Watauga County Weather in May
Average highs run from 66°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.46 in over about 14 wet days.
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
- 69°F
- Average low
- 46°F
- Precipitation
- 5.46 in
- Record high
- 87°FMay 25, 2021
- Record low
- 26°FMay 5, 1997
- Chance of a freeze
- 56%
- Daylight
- 13 h 41 min to 14 h 27 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 76%
- Dew point
- 56°F
- Wind
- 5.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 66°F | 42°F | 78°F 2007 | 29°F 2018 | 46% | |
| May 2 | 67°F | 42°F | 82°F 2007 | 30°F 2018 | 46% | |
| May 3 | 67°F | 42°F | 84°F 2007 | 32°F 1981 | 46% | |
| May 4 | 67°F | 43°F | 81°F 2020 | 32°F 1986 | 46% | |
| May 5 | 67°F | 43°F | 79°F 2018 | 26°F 1997 | 46% | |
| May 6 | 68°F | 43°F | 77°F 2001 | 30°F 2011 | 46% | |
| May 7 | 68°F | 43°F | 80°F 2000 | 28°F 1989 | 46% | |
| May 8 | 68°F | 44°F | 80°F 2004 | 29°F 1989 | 46% | |
| May 9 | 68°F | 44°F | 80°F 2014 | 30°F 1983 | 46% | |
| May 10 | 68°F | 44°F | 81°F 2002 | 27°F 2020 | 46% | |
| May 11 | 69°F | 45°F | 80°F 2003 | 27°F 2020 | 46% | |
| May 12 | 69°F | 45°F | 84°F 2000 | 31°F 2020 | 46% | |
| May 13 | 69°F | 45°F | 83°F 2005 | 30°F 2021 | 46% | |
| May 14 | 69°F | 45°F | 83°F 2018 | 26°F 1997 | 46% | |
| May 15 | 69°F | 46°F | 82°F 2018 | 29°F 2013 | 46% | |
| May 16 | 69°F | 46°F | 79°F 2010 | 31°F 2021 | 46% | |
| May 17 | 70°F | 46°F | 79°F 2017 | 32°F 1997 | 46% | |
| May 18 | 70°F | 46°F | 81°F 1998 | 36°F 2009 | 46% | |
| May 19 | 70°F | 47°F | 82°F 2000 | 30°F 2009 | 46% | |
| May 20 | 70°F | 47°F | 84°F 1996 | 28°F 2002 | 46% | |
| May 21 | 70°F | 47°F | 82°F 1996 | 32°F 2009 | 46% | |
| May 22 | 71°F | 47°F | 84°F 2004 | 26°F 1997 | 46% | 0% |
| May 23 | 71°F | 48°F | 84°F 2004 | 28°F 1997 | 46% | 0% |
| May 24 | 71°F | 48°F | 84°F 2004 | 31°F 2002 | 46% | 0% |
| May 25 | 71°F | 48°F | 87°F 2021 | 34°F 2013 | 46% | 0% |
| May 26 | 71°F | 48°F | 82°F 2004 | 35°F 1988 | 46% | 0% |
| May 27 | 72°F | 49°F | 83°F 2000 | 29°F 2001 | 46% | 0% |
| May 28 | 72°F | 49°F | 80°F 2010 | 35°F 1994 | 46% | 0% |
| May 29 | 72°F | 49°F | 82°F 1991 | 37°F 1994 | 46% | 0% |
| May 30 | 72°F | 50°F | 83°F 2006 | 37°F 1984 | 46% | 0% |
| May 31 | 72°F | 50°F | 85°F 2011 | 34°F 1984 | 46% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 8:15 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 8:38 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00310982 (Boone 1 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00310982, 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.