Cairo climate

Cairo Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for E Jewett, 14 km from Cairo

Average highs run from 60°F on May 1 to 69°F on May 31, and lows from 36°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.00 in over about 13 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 Cairo, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
4.00 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
94°FMay 18, 1962
Record low
26°FMay 8, 1968
Chance of a freeze
93%
Daylight
14 h 05 min to 15 h 03 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
4.5 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 160°F36°F86°F 200128°F 196143%3%
May 260°F36°F90°F 201829°F 197443%3%
May 361°F36°F89°F 200129°F 196643%3%
May 461°F37°F91°F 194428°F 197843%3%
May 562°F37°F91°F 194429°F 195243%2%
May 662°F37°F86°F 200029°F 196943%2%
May 762°F38°F89°F 200030°F 198143%2%
May 863°F38°F89°F 201526°F 196843%2%
May 963°F38°F93°F 197927°F 195643%2%
May 1063°F39°F92°F 197028°F 195843%2%
May 1164°F39°F89°F 195329°F 196643%2%
May 1264°F39°F87°F 202229°F 196943%2%
May 1364°F40°F86°F 194429°F 202043%1%
May 1464°F40°F87°F 196130°F 199643%1%
May 1565°F40°F85°F 194031°F 196943%1%
May 1665°F40°F89°F 199133°F 198043%1%
May 1765°F41°F92°F 201730°F 195943%1%
May 1866°F41°F94°F 196229°F 198143%1%
May 1966°F41°F91°F 196229°F 198143%1%
May 2066°F42°F91°F 196229°F 200242%1%
May 2166°F42°F92°F 194132°F 194942%1%
May 2267°F42°F90°F 199233°F 200242%1%
May 2367°F42°F93°F 196436°F 196742%1%
May 2467°F43°F92°F 196429°F 196342%1%
May 2567°F43°F94°F 198130°F 195642%1%
May 2668°F43°F94°F 201038°F 196942%1%
May 2768°F44°F91°F 196530°F 196942%0%
May 2868°F44°F93°F 201633°F 199442%0%
May 2969°F44°F92°F 198734°F 195642%0%
May 3069°F45°F92°F 198733°F 196741%0%
May 3169°F45°F92°F 201334°F 194741%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cairo, 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 5:51 AM, sunset 7:56 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:22 AM, sunset 8:25 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00302366 (E Jewett), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014735, 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.