Davidson County climate

Davidson County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Shelby Bottoms Nature, 4.7 km from Davidson County

Average highs run from 76°F on May 1 to 84°F on May 31, and lows from 52°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.30 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Davidson County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
5.30 in
Record high
95°FMay 18, 1962
Record low
34°FMay 1, 1963
Chance of a freeze
2%
Days of 90°F or more
1.1
Daylight
13 h 41 min to 14 h 26 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
6.7 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°F52°F89°F 195134°F 19630%
May 276°F52°F89°F 195234°F 19630%
May 377°F52°F89°F 194937°F 20050%
May 477°F53°F89°F 194934°F 19760%
May 577°F53°F93°F 195237°F 19570%
May 677°F53°F92°F 194935°F 19680%
May 778°F53°F89°F 195241°F 19890%
May 878°F54°F90°F 195240°F 19540%
May 978°F54°F89°F 201535°F 20200%
May 1078°F54°F92°F 201537°F 19660%
May 1179°F54°F91°F 202239°F 19690%
May 1279°F55°F91°F 202241°F 19510%
May 1379°F55°F93°F 196239°F 20130%
May 1479°F55°F92°F 201841°F 19710%
May 1580°F55°F93°F 201840°F 20160%
May 1680°F56°F94°F 196238°F 19970%
May 1780°F56°F93°F 196242°F 19830%
May 1880°F56°F95°F 196241°F 19730%
May 1981°F57°F95°F 196240°F 19760%
May 2081°F57°F92°F 196244°F 19680%
May 2181°F57°F93°F 202241°F 19860%
May 2281°F57°F93°F 195641°F 20020%
May 2382°F58°F91°F 197043°F 19630%
May 2482°F58°F93°F 199645°F 19630%
May 2582°F58°F93°F 201948°F 19830%
May 2682°F59°F95°F 201244°F 19610%
May 2783°F59°F95°F 201238°F 19610%
May 2883°F59°F94°F 196240°F 19610%
May 2983°F59°F94°F 201942°F 19840%
May 3083°F60°F93°F 201138°F 19840%
May 3184°F60°F94°F 201140°F 19840%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Davidson County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 7:35 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:32 AM, sunset 7:58 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00408238 (Shelby Bottoms Nature), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013897, 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.