Bell County climate

Bell County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Barbourville, 25 km from Bell County

Average highs run from 74°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.54 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 Bell County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
4.54 in
Record high
91°FMay 31, 2011
Record low
25°FMay 4, 1971
Chance of a freeze
21%
Days of 90°F or more
0.9
Daylight
13 h 42 min to 14 h 30 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
57°F
Wind
4.0 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 174°F47°F87°F 197030°F 201844%0%
May 274°F47°F87°F 200729°F 197844%0%
May 375°F47°F87°F 201028°F 197844%0%
May 475°F48°F85°F 201225°F 197144%0%
May 575°F48°F86°F 200127°F 197644%0%
May 675°F48°F86°F 196928°F 196844%0%
May 776°F49°F85°F 200030°F 197044%0%
May 876°F49°F87°F 198630°F 198944%0%
May 976°F49°F87°F 200428°F 202044%0%
May 1076°F50°F87°F 200428°F 196644%0%
May 1176°F50°F85°F 199629°F 197744%0%
May 1277°F50°F86°F 197930°F 197743%0%
May 1377°F51°F87°F 198232°F 196943%0%
May 1477°F51°F88°F 198234°F 196943%0%
May 1577°F51°F88°F 198234°F 198443%0%
May 1677°F51°F88°F 199830°F 197343%0%
May 1778°F52°F86°F 197730°F 198443%0%
May 1878°F52°F88°F 202629°F 197342%0%
May 1978°F52°F89°F 202630°F 197342%0%
May 2078°F53°F88°F 199632°F 200242%0%
May 2178°F53°F89°F 202633°F 200242%0%
May 2279°F53°F89°F 197032°F 200242%0%
May 2379°F54°F88°F 197033°F 200242%0%
May 2479°F54°F87°F 197037°F 200241%0%
May 2579°F54°F90°F 199638°F 201341%0%
May 2680°F55°F88°F 197535°F 197941%0%
May 2780°F55°F90°F 199135°F 198341%0%
May 2880°F55°F89°F 201239°F 199441%0%
May 2980°F55°F89°F 200641°F 199441%0%
May 3081°F56°F89°F 200634°F 198441%0%
May 3181°F56°F91°F 201131°F 198441%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bell County, 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 6:41 AM, sunset 8:23 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 8:48 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00150381 (Barbourville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00408868, 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.