Washington County climate

Washington County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Plymouth 5 E, 8.9 km from Washington County

Average highs run from 78°F on May 1 to 83°F on May 31, and lows from 54°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.14 in over about 11 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 Washington County, 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
4.14 in
Record high
98°FMay 20, 1996
Record low
35°FMay 6, 1920
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.2
Daylight
13 h 39 min to 14 h 25 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
8.3 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 178°F54°F95°F 194236°F 200636%0%
May 278°F54°F91°F 201038°F 200636%0%
May 378°F55°F93°F 191340°F 193736%0%
May 478°F55°F93°F 193836°F 194136%0%
May 578°F55°F93°F 193840°F 191136%0%
May 679°F55°F93°F 191335°F 192036%0%
May 779°F56°F93°F 191637°F 192036%0%
May 879°F56°F92°F 194035°F 191136%0%
May 979°F56°F93°F 193636°F 195636%0%
May 1079°F57°F93°F 196339°F 194736%0%
May 1179°F57°F92°F 189635°F 194736%0%
May 1280°F57°F90°F 192240°F 190736%0%
May 1380°F57°F93°F 195640°F 192836%0%
May 1480°F58°F97°F 195638°F 192836%0%
May 1580°F58°F92°F 194440°F 191036%0%
May 1680°F58°F93°F 191536°F 192036%0%
May 1780°F58°F96°F 194139°F 192036%0%
May 1880°F59°F95°F 192843°F 198336%0%
May 1981°F59°F94°F 192736°F 192036%0%
May 2081°F59°F98°F 199642°F 191436%0%
May 2181°F59°F96°F 199641°F 200236%0%
May 2281°F60°F96°F 194142°F 190736%0%
May 2381°F60°F98°F 194144°F 193636%0%
May 2482°F60°F97°F 201940°F 196736%0%
May 2582°F61°F96°F 193344°F 197636%0%
May 2682°F61°F94°F 193344°F 192536%0%
May 2782°F61°F98°F 194141°F 192536%0%
May 2882°F61°F97°F 193340°F 192536%0%
May 2983°F62°F98°F 194141°F 192236%0%
May 3083°F62°F97°F 201940°F 192636%0%
May 3183°F62°F95°F 194246°F 193236%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washington County, 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 6:14 AM, sunset 7:53 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:52 AM, sunset 8:17 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00316853 (Plymouth 5 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00312635, 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.