Washington County climate

Washington County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Nashville 1 E, 4.6 km from Washington County

Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 51°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.81 in over about 11 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.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
4.81 in
Record high
92°FMay 17, 2001
Record low
33°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
13 h 48 min to 14 h 39 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
9.6 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 171°F51°F88°F 200735°F 201537%0%
May 271°F51°F86°F 200735°F 200537%0%
May 371°F51°F87°F 201235°F 200537%0%
May 472°F52°F83°F 200134°F 201137%0%
May 572°F52°F85°F 201234°F 201137%0%
May 672°F52°F88°F 201241°F 200537%0%
May 772°F53°F89°F 201238°F 202137%0%
May 873°F53°F84°F 200438°F 202137%0%
May 973°F53°F85°F 200733°F 202037%0%
May 1073°F54°F84°F 200434°F 202037%0%
May 1174°F54°F87°F 201836°F 202037%0%
May 1274°F54°F91°F 202235°F 201337%0%
May 1374°F55°F90°F 202236°F 201336%0%
May 1475°F55°F88°F 201837°F 202136%0%
May 1575°F55°F89°F 199838°F 201636%0%
May 1675°F56°F90°F 200139°F 200536%0%
May 1775°F56°F92°F 200136°F 201436%0%
May 1876°F56°F87°F 201934°F 200236%0%
May 1976°F57°F87°F 199835°F 200236%0%
May 2076°F57°F91°F 199837°F 200235%0%
May 2177°F57°F88°F 201237°F 200235%0%
May 2277°F57°F89°F 200439°F 200235%0%
May 2377°F58°F87°F 200443°F 200235%0%
May 2478°F58°F88°F 201041°F 201335%0%
May 2578°F58°F90°F 200041°F 200135%0%
May 2678°F59°F88°F 200640°F 200134%0%
May 2779°F59°F90°F 201245°F 199934%0%
May 2879°F59°F90°F 201247°F 200334%0%
May 2979°F60°F91°F 201847°F 200134%0%
May 3080°F60°F88°F 199841°F 202134%0%
May 3180°F60°F89°F 201143°F 202134%0%

Chance of rain

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

May 1
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 7:49 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 8:15 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00116011 (Nashville 1 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114400, 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.