Shelby climate

Shelby Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hart 3 Wsw, 8.8 km from Shelby

Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 38°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.45 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 Shelby, 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
4.45 in
Record high
93°FMay 29, 2018
Record low
24°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
78%
Daylight
14 h 10 min to 15 h 12 min
Cloud cover
79%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
11.0 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 161°F38°F78°F 201332°F 200838%
May 262°F38°F81°F 201332°F 202638%
May 362°F39°F81°F 201334°F 201137%
May 462°F39°F77°F 201333°F 201137%
May 563°F39°F77°F 202429°F 201137%
May 663°F40°F78°F 201834°F 202037%
May 764°F40°F78°F 201334°F 201737%
May 864°F40°F83°F 201529°F 201737%
May 964°F41°F80°F 201424°F 202037%
May 1065°F41°F78°F 201327°F 202037%
May 1165°F41°F83°F 202231°F 200936%
May 1265°F42°F83°F 202230°F 202036%
May 1366°F42°F87°F 202226°F 201336%
May 1466°F42°F86°F 202231°F 201336%
May 1567°F43°F84°F 202233°F 201636%
May 1667°F43°F84°F 202529°F 201436%
May 1767°F43°F83°F 202532°F 201435%
May 1868°F44°F81°F 201732°F 200935%0%
May 1968°F44°F82°F 202434°F 200835%0%
May 2068°F44°F85°F 201230°F 201535%0%
May 2169°F45°F88°F 201235°F 200835%0%
May 2269°F45°F83°F 202436°F 201535%0%
May 2369°F45°F84°F 201137°F 201535%0%
May 2470°F46°F84°F 201033°F 201335%0%
May 2570°F46°F91°F 201036°F 201335%0%
May 2670°F47°F85°F 201037°F 202335%0%
May 2771°F47°F89°F 202037°F 201135%0%
May 2871°F47°F90°F 201832°F 200834%0%
May 2971°F48°F93°F 201836°F 200834%0%
May 3072°F48°F92°F 201839°F 202434%0%
May 3172°F48°F89°F 202337°F 202034%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shelby, 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 6:38 AM, sunset 8:48 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 9:19 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00203632 (Hart 3 Wsw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00203025, 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.