Franklin County climate

Franklin County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chambersburg 1 Ese, 7 km from Franklin County

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.13 in over about 12 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 County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
4.13 in
Record high
96°FMay 30, 2006
Record low
31°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
18%
Days of 90°F or more
1.0
Daylight
13 h 55 min to 14 h 48 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
52°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 169°F47°F90°F 201039°F 200640%0%
May 269°F47°F90°F 201838°F 200540%0%
May 369°F47°F92°F 201835°F 200540%0%
May 470°F48°F87°F 200135°F 200241%0%
May 570°F48°F84°F 200037°F 200541%0%
May 670°F48°F88°F 200041°F 200541%0%
May 770°F49°F90°F 200036°F 200741%0%
May 871°F49°F89°F 200036°F 202041%0%
May 971°F49°F89°F 200031°F 202041%0%
May 1071°F50°F87°F 200435°F 202041%0%
May 1171°F50°F88°F 200541°F 201040%0%
May 1272°F50°F87°F 201841°F 200840%0%
May 1372°F51°F88°F 201439°F 200840%0%
May 1472°F51°F91°F 201034°F 201340%0%
May 1572°F51°F92°F 201840°F 200140%0%
May 1673°F52°F87°F 202538°F 201640%0%
May 1773°F52°F93°F 201742°F 200840%0%
May 1873°F52°F95°F 202642°F 200240%0%
May 1973°F53°F95°F 202636°F 200240%0%
May 2074°F53°F89°F 202636°F 200240%0%
May 2174°F53°F91°F 202234°F 200239%0%
May 2274°F53°F91°F 202236°F 200239%0%
May 2374°F54°F92°F 202137°F 200639%0%
May 2475°F54°F87°F 200443°F 200639%0%
May 2575°F54°F88°F 201841°F 201339%0%
May 2675°F55°F91°F 201845°F 201339%0%
May 2775°F55°F92°F 201045°F 201339%0%
May 2876°F55°F90°F 201650°F 199939%0%
May 2976°F56°F91°F 201948°F 200839%0%
May 3076°F56°F96°F 200646°F 200038%0%
May 3176°F56°F93°F 201141°F 200138%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Franklin County, 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 6:11 AM, sunset 8:06 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 8:33 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00361354 (Chambersburg 1 Ese), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093706, 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.