Washington County climate

Washington County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kingston, 12.2 km from Washington County

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.81 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 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
70°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
3.81 in
Record high
91°FMay 31, 2022
Record low
29°FMay 1, 2008
Chance of a freeze
58%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
14 h 00 min to 14 h 57 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
7.6 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 165°F42°F78°F 200129°F 200842%0%
May 266°F42°F80°F 200135°F 200542%0%
May 366°F43°F83°F 200134°F 200742%0%
May 466°F43°F83°F 200134°F 200342%0%
May 567°F43°F77°F 200633°F 200342%0%
May 667°F44°F78°F 201036°F 200742%0%
May 767°F44°F81°F 200030°F 200142%0%
May 868°F44°F83°F 200032°F 200142%0%
May 968°F45°F79°F 200037°F 202042%0%
May 1068°F45°F74°F 201337°F 201642%0%
May 1168°F45°F76°F 200432°F 201042%0%
May 1269°F45°F80°F 200437°F 201042%0%
May 1369°F46°F82°F 202334°F 200542%0%
May 1469°F46°F73°F 201635°F 200742%0%
May 1570°F46°F74°F 200434°F 201341%0%
May 1670°F47°F78°F 202037°F 200041%0%
May 1770°F47°F78°F 201539°F 200341%0%
May 1870°F47°F85°F 201732°F 202341%0%
May 1971°F48°F85°F 201735°F 200241%0%
May 2071°F48°F82°F 202637°F 200241%0%
May 2171°F48°F81°F 201037°F 200241%0%
May 2271°F48°F80°F 202240°F 200241%0%
May 2372°F49°F87°F 202142°F 200641%0%
May 2472°F49°F79°F 202441°F 202340%0%
May 2572°F49°F83°F 200743°F 200640%0%
May 2672°F50°F85°F 200741°F 202340%0%
May 2773°F50°F82°F 201440°F 201340%0%
May 2873°F50°F79°F 201642°F 201340%0%
May 2973°F51°F78°F 201240°F 201440%0%
May 3074°F51°F85°F 201139°F 201439%0%
May 3174°F51°F91°F 202241°F 202639%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.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 7:44 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:16 AM, sunset 8:13 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00374266 (Kingston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014794, 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.