Oaktown climate

Oaktown Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Freelandville, 11.5 km from Oaktown

Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.45 in over about 12 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 Oaktown, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
5.45 in
Record high
97°FMay 28, 2018
Record low
33°FMay 4, 2005
Chance of a freeze
3%
Daylight
13 h 50 min to 14 h 42 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
57°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 170°F50°F87°F 200734°F 200542%0%
May 270°F50°F90°F 201236°F 200542%0%
May 371°F51°F90°F 201236°F 200542%0%
May 471°F51°F87°F 200133°F 200542%0%
May 571°F51°F87°F 200137°F 200541%0%
May 672°F52°F90°F 201239°F 200541%0%
May 772°F52°F87°F 200440°F 201741%0%
May 872°F52°F89°F 200438°F 202041%0%
May 972°F53°F88°F 200435°F 202041%0%
May 1073°F53°F91°F 201839°F 202141%0%
May 1173°F53°F92°F 202239°F 202041%0%
May 1273°F54°F91°F 201840°F 202141%0%
May 1374°F54°F92°F 201840°F 201341%0%
May 1474°F54°F95°F 201843°F 200041%0%
May 1574°F55°F92°F 200142°F 201640%0%
May 1674°F55°F94°F 200137°F 199740%0%
May 1775°F55°F90°F 201939°F 201440%0%
May 1875°F56°F91°F 201937°F 200240%0%
May 1975°F56°F93°F 199840°F 200240%0%
May 2076°F56°F92°F 201241°F 200239%0%
May 2176°F56°F91°F 202435°F 200239%0%
May 2276°F57°F90°F 200441°F 199739%0%
May 2376°F57°F92°F 200747°F 199739%0%
May 2477°F57°F92°F 200042°F 201339%0%
May 2577°F58°F93°F 201845°F 199939%0%
May 2677°F58°F93°F 201247°F 199939%0%
May 2778°F58°F95°F 201248°F 199938%0%
May 2878°F59°F97°F 201847°F 200138%0%
May 2978°F59°F93°F 200649°F 202138%0%
May 3079°F59°F93°F 200745°F 202138%0%
May 3179°F60°F92°F 201147°F 200337%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Oaktown, 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 6:52 AM, sunset 8:42 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 9:09 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00123104 (Freelandville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013809, 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.