Carter County climate

Carter County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Olive Hill 5NE, 5.5 km from Carter County

Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.91 in over about 14 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 Carter County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
4.91 in
Record high
106°FMay 20, 1996
Record low
20°FMay 1, 1996
Chance of a freeze
34%
Daylight
13 h 49 min to 14 h 38 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
56°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 171°F44°F91°F 197020°F 199644%0%
May 272°F45°F92°F 195922°F 199644%0%
May 372°F45°F91°F 200125°F 198644%0%
May 472°F46°F93°F 193824°F 198644%0%
May 572°F46°F95°F 195023°F 198645%0%
May 672°F46°F92°F 193029°F 198744%0%
May 773°F47°F92°F 194028°F 196844%0%
May 873°F47°F91°F 193630°F 196845%0%
May 973°F48°F92°F 193627°F 198345%0%
May 1073°F48°F93°F 193627°F 197745%0%
May 1173°F48°F94°F 200427°F 198345%0%
May 1274°F49°F92°F 200528°F 198344%0%
May 1374°F49°F92°F 195626°F 199644%0%
May 1474°F49°F93°F 198226°F 199644%0%
May 1574°F50°F95°F 198328°F 199644%0%
May 1674°F50°F92°F 196230°F 199744%0%
May 1774°F50°F92°F 196230°F 199744%0%
May 1874°F51°F94°F 196233°F 197344%0%
May 1975°F51°F94°F 199634°F 200244%0%
May 2075°F51°F106°F 199632°F 199344%0%
May 2175°F52°F92°F 193432°F 199343%0%
May 2275°F52°F96°F 194131°F 200243%0%
May 2375°F52°F92°F 193834°F 196343%0%
May 2476°F53°F92°F 200435°F 196343%0%
May 2576°F53°F92°F 193936°F 198842%0%
May 2676°F53°F93°F 194127°F 198842%0%
May 2776°F53°F93°F 194131°F 198342%0%
May 2876°F54°F94°F 194131°F 198342%0%
May 2976°F54°F93°F 193138°F 194942%0%
May 3077°F54°F94°F 195337°F 198442%0%
May 3177°F55°F94°F 195336°F 193041%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carter 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 6:35 AM, sunset 8:24 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 8:49 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00156012 (Olive Hill 5NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00150254, 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.