Letcher County climate

Letcher County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Whitesburg 2SE, 4.9 km from Letcher County

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.93 in.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Letcher County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
4.93 in
Record high
90°FMay 19, 1996
Record low
24°FMay 2, 1963
Chance of a freeze
20%
Daylight
13 h 44 min to 14 h 32 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
80%
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 172°F45°F82°F 200730°F 19690%
May 272°F46°F83°F 195924°F 19630%
May 373°F46°F84°F 202427°F 20050%
May 473°F47°F83°F 195929°F 20040%
May 573°F47°F84°F 195929°F 19570%
May 673°F47°F83°F 195927°F 19570%
May 773°F48°F84°F 198629°F 19680%
May 873°F48°F82°F 196628°F 19890%
May 973°F48°F83°F 196327°F 20200%
May 1073°F49°F82°F 196327°F 19660%
May 1174°F49°F81°F 195630°F 19660%
May 1274°F49°F83°F 195732°F 20200%
May 1374°F50°F86°F 196231°F 19690%
May 1474°F50°F84°F 196229°F 19960%
May 1574°F50°F85°F 201832°F 19590%
May 1674°F50°F87°F 196230°F 19970%
May 1774°F51°F86°F 196232°F 19590%
May 1874°F51°F87°F 196235°F 20090%
May 1975°F51°F90°F 199633°F 20020%
May 2075°F51°F87°F 199630°F 20020%
May 2175°F52°F86°F 202233°F 20020%
May 2275°F52°F86°F 202229°F 20020%
May 2375°F52°F83°F 201935°F 19610%
May 2475°F52°F86°F 197532°F 19610%
May 2575°F53°F85°F 199635°F 19560%
May 2676°F53°F85°F 202136°F 19790%
May 2776°F53°F85°F 202132°F 19610%
May 2876°F53°F83°F 195530°F 19610%
May 2976°F54°F84°F 201140°F 19680%
May 3076°F54°F85°F 200635°F 19840%
May 3176°F54°F86°F 200634°F 19660%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Letcher 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 6:37 AM, sunset 8:21 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 8:45 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00158635 (Whitesburg 2SE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00449215, 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.