Atlantic Beach climate

Atlantic Beach Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Morehead City 2 Wnw, 3.9 km from Atlantic Beach

Average highs run from 74°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 57°F to 66°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.40 in over about 8 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 Atlantic Beach, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
4.40 in
Record high
99°FMay 31, 2011
Record low
42°FMay 21, 2002
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
13 h 35 min to 14 h 19 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
65°F
Wind
14.5 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 174°F57°F80°F 201749°F 200826%0%
May 274°F58°F80°F 201947°F 200526%0%
May 374°F58°F83°F 200249°F 201526%0%
May 474°F58°F84°F 201248°F 200426%0%
May 575°F58°F83°F 201247°F 200326%0%
May 675°F59°F85°F 201449°F 200526%0%
May 775°F59°F82°F 202546°F 200526%0%
May 875°F59°F84°F 202449°F 202026%0%
May 975°F60°F86°F 202346°F 202026%0%
May 1076°F60°F84°F 200844°F 202026%0%
May 1176°F60°F86°F 201753°F 200526%0%
May 1276°F61°F81°F 200245°F 202026%0%
May 1376°F61°F84°F 200048°F 202027%0%
May 1476°F61°F83°F 201146°F 200827%0%
May 1577°F61°F83°F 201448°F 202127%0%
May 1677°F62°F85°F 202549°F 201627%0%
May 1777°F62°F85°F 202555°F 201427%0%
May 1877°F62°F88°F 202550°F 200927%0%
May 1977°F63°F83°F 202551°F 200728%0%
May 2078°F63°F85°F 201550°F 201428%0%
May 2178°F63°F87°F 201142°F 200228%0%
May 2278°F64°F87°F 201449°F 200528%0%
May 2378°F64°F87°F 202149°F 200228%0%
May 2478°F64°F88°F 202149°F 200228%0%
May 2579°F64°F85°F 201950°F 201329%0%
May 2679°F65°F85°F 200455°F 201329%0%
May 2779°F65°F92°F 201953°F 201329%0%
May 2879°F65°F86°F 200658°F 200329%0%
May 2979°F66°F91°F 201956°F 200030%0%
May 3080°F66°F88°F 201957°F 200030%0%
May 3180°F66°F99°F 201154°F 202130%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Atlantic Beach, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:17 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 8:14 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00315830 (Morehead City 2 Wnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093765, 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.