Lee County climate

Lee County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Beattyville 4N, 4.3 km from Lee County

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 49°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.11 in over about 16 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 Lee County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
5.11 in
Record high
91°FMay 31, 2006
Record low
30°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
18%
Daylight
13 h 46 min to 14 h 35 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
57°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°F49°F88°F 200739°F 202651%0%
May 272°F49°F88°F 202437°F 200451%0%
May 372°F50°F87°F 201832°F 200451%0%
May 473°F50°F85°F 200134°F 200451%0%
May 573°F50°F86°F 201434°F 201151%0%
May 673°F50°F88°F 198637°F 198951%0%
May 773°F51°F90°F 198632°F 198951%0%
May 873°F51°F88°F 199334°F 198951%0%
May 974°F51°F87°F 201530°F 202051%0%
May 1074°F51°F87°F 201536°F 202051%0%
May 1174°F51°F89°F 201539°F 202051%0%
May 1274°F52°F88°F 198238°F 202051%0%
May 1374°F52°F90°F 198237°F 201351%0%
May 1474°F52°F89°F 198236°F 199650%0%
May 1575°F52°F89°F 201837°F 199750%0%
May 1675°F53°F87°F 202032°F 199750%0%
May 1775°F53°F87°F 198635°F 198350%0%
May 1875°F53°F88°F 198241°F 200250%0%
May 1975°F53°F88°F 199636°F 200250%0%
May 2075°F53°F88°F 202238°F 200250%0%
May 2176°F54°F87°F 202440°F 200249%0%
May 2276°F54°F88°F 201938°F 199349%0%
May 2376°F54°F87°F 199446°F 202549%0%
May 2476°F54°F89°F 201945°F 202548%0%
May 2577°F55°F89°F 202142°F 201348%0%
May 2677°F55°F89°F 199144°F 198848%0%
May 2777°F55°F90°F 201243°F 198348%0%
May 2877°F56°F89°F 198737°F 199448%0%
May 2978°F56°F89°F 198744°F 198447%0%
May 3078°F56°F90°F 200639°F 198447%0%
May 3178°F56°F91°F 200642°F 198447%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lee County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 8:25 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 8:50 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00150483 (Beattyville 4N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003889, 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.