Floyd County climate

Floyd County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Prestonsburg 3WSW, 13.1 km from Floyd County

Average highs run from 73°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 56°F.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Floyd County, 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
51°F
Record high
98°FMay 21, 1996
Record low
34°FMay 3, 2005
Chance of a freeze
27%
Days of 90°F or more
2.0
Daylight
13 h 45 min to 14 h 34 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
78%
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 173°F45°F91°F 201035°F 19960%
May 273°F46°F89°F 201236°F 19960%
May 374°F46°F93°F 202434°F 20050%
May 474°F47°F89°F 201234°F 20050%
May 574°F47°F85°F 199638°F 19970%
May 674°F47°F88°F 201039°F 20230%
May 774°F48°F89°F 201240°F 19970%
May 874°F48°F92°F 201039°F 20170%
May 975°F49°F91°F 201441°F 20260%
May 1075°F49°F90°F 200439°F 20100%
May 1175°F50°F89°F 199637°F 19970%
May 1275°F50°F90°F 201536°F 19970%
May 1375°F50°F91°F 201438°F 20210%
May 1476°F51°F90°F 201436°F 19960%
May 1576°F51°F92°F 201436°F 19960%
May 1676°F51°F92°F 199837°F 19970%
May 1776°F52°F92°F 199837°F 19970%
May 1876°F52°F93°F 202639°F 20020%
May 1977°F53°F97°F 202637°F 20020%
May 2077°F53°F94°F 199638°F 20020%
May 2177°F53°F98°F 199636°F 20020%
May 2277°F54°F92°F 202238°F 19970%
May 2377°F54°F91°F 202442°F 20020%
May 2478°F54°F94°F 199441°F 20060%
May 2578°F55°F91°F 202142°F 20060%
May 2678°F55°F94°F 201249°F 20250%
May 2778°F55°F92°F 202150°F 20230%
May 2879°F56°F89°F 201542°F 19940%
May 2979°F56°F91°F 200642°F 19940%
May 3079°F56°F94°F 201151°F 20050%
May 3179°F56°F94°F 200647°F 19960%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Floyd County, 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 6:36 AM, sunset 8:21 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 8:46 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00156563 (Prestonsburg 3WSW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00469610, 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.