Northchase climate

Northchase Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wilmington 7 N, 4.2 km from Northchase

Average highs run from 77°F on May 1 to 83°F on May 31, and lows from 55°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.93 in over about 9 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 Northchase, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
59°F
Precipitation
4.93 in
Record high
101°FMay 29, 2019
Record low
35°FMay 2, 1963
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.7
Daylight
13 h 34 min to 14 h 17 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
5.1 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 177°F55°F94°F 198639°F 196328%0%
May 277°F55°F91°F 196235°F 196328%0%
May 377°F55°F94°F 195940°F 198128%0%
May 478°F55°F91°F 202142°F 197129%0%
May 578°F56°F92°F 195244°F 199729%0%
May 678°F56°F95°F 195243°F 198729%0%
May 778°F56°F93°F 197741°F 198929%0%
May 878°F57°F92°F 200238°F 198929%0%
May 979°F57°F93°F 196342°F 195629%0%
May 1079°F57°F96°F 196341°F 202029%0%
May 1179°F57°F93°F 196341°F 197729%0%
May 1279°F58°F96°F 196745°F 196930%0%
May 1379°F58°F95°F 200046°F 202130%0%
May 1479°F58°F94°F 195646°F 201330%0%
May 1580°F59°F96°F 196245°F 202130%0%
May 1680°F59°F92°F 195246°F 202131%0%
May 1780°F59°F92°F 196044°F 198431%0%
May 1880°F59°F94°F 196045°F 198331%0%
May 1980°F60°F96°F 196247°F 197331%0%
May 2081°F60°F95°F 202246°F 200231%0%
May 2181°F60°F94°F 196244°F 200231%0%
May 2281°F61°F95°F 197549°F 198132%0%
May 2381°F61°F96°F 195345°F 200232%0%
May 2481°F61°F98°F 201949°F 196132%0%
May 2582°F61°F97°F 201149°F 201332%0%
May 2682°F62°F100°F 201951°F 195632%0%
May 2782°F62°F98°F 201948°F 196132%0%
May 2882°F62°F97°F 196744°F 196133%0%
May 2982°F63°F101°F 201950°F 196133%0%
May 3083°F63°F96°F 201953°F 195133%0%
May 3183°F63°F98°F 195350°F 198433%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Northchase, 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 6:22 AM, sunset 7:56 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 8:18 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00319467 (Wilmington 7 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013748, 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.