Lake Lure climate

Lake Lure Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lake Lure 2, 1.8 km from Lake Lure

Average highs run from 76°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31, and lows from 49°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.92 in over about 10 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 Lake Lure, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
4.92 in
Record high
94°FMay 27, 2019
Record low
32°FMay 1, 2008
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.8
Daylight
13 h 38 min to 14 h 23 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
57°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 176°F49°F86°F 200732°F 200830%0%
May 276°F50°F90°F 200738°F 200830%0%
May 376°F50°F88°F 200735°F 202630%0%
May 476°F50°F86°F 201235°F 202630%0%
May 576°F51°F89°F 201235°F 201130%0%
May 677°F51°F90°F 201435°F 201130%0%
May 777°F51°F89°F 201034°F 200730%0%
May 877°F52°F86°F 201034°F 202030%0%
May 977°F52°F88°F 201435°F 202030%0%
May 1077°F52°F87°F 202332°F 202030%0%
May 1177°F53°F88°F 201132°F 202031%0%
May 1278°F53°F89°F 201138°F 202031%0%
May 1378°F53°F90°F 201835°F 201331%0%
May 1478°F54°F90°F 201835°F 201331%0%
May 1578°F54°F90°F 201837°F 201331%0%
May 1678°F54°F88°F 201338°F 201631%0%
May 1779°F55°F88°F 201737°F 201431%0%
May 1879°F55°F88°F 201938°F 201431%0%
May 1979°F55°F89°F 201936°F 200932%0%
May 2079°F56°F92°F 202237°F 200732%0%
May 2179°F56°F91°F 202241°F 200732%0%
May 2280°F56°F89°F 202241°F 200732%0%
May 2380°F57°F89°F 201144°F 200832%0%
May 2480°F57°F90°F 202145°F 201533%0%
May 2580°F57°F93°F 201939°F 201333%0%
May 2680°F58°F93°F 201940°F 201333%0%
May 2781°F58°F94°F 201944°F 200533%0%
May 2881°F58°F92°F 201950°F 201333%0%
May 2981°F59°F92°F 201944°F 200534%0%
May 3081°F59°F93°F 201946°F 200534%0%
May 3182°F59°F92°F 200649°F 202134%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lake Lure, 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 6:37 AM, sunset 8:15 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 8:38 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00314764 (Lake Lure 2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00313152, 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.