Jackson Weather in May
Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 37°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.68 in over about 13 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 68°F
- Average low
- 43°F
- Precipitation
- 3.68 in
- Record high
- 66°FMay 22, 1977
- Record low
- -2°FMay 7, 1966
- Chance of a freeze
- 77%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.6
- Daylight
- 14 h 12 min to 15 h 15 min
- Cloud cover
- 69%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 45°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 63°F | 37°F | 57°F 2004 | 2°F 1974 | 41% | 3% |
| May 2 | 63°F | 38°F | 58°F 2010 | 2°F 1974 | 41% | 2% |
| May 3 | 64°F | 38°F | 58°F 2001 | 2°F 1986 | 41% | 2% |
| May 4 | 64°F | 39°F | 54°F 1949 | 4°F 1986 | 41% | 2% |
| May 5 | 65°F | 39°F | 57°F 1949 | 6°F 1974 | 41% | 2% |
| May 6 | 65°F | 39°F | 57°F 1960 | 7°F 1995 | 42% | 2% |
| May 7 | 65°F | 40°F | 57°F 2013 | -2°F 1966 | 42% | 1% |
| May 8 | 66°F | 40°F | 57°F 1982 | -1°F 1950 | 42% | 1% |
| May 9 | 66°F | 41°F | 61°F 1979 | 7°F 1962 | 42% | 1% |
| May 10 | 66°F | 41°F | 59°F 2007 | 6°F 1966 | 42% | 1% |
| May 11 | 67°F | 41°F | 57°F 2001 | 8°F 1966 | 42% | 1% |
| May 12 | 67°F | 42°F | 58°F 2022 | 11°F 2005 | 43% | 1% |
| May 13 | 67°F | 42°F | 60°F 2022 | 9°F 2005 | 43% | 1% |
| May 14 | 68°F | 42°F | 62°F 2022 | 11°F 1950 | 43% | 1% |
| May 15 | 68°F | 43°F | 59°F 1974 | 13°F 2016 | 43% | 1% |
| May 16 | 68°F | 43°F | 59°F 1991 | 9°F 1957 | 43% | 0% |
| May 17 | 68°F | 43°F | 58°F 1977 | 6°F 1956 | 44% | 0% |
| May 18 | 69°F | 44°F | 64°F 2017 | 9°F 1981 | 44% | 0% |
| May 19 | 69°F | 44°F | 64°F 1962 | 13°F 2002 | 44% | 0% |
| May 20 | 69°F | 45°F | 61°F 1989 | 13°F 2002 | 44% | 0% |
| May 21 | 69°F | 45°F | 62°F 2022 | 14°F 1964 | 44% | 0% |
| May 22 | 70°F | 45°F | 66°F 1977 | 11°F 2015 | 44% | 0% |
| May 23 | 70°F | 46°F | 63°F 1977 | 11°F 2015 | 44% | 0% |
| May 24 | 70°F | 46°F | 63°F 1964 | 6°F 1956 | 45% | 0% |
| May 25 | 70°F | 46°F | 65°F 2010 | 10°F 1956 | 45% | 0% |
| May 26 | 71°F | 47°F | 62°F 2020 | 16°F 1969 | 45% | 0% |
| May 27 | 71°F | 47°F | 66°F 2020 | 10°F 1954 | 45% | 0% |
| May 28 | 71°F | 47°F | 65°F 1978 | 16°F 2008 | 45% | 0% |
| May 29 | 71°F | 48°F | 64°F 1978 | 17°F 1964 | 45% | 0% |
| May 30 | 72°F | 48°F | 63°F 1962 | 13°F 1961 | 45% | 0% |
| May 31 | 72°F | 48°F | 64°F 1999 | 12°F 1961 | 45% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 7:48 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:05 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00275995 (N Conway), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014755, 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.