Canton climate

Canton Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Canton 4 Se, 5.1 km from Canton

Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.15 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 Canton, 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
45°F
Precipitation
3.15 in
Record high
93°FMay 28, 2020
Record low
25°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
80%
Daylight
14 h 14 min to 15 h 19 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
46°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 161°F40°F71°F 201328°F 202140%2%
May 262°F40°F83°F 201330°F 202140%2%
May 362°F41°F81°F 201334°F 201640%2%
May 463°F41°F79°F 201335°F 201641%1%
May 563°F41°F82°F 201528°F 202041%1%
May 664°F42°F82°F 201528°F 202041%1%
May 764°F42°F82°F 201328°F 201441%1%
May 864°F43°F81°F 201329°F 201441%1%
May 965°F43°F87°F 201525°F 202041%1%
May 1065°F43°F88°F 201527°F 202041%1%
May 1165°F44°F83°F 201831°F 201641%1%
May 1266°F44°F84°F 202231°F 202641%1%
May 1366°F44°F88°F 202226°F 202042%1%
May 1466°F45°F85°F 202230°F 201342%1%
May 1567°F45°F85°F 202232°F 201342%1%
May 1667°F45°F91°F 201435°F 201642%0%
May 1767°F46°F83°F 202531°F 201642%0%
May 1868°F46°F85°F 201728°F 202342%0%
May 1968°F46°F88°F 202634°F 201842%0%
May 2068°F47°F85°F 202132°F 201742%0%
May 2168°F47°F87°F 202139°F 201542%0%
May 2269°F47°F88°F 202131°F 202643%0%
May 2369°F48°F90°F 202426°F 201543%0%
May 2469°F48°F89°F 201232°F 201543%0%
May 2570°F48°F86°F 202031°F 202343%0%
May 2670°F49°F84°F 202132°F 202343%0%
May 2770°F49°F92°F 202036°F 201343%0%
May 2870°F49°F93°F 202035°F 202143%0%
May 2971°F50°F89°F 201633°F 202143%0%
May 3071°F50°F90°F 201633°F 202143%0%
May 3171°F50°F89°F 201236°F 202043%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Canton, 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 8:05 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:19 AM, sunset 8:38 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014743 (Canton 4 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00301664, 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.