Powell County Weather in May
Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.76 in over about 14 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 75°F
- Average low
- 52°F
- Precipitation
- 5.76 in
- Record high
- 98°FMay 28, 1911
- Record low
- 26°FMay 10, 1966
- Chance of a freeze
- 17%
- Daylight
- 13 h 47 min to 14 h 36 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 57°F
- Wind
- 5.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 71°F | 47°F | 90°F 1951 | 30°F 1963 | 46% | |
| May 2 | 72°F | 47°F | 88°F 1951 | 33°F 1909 | 46% | |
| May 3 | 72°F | 48°F | 88°F 1952 | 29°F 2026 | 46% | |
| May 4 | 72°F | 48°F | 90°F 1949 | 31°F 1957 | 46% | |
| May 5 | 72°F | 49°F | 94°F 1919 | 30°F 2011 | 46% | |
| May 6 | 72°F | 49°F | 90°F 1949 | 31°F 2011 | 46% | |
| May 7 | 73°F | 49°F | 88°F 1934 | 32°F 1974 | 45% | |
| May 8 | 73°F | 50°F | 91°F 1936 | 30°F 2017 | 45% | |
| May 9 | 73°F | 50°F | 94°F 1936 | 28°F 2020 | 45% | |
| May 10 | 73°F | 50°F | 96°F 1936 | 26°F 1966 | 45% | |
| May 11 | 73°F | 51°F | 93°F 1936 | 35°F 1906 | 45% | |
| May 12 | 74°F | 51°F | 89°F 1911 | 32°F 2020 | 45% | 0% |
| May 13 | 74°F | 51°F | 89°F 1902 | 32°F 1938 | 44% | 0% |
| May 14 | 74°F | 52°F | 89°F 1962 | 31°F 1895 | 44% | 0% |
| May 15 | 74°F | 52°F | 91°F 1916 | 30°F 1895 | 44% | 0% |
| May 16 | 75°F | 52°F | 92°F 1900 | 33°F 2016 | 44% | 0% |
| May 17 | 75°F | 53°F | 93°F 1911 | 34°F 1895 | 43% | 0% |
| May 18 | 75°F | 53°F | 93°F 1962 | 34°F 2014 | 43% | 0% |
| May 19 | 75°F | 53°F | 95°F 1911 | 33°F 2002 | 43% | 0% |
| May 20 | 75°F | 54°F | 95°F 1911 | 31°F 2002 | 42% | 0% |
| May 21 | 76°F | 54°F | 94°F 1941 | 35°F 1997 | 42% | 0% |
| May 22 | 76°F | 54°F | 97°F 1941 | 35°F 2006 | 42% | 0% |
| May 23 | 76°F | 54°F | 89°F 1912 | 35°F 1926 | 41% | 0% |
| May 24 | 76°F | 55°F | 92°F 1933 | 33°F 1931 | 41% | 0% |
| May 25 | 77°F | 55°F | 91°F 1904 | 35°F 2006 | 41% | 0% |
| May 26 | 77°F | 55°F | 94°F 1911 | 37°F 1925 | 41% | 0% |
| May 27 | 77°F | 56°F | 97°F 1911 | 34°F 1961 | 41% | 0% |
| May 28 | 77°F | 56°F | 98°F 1911 | 35°F 1907 | 40% | 0% |
| May 29 | 78°F | 56°F | 97°F 1911 | 38°F 1932 | 40% | 0% |
| May 30 | 78°F | 56°F | 96°F 1914 | 34°F 1930 | 40% | 0% |
| May 31 | 78°F | 57°F | 98°F 1944 | 34°F 1930 | 40% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 8:26 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 8:51 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00157652 (Stanton 2W), 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.