McGovern climate

McGovern Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Washington 3 Ne, 6 km from McGovern

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.14 in over about 14 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 McGovern, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
4.14 in
Record high
94°FMay 20, 1977
Record low
20°FMay 10, 1983
Chance of a freeze
36%
Daylight
13 h 56 min to 14 h 50 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
53°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 168°F45°F82°F 201229°F 197846%
May 269°F45°F85°F 200726°F 198446%
May 369°F46°F82°F 200130°F 198646%
May 469°F46°F86°F 201230°F 198246%
May 569°F46°F84°F 200130°F 198246%
May 670°F47°F82°F 200026°F 198446%
May 770°F47°F87°F 198224°F 201046%
May 870°F47°F85°F 200028°F 197646%
May 970°F47°F84°F 201423°F 201046%
May 1071°F48°F85°F 200220°F 198346%
May 1171°F48°F86°F 199330°F 197646%
May 1271°F48°F84°F 200427°F 198346%
May 1371°F48°F85°F 200426°F 198346%
May 1471°F49°F90°F 201431°F 199646%
May 1572°F49°F85°F 198326°F 198446%
May 1672°F49°F87°F 201320°F 198446%
May 1772°F49°F86°F 199128°F 198446%
May 1872°F50°F86°F 198230°F 198346%
May 1973°F50°F89°F 198230°F 201046%0%
May 2073°F50°F94°F 197733°F 200246%0%
May 2173°F50°F93°F 197731°F 200246%0%
May 2273°F51°F90°F 197731°F 200246%0%
May 2374°F51°F90°F 197733°F 200246%0%
May 2474°F51°F88°F 197730°F 198346%0%
May 2574°F51°F85°F 200733°F 201346%0%
May 2674°F52°F86°F 201233°F 201346%0%
May 2775°F52°F88°F 197833°F 198345%0%
May 2875°F52°F89°F 201230°F 198345%0%
May 2975°F53°F89°F 201234°F 198445%0%
May 3075°F53°F90°F 199142°F 199045%0%
May 3176°F53°F90°F 201137°F 200145%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McGovern, 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 6:20 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 8:44 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00369318 (Washington 3 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00369318, 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.