Saxapahaw climate

Saxapahaw Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cane Creek Rsvr, 7.5 km from Saxapahaw

Average highs run from 76°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.64 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 Saxapahaw, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
3.64 in
Record high
97°FMay 28, 2019
Record low
32°FMay 10, 2020
Chance of a freeze
5%
Days of 90°F or more
1.6
Daylight
13 h 40 min to 14 h 26 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
5.6 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 176°F50°F92°F 200740°F 20180%
May 276°F50°F91°F 201041°F 20050%
May 376°F51°F90°F 201235°F 20260%
May 476°F51°F89°F 201236°F 20260%
May 576°F51°F88°F 200140°F 20110%
May 677°F52°F91°F 201040°F 20110%
May 777°F52°F89°F 200440°F 20200%
May 877°F52°F90°F 201439°F 20210%
May 977°F53°F89°F 200236°F 20200%
May 1077°F53°F89°F 200332°F 20200%
May 1177°F54°F91°F 201842°F 20200%
May 1278°F54°F93°F 201835°F 20200%
May 1378°F54°F93°F 200037°F 20210%
May 1478°F54°F92°F 201837°F 20130%
May 1578°F55°F92°F 201040°F 20210%
May 1678°F55°F89°F 202040°F 20160%
May 1778°F55°F90°F 201744°F 20140%
May 1879°F56°F93°F 201944°F 20090%
May 1979°F56°F94°F 202641°F 20090%
May 2079°F56°F93°F 202241°F 20090%
May 2179°F57°F92°F 200444°F 20020%
May 2279°F57°F91°F 200440°F 20020%
May 2380°F57°F91°F 200436°F 20020%
May 2480°F57°F96°F 201942°F 20250%
May 2580°F58°F93°F 201946°F 20130%
May 2680°F58°F95°F 201948°F 20130%
May 2781°F58°F92°F 201949°F 20010%
May 2881°F59°F97°F 201947°F 19990%
May 2981°F59°F97°F 201948°F 20050%
May 3081°F59°F97°F 201950°F 20000%
May 3182°F59°F95°F 201148°F 20000%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Saxapahaw, 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 8:05 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 8:28 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00311429 (Cane Creek Rsvr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093783, 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.