Augusta climate

Augusta Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Augusta 2, 0.6 km from Augusta

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.86 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Augusta, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
4.86 in
Record high
91°FMay 28, 2012
Record low
31°FMay 5, 2011
Chance of a freeze
12%
Days of 90°F or more
1.8
Daylight
13 h 50 min to 14 h 42 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
7.2 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 172°F48°F87°F 201735°F 20180%
May 272°F49°F83°F 201945°F 20140%
May 373°F49°F86°F 201241°F 20170%
May 473°F50°F84°F 201240°F 20110%
May 573°F50°F85°F 201231°F 20110%
May 674°F50°F84°F 201543°F 20160%
May 774°F51°F83°F 201041°F 20170%
May 874°F51°F87°F 201535°F 20170%
May 974°F51°F87°F 201536°F 20170%
May 1075°F52°F88°F 201538°F 20100%
May 1175°F52°F84°F 201739°F 20100%
May 1275°F52°F86°F 201141°F 20130%
May 1376°F53°F88°F 201139°F 20130%
May 1476°F53°F87°F 201839°F 20130%
May 1576°F53°F88°F 201840°F 20130%
May 1676°F54°F89°F 201835°F 20160%
May 1777°F54°F87°F 201736°F 20160%
May 1877°F54°F85°F 201738°F 20140%
May 1977°F55°F87°F 201739°F 20140%
May 2078°F55°F85°F 201744°F 20140%
May 2178°F55°F87°F 201746°F 20190%
May 2278°F55°F87°F 201842°F 20150%
May 2379°F56°F87°F 201843°F 20150%
May 2479°F56°F84°F 201948°F 20130%
May 2579°F56°F88°F 201942°F 20130%
May 2679°F56°F88°F 201241°F 20130%
May 2780°F57°F88°F 201253°F 20130%
May 2880°F57°F91°F 201255°F 20110%
May 2980°F57°F88°F 201261°F 20170%
May 3080°F57°F87°F 201155°F 20110%
May 3181°F58°F91°F 201154°F 20120%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Augusta, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 8:55 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00150290 (Augusta 2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00152903, 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.