Pittsboro climate

Pittsboro Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chatham Wtp, 15.8 km from Pittsboro

Average highs run from 77°F on May 1 to 83°F on May 31, and lows from 53°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.92 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Pittsboro, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
3.92 in
Record high
96°FMay 19, 1996
Record low
29°FMay 4, 1986
Chance of a freeze
6%
Days of 90°F or more
2.6
Daylight
13 h 39 min to 14 h 25 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
59°F
Wind
7.2 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°F53°F94°F 198635°F 19820%
May 277°F53°F92°F 200737°F 19880%
May 377°F54°F91°F 201031°F 19810%
May 478°F54°F91°F 201229°F 19860%
May 578°F54°F88°F 197735°F 19890%
May 678°F55°F91°F 197734°F 19730%
May 778°F55°F94°F 198634°F 19890%
May 878°F56°F91°F 198629°F 19890%
May 979°F56°F91°F 200232°F 19760%
May 1079°F56°F91°F 200331°F 19770%
May 1179°F57°F90°F 200331°F 19770%
May 1279°F57°F92°F 200035°F 20200%
May 1379°F57°F92°F 200037°F 20210%
May 1479°F58°F92°F 200036°F 20130%
May 1580°F58°F93°F 201837°F 19890%
May 1680°F58°F91°F 198837°F 19730%
May 1780°F59°F91°F 197733°F 19840%
May 1880°F59°F95°F 202635°F 19730%
May 1980°F59°F96°F 199640°F 19760%
May 2081°F60°F96°F 201935°F 20020%
May 2181°F60°F94°F 199643°F 19920%
May 2281°F60°F92°F 197534°F 19920%
May 2381°F61°F94°F 197534°F 20020%
May 2481°F61°F92°F 197542°F 20020%
May 2582°F61°F93°F 201139°F 20130%
May 2682°F61°F94°F 201136°F 19880%
May 2782°F62°F93°F 201144°F 19790%
May 2882°F62°F96°F 201943°F 19920%
May 2982°F62°F96°F 201945°F 19890%
May 3083°F62°F96°F 201946°F 19920%
May 3183°F62°F96°F 199142°F 19960%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pittsboro, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 8:04 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 8:27 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00311700 (Chatham Wtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00317656, 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.