Macon County climate

Macon County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Franklin, 4.3 km from Macon County

Average highs run from 73°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 46°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.46 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 Macon County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
4.46 in
Record high
91°FMay 16, 1962
Record low
25°FMay 2, 1963
Chance of a freeze
17%
Daylight
13 h 37 min to 14 h 21 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
4.0 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 173°F46°F86°F 198730°F 199635%0%
May 273°F47°F85°F 195125°F 196335%0%
May 373°F47°F86°F 194828°F 196135%0%
May 473°F47°F88°F 195525°F 197135%0%
May 574°F47°F88°F 195030°F 197335%0%
May 674°F48°F90°F 195029°F 196835%0%
May 774°F48°F89°F 196229°F 197035%0%
May 874°F48°F88°F 195928°F 189035%0%
May 974°F49°F89°F 196229°F 189035%0%
May 1075°F49°F87°F 196329°F 197735%0%
May 1175°F49°F88°F 196330°F 197734%0%
May 1275°F50°F89°F 200032°F 196934%0%
May 1375°F50°F89°F 195631°F 198935%0%
May 1475°F50°F90°F 195629°F 196035%0%
May 1575°F51°F89°F 196233°F 195935%0%
May 1676°F51°F91°F 196230°F 197335%0%
May 1776°F51°F89°F 196030°F 198435%0%
May 1876°F52°F91°F 199628°F 197335%0%
May 1976°F52°F91°F 196231°F 197635%0%
May 2076°F52°F89°F 196234°F 197636%0%
May 2177°F53°F90°F 197534°F 195436%0%
May 2277°F53°F90°F 196230°F 195436%0%
May 2377°F53°F89°F 195335°F 195437%0%
May 2477°F53°F90°F 195335°F 196137%0%
May 2577°F54°F91°F 195337°F 195137%0%
May 2678°F54°F88°F 195032°F 197938%0%
May 2778°F54°F89°F 196234°F 198838%0%
May 2878°F55°F90°F 196732°F 196138%0%
May 2978°F55°F88°F 195538°F 196139%0%
May 3078°F55°F90°F 195339°F 196539%0%
May 3179°F56°F90°F 195331°F 198439%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Macon County, 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 6:43 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:21 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 USC00313228 (Franklin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00313228, 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.