Jackson County climate

Jackson County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cullowhee, 4.1 km from Jackson County

Average highs run from 74°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 46°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.34 in over about 12 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 Jackson County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
4.34 in
Record high
92°FMay 19, 1996
Record low
26°FMay 4, 1971
Chance of a freeze
21%
Daylight
13 h 38 min to 14 h 23 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
4.3 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°F46°F88°F 201930°F 199638%0%
May 275°F47°F89°F 200729°F 192138%0%
May 375°F47°F89°F 201228°F 196138%0%
May 475°F47°F89°F 195026°F 197139%0%
May 575°F47°F90°F 195027°F 194039%0%
May 675°F48°F88°F 195029°F 196839%0%
May 776°F48°F90°F 194031°F 197039%0%
May 876°F48°F89°F 194028°F 198939%0%
May 976°F49°F87°F 200227°F 194739%0%
May 1076°F49°F87°F 191128°F 192339%0%
May 1176°F49°F91°F 197930°F 195439%0%
May 1276°F49°F90°F 201132°F 195439%0%
May 1377°F50°F90°F 191631°F 194139%0%
May 1477°F50°F89°F 201827°F 196039%0%
May 1577°F50°F90°F 191630°F 191039%0%
May 1677°F51°F90°F 194129°F 197339%0%
May 1777°F51°F90°F 201729°F 198439%0%
May 1877°F51°F91°F 199627°F 197339%0%
May 1978°F51°F92°F 199632°F 197639%0%
May 2078°F52°F91°F 194133°F 191439%0%
May 2178°F52°F92°F 194134°F 195440%0%
May 2278°F52°F92°F 194130°F 195440%0%
May 2378°F53°F90°F 201134°F 195440%0%
May 2478°F53°F91°F 196031°F 193140%0%
May 2578°F53°F92°F 192636°F 195140%0%
May 2679°F53°F91°F 191132°F 197940%0%
May 2779°F54°F92°F 191132°F 196141%0%
May 2879°F54°F92°F 191431°F 196141%0%
May 2979°F54°F92°F 194139°F 196141%0%
May 3079°F55°F91°F 191439°F 193641%0%
May 3180°F55°F92°F 191831°F 198442%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Jackson County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 8:42 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00312200 (Cullowhee), 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.