Cliffside climate

Cliffside Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Shelby 2 Nw, 19.8 km from Cliffside

Average highs run from 77°F on May 1 to 83°F on May 31, and lows from 49°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.30 in over about 11 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 Cliffside, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
4.30 in
Record high
100°FMay 8, 1940
Record low
29°FMay 2, 1963
Chance of a freeze
8%
Days of 90°F or more
1.4
Daylight
13 h 37 min to 14 h 22 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
59°F
Wind
5.8 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 177°F49°F92°F 194233°F 199632%0%
May 277°F50°F90°F 194229°F 196332%0%
May 378°F50°F94°F 193833°F 200433%0%
May 478°F50°F94°F 193833°F 197133%0%
May 578°F51°F92°F 194935°F 194033%0%
May 678°F51°F93°F 194036°F 197433%0%
May 778°F51°F97°F 194034°F 202033%0%
May 879°F52°F100°F 194029°F 198933%0%
May 979°F52°F93°F 194034°F 202033%0%
May 1079°F52°F92°F 195232°F 202033%0%
May 1179°F53°F90°F 195532°F 196633%0%
May 1279°F53°F92°F 195535°F 202033%0%
May 1379°F53°F92°F 201835°F 196034%0%
May 1480°F54°F93°F 195636°F 196034%0%
May 1580°F54°F95°F 195637°F 202634%0%
May 1680°F54°F94°F 194437°F 202634%0%
May 1780°F54°F95°F 194736°F 199734%0%
May 1880°F55°F94°F 194436°F 197334%0%
May 1981°F55°F94°F 193837°F 200234%0%
May 2081°F55°F96°F 193841°F 197635%0%
May 2181°F56°F96°F 193838°F 200235%0%
May 2281°F56°F95°F 194836°F 200235%0%
May 2382°F56°F94°F 194440°F 189535%0%
May 2482°F56°F96°F 193940°F 196335%0%
May 2582°F57°F94°F 195340°F 201335%0%
May 2682°F57°F99°F 195343°F 201335%0%
May 2782°F57°F97°F 193739°F 197935%0%
May 2883°F58°F93°F 193741°F 196136%0%
May 2983°F58°F99°F 194147°F 196136%0%
May 3083°F58°F95°F 196948°F 199036%0%
May 3183°F58°F97°F 195338°F 198436%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cliffside, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 8:13 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 8:36 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00317845 (Shelby 2 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00317845, 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.