Franklin Furnace climate

Franklin Furnace Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Portsmouth-Sciotoville, 15 km from Franklin Furnace

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.60 in over about 13 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 Franklin Furnace, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
4.60 in
Record high
106°FMay 20, 1996
Record low
20°FMay 1, 1996
Chance of a freeze
15%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
13 h 50 min to 14 h 41 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
4.0 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 172°F48°F91°F 197020°F 199643%0%
May 273°F48°F92°F 195922°F 199644%0%
May 373°F48°F91°F 200125°F 198644%0%
May 473°F49°F93°F 193824°F 198644%0%
May 573°F49°F95°F 195023°F 198644%0%
May 674°F49°F92°F 193029°F 198744%0%
May 774°F50°F92°F 194028°F 196843%0%
May 874°F50°F91°F 193630°F 196843%0%
May 974°F50°F92°F 193627°F 198343%0%
May 1074°F51°F93°F 193627°F 197743%0%
May 1175°F51°F94°F 200427°F 198343%0%
May 1275°F51°F92°F 200528°F 198343%0%
May 1375°F52°F92°F 195626°F 199643%0%
May 1475°F52°F93°F 198226°F 199643%0%
May 1576°F52°F95°F 198328°F 199643%0%
May 1676°F53°F92°F 196230°F 199743%0%
May 1776°F53°F92°F 196230°F 199743%0%
May 1876°F53°F94°F 196233°F 197343%0%
May 1976°F53°F94°F 199634°F 200242%0%
May 2077°F54°F106°F 199632°F 199342%0%
May 2177°F54°F92°F 193432°F 199342%0%
May 2277°F54°F96°F 194131°F 200242%0%
May 2377°F55°F92°F 193834°F 196342%0%
May 2478°F55°F92°F 200435°F 196342%0%
May 2578°F55°F92°F 193936°F 198841%0%
May 2678°F56°F93°F 194127°F 198841%0%
May 2778°F56°F93°F 194131°F 198341%0%
May 2879°F56°F94°F 194131°F 198341%0%
May 2979°F56°F93°F 193138°F 194941%0%
May 3079°F57°F94°F 195337°F 198441%0%
May 3179°F57°F94°F 195336°F 193041%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Franklin Furnace, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 8:24 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 8:50 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00336781 (Portsmouth-Sciotoville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00150254, 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.