Norfolk climate

Norfolk Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Massena Intl AP, 18.9 km from Norfolk

Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.14 in over about 12 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 Norfolk, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
3.14 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
93°FMay 28, 2020
Record low
25°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
78%
Daylight
14 h 15 min to 15 h 20 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
48°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 162°F39°F71°F 201328°F 202141%2%
May 263°F39°F83°F 201330°F 202140%2%
May 363°F39°F81°F 201334°F 201640%2%
May 464°F40°F79°F 201335°F 201640%2%
May 564°F40°F82°F 201528°F 202040%2%
May 665°F41°F82°F 201528°F 202040%1%
May 765°F41°F82°F 201328°F 201440%1%
May 866°F41°F81°F 201329°F 201440%1%
May 966°F42°F87°F 201525°F 202040%1%
May 1066°F42°F88°F 201527°F 202040%1%
May 1167°F42°F83°F 201831°F 201640%1%
May 1267°F43°F84°F 202231°F 202640%1%
May 1367°F43°F88°F 202226°F 202040%1%
May 1468°F43°F85°F 202230°F 201340%1%
May 1568°F44°F85°F 202232°F 201340%1%
May 1668°F44°F91°F 201435°F 201640%0%
May 1769°F44°F83°F 202531°F 201640%0%
May 1869°F45°F85°F 201728°F 202340%0%
May 1969°F45°F88°F 202634°F 201840%0%
May 2069°F45°F85°F 202132°F 201740%0%
May 2170°F46°F87°F 202139°F 201540%0%
May 2270°F46°F88°F 202131°F 202640%0%
May 2370°F46°F90°F 202426°F 201540%0%
May 2471°F47°F89°F 201232°F 201540%0%
May 2571°F47°F86°F 202031°F 202340%0%
May 2671°F47°F84°F 202132°F 202340%0%
May 2771°F48°F92°F 202036°F 201340%0%
May 2872°F48°F93°F 202035°F 202140%0%
May 2972°F48°F89°F 201633°F 202140%0%
May 3072°F49°F90°F 201633°F 202141%0%
May 3172°F49°F89°F 201236°F 202041%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Norfolk, 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 5:50 AM, sunset 8:05 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:18 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 USW00094725 (Massena Intl AP), 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.