Perry County climate

Perry County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Perryville Wtp, 9 km from Perry County

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.71 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 Perry County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
5.71 in
Record high
98°FMay 21, 1998
Record low
31°FMay 3, 1976
Chance of a freeze
14%
Days of 90°F or more
1.1
Daylight
13 h 46 min to 14 h 35 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
59°F
Wind
6.9 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 172°F48°F89°F 200737°F 197937%0%
May 273°F48°F90°F 198732°F 197837%0%
May 373°F49°F91°F 201231°F 197637%0%
May 473°F49°F87°F 200134°F 197637%0%
May 573°F49°F88°F 200136°F 201137%0%
May 674°F50°F93°F 201433°F 198937%0%
May 774°F50°F93°F 201233°F 198937%0%
May 874°F50°F95°F 200436°F 197637%0%
May 975°F51°F94°F 198635°F 197637%0%
May 1075°F51°F90°F 198636°F 202036%0%
May 1175°F51°F92°F 198737°F 199036%0%
May 1275°F52°F94°F 199836°F 198936%0%
May 1376°F52°F91°F 198839°F 200636%0%
May 1476°F52°F92°F 198741°F 202135%0%
May 1576°F53°F96°F 198738°F 201935%0%
May 1676°F53°F90°F 198239°F 199735%0%
May 1777°F53°F92°F 198939°F 199735%0%
May 1877°F54°F95°F 200140°F 200234%0%
May 1977°F54°F94°F 199839°F 200234%0%
May 2078°F54°F96°F 198743°F 198133%0%
May 2178°F54°F98°F 199842°F 200233%0%
May 2278°F55°F92°F 198739°F 201932%0%
May 2378°F55°F92°F 197543°F 198532%0%
May 2479°F55°F93°F 200444°F 199232%0%
May 2579°F56°F94°F 199644°F 197631%0%
May 2679°F56°F93°F 197840°F 198831%0%
May 2780°F56°F95°F 201241°F 198831%0%
May 2880°F57°F96°F 201247°F 199230%0%
May 2980°F57°F97°F 199141°F 198430%0%
May 3081°F57°F97°F 199142°F 198429%0%
May 3181°F58°F93°F 199844°F 198429%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Perry County, 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 (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:40 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 USC00236641 (Perryville Wtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114629, 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.