Lee County climate

Lee County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bishopville 1ENE, 5.7 km from Lee County

Average highs run from 79°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31, and lows from 54°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.99 in over about 8 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 Lee County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
59°F
Precipitation
3.99 in
Record high
104°FMay 25, 1903
Record low
36°FMay 10, 1906
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.7
Daylight
13 h 33 min to 14 h 16 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
8.1 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 179°F54°F93°F 198740°F 199925%0%
May 280°F54°F94°F 198641°F 196325%0%
May 380°F54°F94°F 193839°F 193925%0%
May 480°F55°F96°F 195939°F 197125%0%
May 580°F55°F94°F 195040°F 194025%0%
May 680°F55°F95°F 195043°F 197325%0%
May 781°F56°F94°F 195043°F 199225%0%
May 881°F56°F95°F 194037°F 198925%0%
May 981°F56°F95°F 193639°F 202025%0%
May 1081°F57°F96°F 193636°F 190625%0%
May 1181°F57°F94°F 196339°F 197725%0%
May 1281°F57°F96°F 196339°F 202025%0%
May 1382°F58°F96°F 200042°F 198225%0%
May 1482°F58°F97°F 194742°F 194125%0%
May 1582°F58°F96°F 193344°F 202125%0%
May 1682°F59°F97°F 196245°F 193925%0%
May 1782°F59°F97°F 194145°F 201425%0%
May 1882°F59°F97°F 194440°F 199725%0%
May 1983°F60°F97°F 190636°F 199725%0%
May 2083°F60°F98°F 199644°F 200225%0%
May 2183°F60°F98°F 193844°F 200225%0%
May 2283°F61°F98°F 194144°F 200225%0%
May 2383°F61°F100°F 194145°F 195425%0%
May 2484°F61°F100°F 190342°F 193125%0%
May 2584°F61°F104°F 190342°F 199226%0%
May 2684°F62°F100°F 190344°F 201326%0%
May 2784°F62°F99°F 196243°F 196126%0%
May 2884°F62°F99°F 196240°F 196126%0%
May 2984°F63°F100°F 198247°F 196126%0%
May 3085°F63°F98°F 191350°F 190227%0%
May 3185°F63°F100°F 195343°F 193027%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lee County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 8:05 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 8:27 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00380736 (Bishopville 1ENE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00388440, 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.