Abbeville Weather in May
Average highs run from 78°F on May 1 to 86°F on May 31, and lows from 62°F to 70°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.27 in over about 6 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
- 82°F
- Average low
- 66°F
- Precipitation
- 4.27 in
- Record high
- 98°FMay 21, 2005
- Record low
- 45°FMay 4, 2013
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 2.6
- Daylight
- 13 h 20 min to 13 h 57 min
- Cloud cover
- 52%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 68°F
- Wind
- 8.9 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 | 78°F | 62°F | 90°F 2012 | 50°F 2014 | 19% | 0% |
| May 2 | 78°F | 62°F | 88°F 2002 | 52°F 1999 | 19% | 0% |
| May 3 | 79°F | 63°F | 92°F 2010 | 48°F 2026 | 19% | 0% |
| May 4 | 79°F | 63°F | 91°F 2010 | 45°F 2013 | 19% | 0% |
| May 5 | 79°F | 63°F | 90°F 2002 | 51°F 2013 | 19% | 0% |
| May 6 | 79°F | 63°F | 92°F 2012 | 48°F 2013 | 19% | 0% |
| May 7 | 80°F | 64°F | 92°F 2018 | 54°F 1999 | 19% | 0% |
| May 8 | 80°F | 64°F | 92°F 2018 | 56°F 1999 | 20% | 0% |
| May 9 | 80°F | 64°F | 90°F 2018 | 59°F 2017 | 20% | 0% |
| May 10 | 80°F | 65°F | 91°F 2022 | 59°F 2020 | 20% | 0% |
| May 11 | 81°F | 65°F | 90°F 2003 | 55°F 2020 | 20% | 0% |
| May 12 | 81°F | 65°F | 93°F 2022 | 53°F 2006 | 20% | 0% |
| May 13 | 81°F | 65°F | 93°F 2007 | 57°F 2006 | 21% | 0% |
| May 14 | 82°F | 66°F | 94°F 2018 | 54°F 2011 | 21% | 0% |
| May 15 | 82°F | 66°F | 95°F 2018 | 50°F 2014 | 21% | 0% |
| May 16 | 82°F | 66°F | 94°F 2018 | 53°F 2014 | 21% | 0% |
| May 17 | 82°F | 67°F | 93°F 2018 | 47°F 2011 | 21% | 0% |
| May 18 | 83°F | 67°F | 92°F 1998 | 53°F 2002 | 22% | 0% |
| May 19 | 83°F | 67°F | 92°F 1998 | 51°F 2002 | 22% | 0% |
| May 20 | 83°F | 67°F | 93°F 2023 | 53°F 2002 | 22% | 0% |
| May 21 | 83°F | 68°F | 98°F 2005 | 56°F 2002 | 22% | 0% |
| May 22 | 84°F | 68°F | 98°F 2005 | 57°F 2001 | 23% | 0% |
| May 23 | 84°F | 68°F | 97°F 2005 | 51°F 2001 | 23% | 0% |
| May 24 | 84°F | 68°F | 95°F 2005 | 60°F 2017 | 23% | 0% |
| May 25 | 84°F | 69°F | 94°F 2005 | 55°F 2017 | 24% | 0% |
| May 26 | 85°F | 69°F | 93°F 2011 | 59°F 2001 | 24% | 0% |
| May 27 | 85°F | 69°F | 93°F 2012 | 64°F 1998 | 25% | 0% |
| May 28 | 85°F | 69°F | 94°F 2024 | 62°F 2003 | 25% | 0% |
| May 29 | 85°F | 69°F | 94°F 2000 | 62°F 2003 | 26% | 0% |
| May 30 | 86°F | 70°F | 94°F 2000 | 63°F 2021 | 26% | 0% |
| May 31 | 86°F | 70°F | 94°F 1998 | 65°F 2021 | 27% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 7:46 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 8:05 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00165296 (Leland Bowman Lock), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053915, 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.