Hatteras Weather in May
Average highs run from 73°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 59°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.37 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
- 63°F
- Precipitation
- 4.37 in
- Record high
- 91°FMay 29, 1991
- Record low
- 39°FMay 2, 1971
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Daylight
- 13 h 38 min to 14 h 22 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 64°F
- Wind
- 14.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 73°F | 59°F | 82°F 2019 | 41°F 1982 | 30% | 0% |
| May 2 | 74°F | 59°F | 81°F 1987 | 39°F 1971 | 30% | 0% |
| May 3 | 74°F | 59°F | 82°F 1959 | 41°F 1966 | 30% | 0% |
| May 4 | 74°F | 60°F | 82°F 2019 | 40°F 1966 | 30% | 0% |
| May 5 | 74°F | 60°F | 82°F 2012 | 41°F 1976 | 30% | 0% |
| May 6 | 74°F | 60°F | 84°F 1977 | 40°F 1987 | 30% | 0% |
| May 7 | 75°F | 60°F | 84°F 1977 | 39°F 1968 | 30% | 0% |
| May 8 | 75°F | 61°F | 85°F 1964 | 42°F 1963 | 30% | 0% |
| May 9 | 75°F | 61°F | 82°F 2014 | 43°F 1987 | 30% | 0% |
| May 10 | 75°F | 61°F | 86°F 1964 | 41°F 1983 | 30% | 0% |
| May 11 | 76°F | 61°F | 82°F 1963 | 45°F 1977 | 30% | 0% |
| May 12 | 76°F | 62°F | 82°F 2018 | 43°F 1982 | 30% | 0% |
| May 13 | 76°F | 62°F | 83°F 1991 | 47°F 1972 | 30% | 0% |
| May 14 | 76°F | 62°F | 86°F 1970 | 45°F 1958 | 30% | 0% |
| May 15 | 76°F | 62°F | 84°F 1991 | 47°F 1998 | 30% | 0% |
| May 16 | 77°F | 63°F | 84°F 1991 | 47°F 1967 | 30% | 0% |
| May 17 | 77°F | 63°F | 86°F 1991 | 46°F 1964 | 30% | 0% |
| May 18 | 77°F | 63°F | 87°F 1991 | 45°F 1981 | 30% | 0% |
| May 19 | 77°F | 64°F | 87°F 1977 | 46°F 1973 | 30% | 0% |
| May 20 | 78°F | 64°F | 86°F 1962 | 48°F 2014 | 30% | 0% |
| May 21 | 78°F | 64°F | 85°F 1962 | 45°F 1968 | 30% | 0% |
| May 22 | 78°F | 64°F | 85°F 2011 | 48°F 2005 | 30% | 0% |
| May 23 | 78°F | 65°F | 87°F 2021 | 45°F 1968 | 30% | 0% |
| May 24 | 79°F | 65°F | 88°F 2019 | 47°F 1990 | 31% | 0% |
| May 25 | 79°F | 65°F | 87°F 2019 | 45°F 1967 | 31% | 0% |
| May 26 | 79°F | 65°F | 88°F 1962 | 45°F 1967 | 31% | 0% |
| May 27 | 79°F | 66°F | 89°F 2019 | 42°F 1979 | 31% | 0% |
| May 28 | 80°F | 66°F | 88°F 2019 | 48°F 1983 | 31% | 0% |
| May 29 | 80°F | 66°F | 91°F 1991 | 49°F 1961 | 31% | 0% |
| May 30 | 80°F | 67°F | 89°F 1991 | 49°F 1968 | 32% | 0% |
| May 31 | 80°F | 67°F | 91°F 1988 | 44°F 1961 | 32% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 7:49 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 8:12 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093729 (Cape Hatteras AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093729, 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.