Alcoa climate

Alcoa Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Knoxville Mcghee Tyson AP, 3.3 km from Alcoa

Average highs run from 76°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31, and lows from 53°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.13 in over about 11 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 Alcoa, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
4.13 in
Record high
96°FMay 22, 1941
Record low
32°FMay 4, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.1
Daylight
13 h 39 min to 14 h 25 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
4.9 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 176°F53°F91°F 195136°F 199637%0%
May 276°F53°F90°F 201034°F 196337%0%
May 376°F53°F89°F 192837°F 198837%0%
May 476°F54°F90°F 195932°F 198637%0%
May 576°F54°F93°F 195937°F 195437%0%
May 677°F54°F89°F 194939°F 195737%0%
May 777°F54°F92°F 194037°F 198937%0%
May 877°F55°F93°F 194034°F 198937%0%
May 977°F55°F94°F 193636°F 194737%0%
May 1078°F55°F94°F 193634°F 202036%0%
May 1178°F56°F91°F 201539°F 199736%0%
May 1278°F56°F90°F 195739°F 198936%0%
May 1378°F56°F89°F 191638°F 198936%0%
May 1478°F56°F91°F 191639°F 191736%0%
May 1579°F57°F91°F 191542°F 191036%0%
May 1679°F57°F92°F 196237°F 199736%0%
May 1779°F57°F92°F 196239°F 198436%0%
May 1879°F58°F94°F 196238°F 197336%0%
May 1980°F58°F93°F 196238°F 197636%0%
May 2080°F58°F93°F 194138°F 200237%0%
May 2180°F58°F95°F 194141°F 195437%0%
May 2280°F59°F96°F 194140°F 199337%0%
May 2381°F59°F91°F 194144°F 199337%0%
May 2481°F59°F91°F 192141°F 193137%0%
May 2581°F59°F93°F 193343°F 201337%0%
May 2681°F60°F94°F 192638°F 197937%0%
May 2781°F60°F94°F 194139°F 196137%0%
May 2882°F60°F94°F 191441°F 196137%0%
May 2982°F61°F95°F 191449°F 193237%0%
May 3082°F61°F94°F 194139°F 198438%0%
May 3182°F61°F96°F 201138°F 198438%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alcoa, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 8:23 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 8:46 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013891 (Knoxville Mcghee Tyson AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013891, 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.