Manteo climate

Manteo Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Manteo AP, 2.4 km from Manteo

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 56°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.52 in over about 7 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 Manteo, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
3.52 in
Record high
95°FMay 20, 1996
Record low
34°FMay 11, 1966
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
13 h 40 min to 14 h 25 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
11.9 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 172°F56°F84°F 198642°F 199724%0%
May 272°F56°F88°F 201643°F 197124%0%
May 372°F57°F87°F 202143°F 198024%0%
May 472°F57°F85°F 202240°F 198624%0%
May 573°F57°F87°F 198037°F 196624%0%
May 673°F57°F87°F 198641°F 200524%0%
May 773°F58°F92°F 198640°F 196824%0%
May 873°F58°F89°F 201442°F 196824%0%
May 973°F58°F88°F 201443°F 200523%0%
May 1074°F58°F87°F 197042°F 197623%0%
May 1174°F59°F88°F 197334°F 196623%0%
May 1274°F59°F89°F 197348°F 202023%0%
May 1374°F59°F91°F 200046°F 202023%0%
May 1474°F59°F89°F 198043°F 200823%0%
May 1575°F60°F87°F 196746°F 197123%0%
May 1675°F60°F91°F 201343°F 197323%0%
May 1775°F60°F89°F 197448°F 198423%0%
May 1875°F60°F88°F 198746°F 200523%0%
May 1975°F61°F94°F 199650°F 197023%0%
May 2076°F61°F95°F 199641°F 199123%0%
May 2176°F61°F91°F 199646°F 200223%0%
May 2276°F62°F91°F 199641°F 200523%0%
May 2376°F62°F90°F 200451°F 196823%0%
May 2476°F62°F93°F 201148°F 200523%0%
May 2577°F62°F90°F 200038°F 200523%0%
May 2677°F63°F92°F 200439°F 200523%0%
May 2777°F63°F88°F 198444°F 196723%0%
May 2877°F63°F92°F 199149°F 197423%0%
May 2978°F64°F95°F 201952°F 199423%0%
May 3078°F64°F93°F 201955°F 196723%0%
May 3178°F64°F95°F 199147°F 199623%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Manteo, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 8:13 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013766 (Manteo AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013766, 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.