Spruce Pine Weather in May
Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.12 in.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 71°F
- Average low
- 48°F
- Precipitation
- 5.12 in
- Record high
- 98°FMay 29, 1941
- Record low
- 29°FMay 2, 1963
- Chance of a freeze
- 36%
- Daylight
- 13 h 39 min to 14 h 26 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 54°F
- Wind
- 4.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 68°F | 44°F | 90°F 1910 | 33°F 1982 | ||
| May 2 | 69°F | 44°F | 92°F 1906 | 29°F 1963 | ||
| May 3 | 69°F | 44°F | 96°F 1899 | 30°F 1981 | ||
| May 4 | 69°F | 45°F | 94°F 1899 | 30°F 1986 | ||
| May 5 | 69°F | 45°F | 92°F 1902 | 32°F 1940 | ||
| May 6 | 69°F | 45°F | 93°F 1902 | 33°F 1954 | ||
| May 7 | 70°F | 45°F | 95°F 1940 | 34°F 1957 | ||
| May 8 | 70°F | 46°F | 96°F 1940 | 29°F 1952 | ||
| May 9 | 70°F | 46°F | 92°F 1936 | 33°F 1976 | ||
| May 10 | 70°F | 46°F | 91°F 2003 | 33°F 1977 | ||
| May 11 | 70°F | 47°F | 92°F 1911 | 30°F 1954 | ||
| May 12 | 71°F | 47°F | 91°F 1911 | 35°F 1954 | ||
| May 13 | 71°F | 47°F | 91°F 2000 | 31°F 1960 | ||
| May 14 | 71°F | 48°F | 93°F 1956 | 33°F 1960 | ||
| May 15 | 71°F | 48°F | 92°F 1956 | 34°F 1910 | 0% | |
| May 16 | 71°F | 48°F | 95°F 1941 | 37°F 1904 | 0% | |
| May 17 | 72°F | 49°F | 93°F 1899 | 33°F 1952 | 0% | |
| May 18 | 72°F | 49°F | 94°F 1996 | 33°F 1973 | 0% | |
| May 19 | 72°F | 49°F | 96°F 1996 | 36°F 2002 | 0% | |
| May 20 | 72°F | 50°F | 96°F 1941 | 34°F 2002 | 0% | |
| May 21 | 72°F | 50°F | 97°F 1941 | 39°F 1993 | 0% | |
| May 22 | 73°F | 50°F | 95°F 1903 | 30°F 1954 | 0% | |
| May 23 | 73°F | 51°F | 97°F 1903 | 36°F 2002 | 0% | |
| May 24 | 73°F | 51°F | 97°F 1903 | 39°F 1961 | 0% | |
| May 25 | 73°F | 51°F | 97°F 1953 | 41°F 1899 | 0% | |
| May 26 | 73°F | 52°F | 95°F 1911 | 37°F 2013 | 0% | |
| May 27 | 74°F | 52°F | 97°F 1941 | 38°F 1897 | 0% | |
| May 28 | 74°F | 52°F | 97°F 1941 | 35°F 1961 | 0% | |
| May 29 | 74°F | 52°F | 98°F 1941 | 41°F 1907 | 0% | |
| May 30 | 74°F | 53°F | 96°F 1953 | 41°F 1902 | 0% | |
| May 31 | 74°F | 53°F | 96°F 1953 | 36°F 1984 | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 8:15 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 8:39 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00318221 (Spruce Pine 2 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00315838, 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.