Washington County climate

Washington County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wesley, 5 km from Washington County

Average highs run from 58°F on May 1 to 67°F on May 31, and lows from 37°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.10 in over about 16 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
63°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
4.10 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
90°FMay 20, 2026
Record low
26°FMay 18, 2023
Chance of a freeze
56%
Daylight
14 h 16 min to 15 h 21 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
45°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 158°F37°F64°F 201328°F 201947%2%
May 258°F38°F79°F 201828°F 201547%1%
May 359°F38°F71°F 201834°F 202047%1%
May 459°F38°F66°F 202030°F 202647%1%
May 560°F39°F72°F 201532°F 201348%1%
May 660°F39°F76°F 202328°F 202048%1%
May 760°F40°F82°F 201530°F 202148%1%
May 861°F40°F70°F 201330°F 202248%1%
May 961°F40°F70°F 202228°F 201949%1%
May 1061°F41°F72°F 202230°F 202349%1%
May 1162°F41°F79°F 202331°F 202049%1%
May 1262°F42°F81°F 202229°F 201849%1%
May 1362°F42°F70°F 202328°F 202050%0%
May 1463°F42°F83°F 202228°F 202050%0%
May 1563°F43°F72°F 202332°F 201350%0%
May 1663°F43°F76°F 201733°F 201950%0%
May 1764°F44°F81°F 202636°F 202051%0%
May 1864°F44°F89°F 201726°F 202351%0%
May 1964°F44°F82°F 201731°F 201851%0%
May 2064°F45°F90°F 202633°F 202051%0%
May 2165°F45°F76°F 201835°F 201551%0%
May 2265°F45°F87°F 202034°F 202651%0%
May 2365°F46°F81°F 202432°F 202351%0%
May 2466°F46°F79°F 202430°F 202050%0%
May 2566°F46°F86°F 201834°F 202050%0%
May 2666°F47°F82°F 201236°F 202350%0%
May 2766°F47°F81°F 202638°F 201350%0%
May 2867°F47°F88°F 202336°F 201950%0%
May 2967°F48°F84°F 201832°F 201450%0%
May 3067°F48°F84°F 202236°F 202350%0%
May 3167°F48°F85°F 201333°F 202650%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.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:20 AM, sunset 7:36 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:48 AM, sunset 8:09 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00179294 (Wesley), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00172443, 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.