Pinehurst climate

Pinehurst Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bedford, 6.8 km from Pinehurst

Average highs run from 66°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.76 in over about 14 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 Pinehurst, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.76 in
Record high
96°FMay 19, 2026
Record low
26°FMay 7, 2001
Chance of a freeze
34%
Days of 90°F or more
0.8
Daylight
14 h 05 min to 15 h 04 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
5.1 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 166°F42°F85°F 200126°F 200843%1%
May 266°F42°F91°F 200127°F 196443%1%
May 366°F42°F90°F 200129°F 196443%1%
May 467°F42°F89°F 200132°F 201743%1%
May 567°F43°F93°F 194930°F 200543%1%
May 667°F43°F83°F 195030°F 196143%1%
May 768°F43°F90°F 200026°F 200143%1%
May 868°F44°F86°F 200032°F 196843%1%
May 968°F44°F90°F 200029°F 195643%1%
May 1069°F44°F90°F 196532°F 202043%1%
May 1169°F45°F89°F 195330°F 201043%1%
May 1269°F45°F89°F 195929°F 196343%1%
May 1369°F45°F84°F 202229°F 200543%1%
May 1470°F45°F88°F 202231°F 195143%0%
May 1570°F46°F89°F 195131°F 201343%0%
May 1670°F46°F90°F 195134°F 194943%0%
May 1770°F46°F91°F 201733°F 200343%0%
May 1870°F47°F93°F 201728°F 202343%0%
May 1971°F47°F96°F 202633°F 200243%0%
May 2071°F47°F95°F 200331°F 200243%0%
May 2171°F47°F90°F 200931°F 200243%0%
May 2271°F48°F96°F 202233°F 195043%0%
May 2372°F48°F93°F 196439°F 201543%0%
May 2472°F48°F92°F 196433°F 196343%0%
May 2572°F49°F92°F 200730°F 195643%0%
May 2672°F49°F95°F 201034°F 194942%0%
May 2772°F49°F89°F 201132°F 196942%0%
May 2873°F49°F95°F 201631°F 196842%0%
May 2973°F50°F90°F 195533°F 201442%0%
May 3073°F50°F88°F 202236°F 196442%0%
May 3173°F50°F92°F 195633°F 202642%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pinehurst, 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 5:40 AM, sunset 7:45 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:11 AM, sunset 8:15 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00190535 (Bedford), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014702, 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.