Kershaw climate

Kershaw Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wateree Dam, 26.5 km from Kershaw

Average highs run from 79°F on May 1 to 86°F on May 31, and lows from 54°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.34 in over about 7 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 Kershaw, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
2.34 in
Record high
99°FMay 26, 2019
Record low
37°FMay 4, 2023
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
6.6
Daylight
13 h 35 min to 14 h 18 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
59°F
Wind
4.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 179°F54°F86°F 201942°F 201823%
May 279°F54°F85°F 201243°F 201522%
May 380°F54°F87°F 201239°F 202322%
May 480°F54°F87°F 202437°F 202322%
May 580°F55°F88°F 202142°F 201122%
May 680°F55°F92°F 201448°F 201622%
May 780°F55°F91°F 201439°F 202022%
May 881°F56°F90°F 201438°F 202122%
May 981°F56°F92°F 201441°F 202022%
May 1081°F56°F92°F 202339°F 202022%
May 1181°F57°F90°F 201846°F 202022%
May 1282°F57°F92°F 201838°F 202022%
May 1382°F57°F94°F 201843°F 202622%
May 1482°F58°F94°F 201841°F 201322%
May 1582°F58°F89°F 201843°F 202123%
May 1682°F58°F90°F 201347°F 201623%
May 1783°F59°F92°F 201744°F 201423%
May 1883°F59°F92°F 201952°F 201423%
May 1983°F59°F92°F 201950°F 201424%
May 2083°F60°F94°F 202248°F 201424%
May 2184°F60°F94°F 202253°F 202124%
May 2284°F60°F93°F 201951°F 202124%
May 2384°F61°F91°F 201448°F 201524%
May 2484°F61°F95°F 201149°F 202525%
May 2585°F61°F96°F 201943°F 201325%
May 2685°F62°F99°F 201955°F 201725%
May 2785°F62°F98°F 201950°F 202326%
May 2885°F62°F99°F 201950°F 202326%
May 2986°F63°F99°F 201957°F 202326%
May 3086°F63°F98°F 201956°F 202126%
May 3186°F63°F98°F 201950°F 202127%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Kershaw, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 8:07 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 8:29 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00388979 (Wateree Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00385362, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.