Richmond Weather in May
Average highs run from 73°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 49°F to 58°F.
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
- 76°F
- Average low
- 54°F
- Record high
- 92°FMay 27, 1991
- Record low
- 27°FMay 9, 2020
- Chance of a freeze
- 10%
- Daylight
- 13 h 47 min to 14 h 36 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 58°F
- Wind
- 6.0 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 73°F | 49°F | 87°F 2012 | 34°F 1984 | 0% | |
| May 2 | 73°F | 50°F | 88°F 2024 | 34°F 1981 | 0% | |
| May 3 | 73°F | 50°F | 85°F 2000 | 29°F 1986 | 0% | |
| May 4 | 73°F | 50°F | 84°F 2000 | 30°F 1986 | 0% | |
| May 5 | 74°F | 51°F | 89°F 2014 | 32°F 2011 | 0% | |
| May 6 | 74°F | 51°F | 88°F 2001 | 34°F 1990 | 0% | |
| May 7 | 74°F | 52°F | 88°F 1986 | 32°F 1989 | 0% | |
| May 8 | 74°F | 52°F | 88°F 1993 | 30°F 1989 | 0% | |
| May 9 | 75°F | 52°F | 88°F 2015 | 27°F 2020 | 0% | |
| May 10 | 75°F | 53°F | 86°F 1993 | 32°F 1983 | 0% | |
| May 11 | 75°F | 53°F | 87°F 2011 | 33°F 1990 | 0% | |
| May 12 | 75°F | 53°F | 88°F 2011 | 30°F 1989 | 0% | |
| May 13 | 75°F | 54°F | 88°F 1985 | 33°F 2013 | 0% | |
| May 14 | 76°F | 54°F | 89°F 2018 | 29°F 1996 | 0% | |
| May 15 | 76°F | 54°F | 90°F 1998 | 34°F 1984 | 0% | |
| May 16 | 76°F | 54°F | 89°F 1998 | 29°F 1997 | 0% | |
| May 17 | 76°F | 55°F | 90°F 1987 | 34°F 1984 | 0% | |
| May 18 | 76°F | 55°F | 89°F 1996 | 35°F 2009 | 0% | |
| May 19 | 77°F | 55°F | 90°F 1998 | 31°F 2002 | 0% | |
| May 20 | 77°F | 55°F | 88°F 2022 | 36°F 1993 | 0% | |
| May 21 | 77°F | 56°F | 88°F 1996 | 35°F 1986 | 0% | |
| May 22 | 77°F | 56°F | 90°F 2019 | 34°F 1997 | 0% | |
| May 23 | 77°F | 56°F | 89°F 1988 | 37°F 1997 | 0% | |
| May 24 | 78°F | 56°F | 89°F 1996 | 41°F 2006 | 0% | |
| May 25 | 78°F | 57°F | 90°F 1996 | 40°F 2013 | 0% | |
| May 26 | 78°F | 57°F | 89°F 2012 | 39°F 1988 | 0% | |
| May 27 | 78°F | 57°F | 92°F 1991 | 36°F 1983 | 0% | |
| May 28 | 78°F | 57°F | 92°F 1991 | 40°F 1999 | 0% | |
| May 29 | 79°F | 58°F | 92°F 1987 | 44°F 1983 | 0% | |
| May 30 | 79°F | 58°F | 91°F 1987 | 35°F 1984 | 0% | |
| May 31 | 79°F | 58°F | 91°F 1991 | 36°F 1984 | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:17 AM, sunset 8:53 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00152409 (Eastern Kentucky Univ), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00151890, 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.