Washington County climate

Washington County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bardstown 5E, 19.9 km from Washington County

Average highs run from 73°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 51°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.46 in over about 12 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 Washington County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
5.46 in
Record high
95°FMay 19, 1962
Record low
27°FMay 4, 1971
Chance of a freeze
12%
Daylight
13 h 46 min to 14 h 35 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
7.2 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°F51°F90°F 196228°F 196341%0%
May 273°F52°F85°F 199229°F 196341%0%
May 374°F52°F87°F 198730°F 197841%0%
May 474°F52°F85°F 200027°F 197141%0%
May 574°F53°F89°F 200131°F 198641%0%
May 674°F53°F90°F 200130°F 196841%0%
May 775°F53°F90°F 200131°F 197041%0%
May 875°F53°F89°F 198632°F 198941%0%
May 975°F54°F90°F 199331°F 198041%0%
May 1075°F54°F89°F 196328°F 196641%0%
May 1175°F54°F88°F 197933°F 196641%0%
May 1276°F54°F88°F 199934°F 198941%0%
May 1376°F55°F88°F 198234°F 198941%0%
May 1476°F55°F90°F 198232°F 199640%0%
May 1576°F55°F91°F 199832°F 199640%0%
May 1676°F56°F90°F 196232°F 199740%0%
May 1777°F56°F92°F 196233°F 197340%0%
May 1877°F56°F93°F 196235°F 200940%0%
May 1977°F56°F95°F 196233°F 200240%0%
May 2077°F57°F93°F 196234°F 197339%0%
May 2178°F57°F91°F 196235°F 200239%0%
May 2278°F57°F90°F 196231°F 200239%0%
May 2378°F57°F92°F 196232°F 200239%0%
May 2478°F58°F90°F 197035°F 196339%0%
May 2579°F58°F92°F 199642°F 200639%0%
May 2679°F58°F89°F 197034°F 197939%0%
May 2779°F58°F90°F 196735°F 197939%0%
May 2879°F59°F92°F 198739°F 198339%0%
May 2980°F59°F91°F 200640°F 197139%0%
May 3080°F59°F93°F 200637°F 198438%0%
May 3180°F59°F93°F 201137°F 198438%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washington County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 8:31 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 8:56 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00150397 (Bardstown 5E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00150940, 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.