Ocracoke climate

Ocracoke Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ocracoke, 1 km from Ocracoke

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 59°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.83 in over about 8 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 Ocracoke, 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
63°F
Precipitation
3.83 in
Record high
91°FMay 29, 1991
Record low
39°FMay 2, 1971
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
13 h 37 min to 14 h 21 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
11.4 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°F59°F82°F 201941°F 198226%0%
May 272°F59°F81°F 198739°F 197126%0%
May 372°F59°F82°F 195941°F 196626%0%
May 472°F59°F82°F 201940°F 196625%0%
May 572°F60°F82°F 201241°F 197625%0%
May 673°F60°F84°F 197740°F 198725%0%
May 773°F60°F84°F 197739°F 196825%0%
May 873°F60°F85°F 196442°F 196325%0%
May 973°F61°F82°F 201443°F 198725%0%
May 1073°F61°F86°F 196441°F 198325%0%
May 1174°F61°F82°F 196345°F 197725%0%
May 1274°F62°F82°F 201843°F 198225%0%
May 1374°F62°F83°F 199147°F 197225%0%
May 1474°F62°F86°F 197045°F 195825%0%
May 1574°F62°F84°F 199147°F 199825%0%
May 1675°F63°F84°F 199147°F 196725%0%
May 1775°F63°F86°F 199146°F 196425%0%
May 1875°F63°F87°F 199145°F 198125%0%
May 1975°F63°F87°F 197746°F 197325%0%
May 2076°F64°F86°F 196248°F 201425%0%
May 2176°F64°F85°F 196245°F 196825%0%
May 2276°F64°F85°F 201148°F 200525%0%
May 2376°F65°F87°F 202145°F 196825%0%
May 2477°F65°F88°F 201947°F 199025%0%
May 2577°F65°F87°F 201945°F 196725%0%
May 2677°F65°F88°F 196245°F 196725%0%
May 2777°F66°F89°F 201942°F 197925%0%
May 2878°F66°F88°F 201948°F 198325%0%
May 2978°F66°F91°F 199149°F 196125%0%
May 3078°F66°F89°F 199149°F 196825%0%
May 3178°F67°F91°F 198844°F 196125%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ocracoke, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 8:12 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00316349 (Ocracoke), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093729, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.