Mills River climate

Mills River Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fletcher 3 W, 4.4 km from Mills River

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 46°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.52 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 Mills River, 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
51°F
Precipitation
4.52 in
Record high
93°FMay 19, 1996
Record low
27°FMay 10, 1947
Chance of a freeze
17%
Daylight
13 h 38 min to 14 h 23 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
4.5 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°F46°F86°F 200732°F 199636%0%
May 272°F47°F86°F 199235°F 198836%0%
May 372°F47°F85°F 196532°F 198136%0%
May 473°F47°F88°F 199629°F 197136%0%
May 573°F48°F88°F 201432°F 199736%0%
May 673°F48°F91°F 195030°F 195436%0%
May 773°F48°F85°F 195233°F 198936%0%
May 873°F48°F85°F 201428°F 198936%0%
May 974°F49°F90°F 195232°F 194636%0%
May 1074°F49°F86°F 201527°F 194737%0%
May 1174°F49°F86°F 195330°F 195437%0%
May 1274°F50°F88°F 198031°F 195437%0%
May 1374°F50°F87°F 198232°F 195137%0%
May 1475°F50°F87°F 197032°F 195237%0%
May 1575°F50°F86°F 194739°F 200237%0%
May 1675°F51°F88°F 195236°F 197337%0%
May 1775°F51°F89°F 195134°F 196737%0%
May 1875°F51°F90°F 199630°F 197337%0%
May 1975°F52°F93°F 199635°F 200937%0%
May 2076°F52°F89°F 199636°F 200237%0%
May 2176°F52°F88°F 199636°F 199337%0%
May 2276°F52°F89°F 195332°F 195438%0%
May 2376°F53°F93°F 195334°F 195438%0%
May 2476°F53°F89°F 195338°F 195438%0%
May 2577°F53°F90°F 195337°F 195138%0%
May 2677°F54°F90°F 201941°F 194938%0%
May 2777°F54°F88°F 200038°F 198838%0%
May 2877°F54°F91°F 201935°F 195138%0%
May 2977°F54°F91°F 201943°F 194938%0%
May 3078°F55°F91°F 196942°F 198439%0%
May 3178°F55°F90°F 195334°F 198439%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mills River, 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 6:39 AM, sunset 8:17 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:17 AM, sunset 8:40 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00313106 (Fletcher 3 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003812, 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.