Carthage climate

Carthage Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rumford 1 Sse, 11.5 km from Carthage

Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31, and lows from 38°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.69 in over about 11 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 Carthage, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
3.69 in
Record high
90°FMay 17, 1998
Record low
21°FMay 1, 2000
Chance of a freeze
66%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
14 h 15 min to 15 h 19 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
4.7 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 161°F38°F77°F 200421°F 200034%
May 262°F39°F80°F 200422°F 200834%
May 362°F39°F82°F 200123°F 200834%
May 463°F39°F82°F 200126°F 200034%
May 563°F40°F76°F 201527°F 200035%
May 663°F40°F75°F 201325°F 200135%
May 764°F40°F77°F 201326°F 202135%
May 864°F41°F80°F 200026°F 200635%
May 965°F41°F80°F 201325°F 202635%
May 1065°F41°F82°F 200725°F 202036%
May 1165°F42°F84°F 200727°F 201036%
May 1266°F42°F80°F 200124°F 200236%
May 1366°F42°F82°F 202226°F 201836%
May 1466°F43°F84°F 202227°F 200736%
May 1567°F43°F87°F 202228°F 200736%
May 1667°F43°F82°F 199829°F 201636%0%
May 1767°F44°F90°F 199828°F 200337%0%
May 1868°F44°F82°F 201725°F 202337%0%
May 1968°F44°F86°F 201725°F 202337%0%
May 2068°F44°F81°F 200327°F 200037%0%
May 2168°F45°F84°F 201230°F 201737%0%
May 2269°F45°F84°F 200928°F 200737%0%
May 2369°F45°F83°F 202228°F 201537%0%
May 2469°F46°F79°F 201029°F 200738%0%
May 2569°F46°F82°F 200730°F 200238%0%
May 2670°F46°F85°F 201025°F 202338%0%
May 2770°F47°F84°F 202032°F 200938%0%
May 2870°F47°F89°F 202028°F 202138%0%
May 2970°F47°F81°F 201628°F 202138%0%
May 3070°F48°F84°F 202031°F 201438%0%
May 3171°F48°F82°F 199929°F 200439%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carthage, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:32 AM, sunset 7:47 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:00 AM, sunset 8:19 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00177325 (Rumford 1 Sse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00177039, 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.