Chattanooga climate

Chattanooga Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lookout Mtn-Point Park, 5.1 km from Chattanooga

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 52°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.31 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 Chattanooga, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
4.31 in
Record high
99°FMay 29, 1941
Record low
34°FMay 4, 1971
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
13 h 37 min to 14 h 21 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
59°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 172°F52°F90°F 195139°F 196336%0%
May 272°F53°F92°F 194236°F 196336%0%
May 372°F53°F90°F 193838°F 197136%0%
May 472°F53°F90°F 194934°F 197136%0%
May 572°F54°F92°F 194938°F 195736%0%
May 672°F54°F94°F 195236°F 196836%0%
May 773°F54°F94°F 194038°F 197436%0%
May 873°F55°F95°F 194036°F 197436%0%
May 973°F55°F92°F 196335°F 196036%0%
May 1073°F55°F91°F 196238°F 194736%0%
May 1173°F55°F91°F 196240°F 195436%0%
May 1274°F56°F93°F 196240°F 198936%0%
May 1374°F56°F92°F 196237°F 194136%0%
May 1474°F56°F93°F 201836°F 194136%0%
May 1574°F57°F93°F 196241°F 195936%0%
May 1674°F57°F95°F 196241°F 197337%0%
May 1774°F57°F93°F 196242°F 195637%0%
May 1875°F57°F96°F 196239°F 197337%0%
May 1975°F58°F96°F 196240°F 197637%0%
May 2075°F58°F97°F 196241°F 200237%0%
May 2175°F58°F95°F 194140°F 195437%0%
May 2275°F59°F96°F 194142°F 199337%0%
May 2375°F59°F93°F 194146°F 195437%0%
May 2476°F59°F94°F 195345°F 195137%0%
May 2576°F60°F95°F 195345°F 194037%0%
May 2676°F60°F95°F 201940°F 197937%0%
May 2776°F60°F94°F 196241°F 196137%0%
May 2876°F60°F95°F 194143°F 196137%0%
May 2977°F61°F99°F 194147°F 198437%0%
May 3077°F61°F94°F 194142°F 198437%0%
May 3177°F61°F96°F 201140°F 198437%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chattanooga, 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 6:50 AM, sunset 8:27 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 8:50 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00405431 (Lookout Mtn-Point Park), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013882, 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.