Auburn climate

Auburn Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Russellville, 15.9 km from Auburn

Average highs run from 73°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.52 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 Auburn, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
5.52 in
Record high
100°FMay 29, 1911
Record low
30°FMay 1, 1963
Chance of a freeze
9%
Days of 90°F or more
1.1
Daylight
13 h 43 min to 14 h 31 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
6.9 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 173°F50°F93°F 190130°F 196339%0%
May 274°F51°F93°F 190131°F 190939%0%
May 374°F51°F94°F 190134°F 200539%0%
May 474°F51°F95°F 190132°F 195439%0%
May 574°F52°F94°F 195235°F 190339%0%
May 675°F52°F93°F 193037°F 195739%0%
May 775°F52°F93°F 191636°F 194439%0%
May 875°F53°F93°F 193635°F 196039%0%
May 975°F53°F95°F 193634°F 196039%0%
May 1076°F53°F96°F 193633°F 196639%0%
May 1176°F54°F95°F 191636°F 194539%0%
May 1276°F54°F92°F 191437°F 195139%0%
May 1376°F54°F93°F 191435°F 189539%0%
May 1477°F55°F96°F 191637°F 191039%0%
May 1577°F55°F96°F 191636°F 190439%0%
May 1677°F55°F92°F 190033°F 199738%0%
May 1777°F56°F94°F 193140°F 189538%0%
May 1877°F56°F94°F 190639°F 189438%0%
May 1978°F56°F96°F 191136°F 200238%0%
May 2078°F56°F96°F 190240°F 189438%0%
May 2178°F57°F96°F 194138°F 195437%0%
May 2278°F57°F96°F 192535°F 200237%0%
May 2379°F57°F96°F 192139°F 196337%0%
May 2479°F58°F95°F 191239°F 193137%0%
May 2579°F58°F99°F 192638°F 192537%0%
May 2680°F58°F97°F 191638°F 192536%0%
May 2780°F59°F97°F 191135°F 196136%0%
May 2880°F59°F98°F 191138°F 190736%0%
May 2980°F59°F100°F 191141°F 190236%0%
May 3081°F59°F98°F 191140°F 194736%0%
May 3181°F60°F97°F 191142°F 189436%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Auburn, 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 5:53 AM, sunset 7:36 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:29 AM, sunset 8:00 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00157049 (Russellville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093808, 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.