington County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
1.81 in
Record high
100°FMay 28, 2003
Record low
26°FMay 8, 2002
Chance of a freeze
85%
Days of 90°F or more
1.4
Daylight
14 h 15 min to 15 h 18 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
6.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 167°F38°F84°F 199827°F 201326%
May 268°F39°F85°F 200429°F 200826%
May 368°F39°F87°F 202335°F 201126%
May 468°F39°F87°F 201730°F 201126%
May 569°F39°F86°F 202031°F 199926%
May 669°F40°F91°F 202131°F 199926%
May 769°F40°F84°F 199828°F 201026%
May 870°F40°F86°F 201326°F 200226%
May 970°F41°F90°F 201331°F 199926%
May 1070°F41°F91°F 201328°F 199926%
May 1171°F41°F93°F 201328°F 199926%
May 1271°F41°F94°F 201329°F 200026%
May 1371°F42°F96°F 201328°F 200926%
May 1471°F42°F91°F 200633°F 201726%
May 1572°F42°F94°F 200640°F 199826%
May 1672°F42°F94°F 200637°F 199926%
May 1772°F43°F95°F 200634°F 201127%
May 1873°F43°F96°F 200837°F 200327%
May 1973°F43°F91°F 202331°F 200327%
May 2073°F44°F94°F 202335°F 200327%
May 2173°F44°F93°F 202335°F 201027%
May 2273°F44°F88°F 200137°F 201027%
May 2374°F44°F95°F 200130°F 201026%
May 2474°F44°F98°F 200138°F 200226%
May 2574°F45°F92°F 202637°F 201026%
May 2674°F45°F87°F 200140°F 201126%
May 2775°F45°F91°F 200140°F 201126%
May 2875°F45°F100°F 200336°F 201126%
May 2975°F46°F98°F 202039°F 200426%
May 3075°F46°F98°F 202038°F 200625%
May 3175°F46°F98°F 202538°F 200025%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washington County, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 8:52 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 9:24 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00101408 (Cambridge), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024162, 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.