Cherokee Weather in May
Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.71 in over about 12 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
- 75°F
- Average low
- 51°F
- Precipitation
- 4.71 in
- Record high
- 92°FMay 19, 1996
- Record low
- 26°FMay 4, 1971
- Chance of a freeze
- 17%
- Daylight
- 13 h 38 min to 14 h 23 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 55°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 72°F | 47°F | 88°F 2019 | 30°F 1996 | 38% | 0% |
| May 2 | 72°F | 47°F | 89°F 2007 | 29°F 1921 | 38% | 0% |
| May 3 | 72°F | 48°F | 89°F 2012 | 28°F 1961 | 38% | 0% |
| May 4 | 73°F | 48°F | 89°F 1950 | 26°F 1971 | 38% | 0% |
| May 5 | 73°F | 48°F | 90°F 1950 | 27°F 1940 | 38% | 0% |
| May 6 | 73°F | 48°F | 88°F 1950 | 29°F 1968 | 38% | 0% |
| May 7 | 73°F | 49°F | 90°F 1940 | 31°F 1970 | 38% | 0% |
| May 8 | 73°F | 49°F | 89°F 1940 | 28°F 1989 | 38% | 0% |
| May 9 | 74°F | 49°F | 87°F 2002 | 27°F 1947 | 38% | 0% |
| May 10 | 74°F | 50°F | 87°F 1911 | 28°F 1923 | 38% | 0% |
| May 11 | 74°F | 50°F | 91°F 1979 | 30°F 1954 | 38% | 0% |
| May 12 | 74°F | 50°F | 90°F 2011 | 32°F 1954 | 38% | 0% |
| May 13 | 74°F | 50°F | 90°F 1916 | 31°F 1941 | 38% | 0% |
| May 14 | 74°F | 51°F | 89°F 2018 | 27°F 1960 | 38% | 0% |
| May 15 | 75°F | 51°F | 90°F 1916 | 30°F 1910 | 38% | 0% |
| May 16 | 75°F | 51°F | 90°F 1941 | 29°F 1973 | 38% | 0% |
| May 17 | 75°F | 52°F | 90°F 2017 | 29°F 1984 | 38% | 0% |
| May 18 | 75°F | 52°F | 91°F 1996 | 27°F 1973 | 38% | 0% |
| May 19 | 75°F | 52°F | 92°F 1996 | 32°F 1976 | 38% | 0% |
| May 20 | 75°F | 52°F | 91°F 1941 | 33°F 1914 | 38% | 0% |
| May 21 | 76°F | 53°F | 92°F 1941 | 34°F 1954 | 38% | 0% |
| May 22 | 76°F | 53°F | 92°F 1941 | 30°F 1954 | 38% | 0% |
| May 23 | 76°F | 53°F | 90°F 2011 | 34°F 1954 | 38% | 0% |
| May 24 | 76°F | 53°F | 91°F 1960 | 31°F 1931 | 38% | 0% |
| May 25 | 76°F | 54°F | 92°F 1926 | 36°F 1951 | 38% | 0% |
| May 26 | 76°F | 54°F | 91°F 1911 | 32°F 1979 | 38% | 0% |
| May 27 | 77°F | 54°F | 92°F 1911 | 32°F 1961 | 38% | 0% |
| May 28 | 77°F | 55°F | 92°F 1914 | 31°F 1961 | 38% | 0% |
| May 29 | 77°F | 55°F | 92°F 1941 | 39°F 1961 | 38% | 0% |
| May 30 | 77°F | 55°F | 91°F 1914 | 39°F 1936 | 38% | 0% |
| May 31 | 77°F | 55°F | 92°F 1918 | 31°F 1984 | 38% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 8:43 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00316341 (Cherokee), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00312200, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.