Clarks Hill climate

Clarks Hill Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lafayette 8 S, 16.1 km from Clarks Hill

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.37 in over about 13 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 Clarks Hill, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
4.37 in
Record high
97°FMay 28, 1914
Record low
18°FMay 2, 1978
Chance of a freeze
20%
Days of 90°F or more
0.8
Daylight
13 h 56 min to 14 h 50 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
9.8 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 168°F47°F86°F 194223°F 197841%0%
May 268°F47°F85°F 201818°F 197841%0%
May 369°F48°F87°F 194928°F 197641%0%
May 469°F48°F88°F 194929°F 194041%0%
May 569°F49°F92°F 195231°F 197341%0%
May 670°F49°F88°F 194924°F 196841%0%
May 770°F49°F86°F 192628°F 197441%0%
May 870°F50°F89°F 197926°F 197641%0%
May 971°F50°F90°F 193426°F 194741%0%
May 1071°F50°F89°F 192825°F 196641%0%
May 1171°F51°F88°F 192230°F 194541%0%
May 1272°F51°F85°F 198229°F 193841%0%
May 1372°F52°F86°F 194028°F 193841%0%
May 1472°F52°F89°F 194933°F 202640%0%
May 1573°F52°F90°F 200133°F 197340%0%
May 1673°F53°F88°F 196233°F 198440%0%
May 1773°F53°F93°F 196230°F 197340%0%
May 1874°F53°F92°F 196232°F 192440%0%
May 1974°F54°F94°F 196434°F 200240%0%
May 2074°F54°F94°F 192134°F 199339%0%
May 2175°F54°F92°F 193432°F 195439%0%
May 2275°F55°F91°F 194129°F 192439%0%
May 2375°F55°F93°F 192131°F 196339%0%
May 2476°F55°F94°F 192131°F 196338%0%
May 2576°F56°F92°F 192132°F 192438%0%
May 2676°F56°F94°F 191431°F 197938%0%
May 2777°F56°F95°F 191429°F 196138%0%
May 2877°F57°F97°F 191438°F 199238%0%
May 2977°F57°F92°F 200634°F 196538%0%
May 3077°F57°F94°F 192133°F 194738%0%
May 3178°F58°F96°F 192135°F 192437%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clarks Hill, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 8:42 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 9:10 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00124715 (Lafayette 8 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00123082, 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.