Carlisle climate

Carlisle Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cynthiana, 25.1 km from Carlisle

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.98 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 Carlisle, 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
52°F
Precipitation
4.98 in
Record high
98°FMay 28, 1911
Record low
26°FMay 10, 1966
Chance of a freeze
18%
Daylight
13 h 49 min to 14 h 38 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
4.3 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°F90°F 195130°F 196340%0%
May 273°F48°F88°F 195133°F 190940%0%
May 373°F48°F88°F 195229°F 202640%0%
May 473°F49°F90°F 194931°F 195740%0%
May 573°F49°F94°F 191930°F 201139%0%
May 673°F49°F90°F 194931°F 201139%0%
May 774°F50°F88°F 193432°F 197439%0%
May 874°F50°F91°F 193630°F 201739%0%
May 974°F50°F94°F 193628°F 202039%0%
May 1074°F51°F96°F 193626°F 196639%0%
May 1175°F51°F93°F 193635°F 190639%0%
May 1275°F51°F89°F 191132°F 202038%0%
May 1375°F52°F89°F 190232°F 193838%0%
May 1475°F52°F89°F 196231°F 189538%0%
May 1576°F52°F91°F 191630°F 189538%0%
May 1676°F53°F92°F 190033°F 201638%0%
May 1776°F53°F93°F 191134°F 189537%0%
May 1876°F53°F93°F 196234°F 201437%0%
May 1976°F53°F95°F 191133°F 200237%0%
May 2077°F54°F95°F 191131°F 200237%0%
May 2177°F54°F94°F 194135°F 199736%0%
May 2277°F54°F97°F 194135°F 200636%0%
May 2377°F54°F89°F 191235°F 192636%0%
May 2478°F55°F92°F 193333°F 193136%0%
May 2578°F55°F91°F 190435°F 200636%0%
May 2678°F55°F94°F 191137°F 192536%0%
May 2779°F55°F97°F 191134°F 196136%0%
May 2879°F56°F98°F 191135°F 190735%0%
May 2979°F56°F97°F 191138°F 193235%0%
May 3079°F56°F96°F 191434°F 193035%0%
May 3180°F57°F98°F 194434°F 193035%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carlisle, 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 (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 8:53 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00151998 (Cynthiana), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00155640, 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.