Durham Weather in May
Average highs run from 74°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 51°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.80 in over about 9 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
- 77°F
- Average low
- 55°F
- Precipitation
- 3.80 in
- Record high
- 100°FMay 31, 1919
- Record low
- 28°FMay 8, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.3
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min to 14 h 25 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 75%
- Dew point
- 58°F
- Wind
- 4.7 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 | 74°F | 51°F | 90°F 1962 | 36°F 1977 | 28% | 0% |
| May 2 | 74°F | 51°F | 90°F 1919 | 30°F 1963 | 28% | 0% |
| May 3 | 74°F | 52°F | 96°F 1919 | 36°F 1981 | 28% | 0% |
| May 4 | 75°F | 52°F | 94°F 1919 | 34°F 1941 | 28% | 0% |
| May 5 | 75°F | 52°F | 92°F 1932 | 36°F 1940 | 28% | 0% |
| May 6 | 75°F | 53°F | 98°F 1919 | 37°F 1973 | 29% | 0% |
| May 7 | 75°F | 53°F | 94°F 1959 | 33°F 1989 | 29% | 0% |
| May 8 | 75°F | 53°F | 95°F 1940 | 28°F 1989 | 29% | 0% |
| May 9 | 75°F | 53°F | 94°F 1936 | 32°F 1956 | 29% | 0% |
| May 10 | 76°F | 54°F | 92°F 1936 | 33°F 1977 | 29% | 0% |
| May 11 | 76°F | 54°F | 92°F 1963 | 32°F 1947 | 29% | 0% |
| May 12 | 76°F | 54°F | 92°F 1953 | 33°F 1969 | 29% | 0% |
| May 13 | 76°F | 55°F | 93°F 1933 | 37°F 1969 | 29% | 0% |
| May 14 | 76°F | 55°F | 96°F 1934 | 38°F 2013 | 29% | 0% |
| May 15 | 76°F | 55°F | 94°F 1962 | 36°F 1939 | 30% | 0% |
| May 16 | 77°F | 55°F | 94°F 1941 | 40°F 1939 | 30% | 0% |
| May 17 | 77°F | 56°F | 94°F 1988 | 40°F 1956 | 30% | 0% |
| May 18 | 77°F | 56°F | 93°F 1947 | 35°F 1973 | 30% | 0% |
| May 19 | 77°F | 56°F | 96°F 1962 | 40°F 1976 | 30% | 0% |
| May 20 | 77°F | 57°F | 97°F 1996 | 40°F 2002 | 30% | 0% |
| May 21 | 77°F | 57°F | 96°F 1941 | 44°F 1994 | 30% | 0% |
| May 22 | 78°F | 57°F | 96°F 1941 | 40°F 2002 | 31% | 0% |
| May 23 | 78°F | 58°F | 98°F 1941 | 38°F 2002 | 31% | 0% |
| May 24 | 78°F | 58°F | 94°F 1925 | 39°F 1931 | 31% | 0% |
| May 25 | 78°F | 58°F | 95°F 1933 | 41°F 1956 | 31% | 0% |
| May 26 | 78°F | 58°F | 95°F 1933 | 42°F 1956 | 31% | 0% |
| May 27 | 79°F | 59°F | 96°F 1941 | 38°F 1988 | 31% | 0% |
| May 28 | 79°F | 59°F | 98°F 1941 | 37°F 1961 | 31% | 0% |
| May 29 | 79°F | 59°F | 99°F 1941 | 42°F 1922 | 31% | 0% |
| May 30 | 79°F | 60°F | 98°F 1919 | 44°F 1926 | 31% | 0% |
| May 31 | 80°F | 60°F | 100°F 1919 | 44°F 1930 | 31% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 8:03 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 8:26 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00312515 (Durham), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00312515, 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.