Etowah climate

Etowah Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Athens, 13.2 km from Etowah

Average highs run from 75°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.59 in over about 12 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 Etowah, 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
55°F
Precipitation
4.59 in
Record high
95°FMay 20, 1962
Record low
29°FMay 4, 1971
Chance of a freeze
3%
Days of 90°F or more
0.9
Daylight
13 h 37 min to 14 h 22 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
4.0 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 175°F50°F90°F 197035°F 196337%0%
May 276°F50°F89°F 200732°F 196337%0%
May 376°F51°F89°F 201231°F 197137%0%
May 476°F51°F85°F 201929°F 197137%0%
May 576°F51°F87°F 201433°F 197337%0%
May 677°F52°F88°F 201237°F 196837%0%
May 777°F52°F87°F 197734°F 198937%0%
May 877°F52°F88°F 196933°F 198937%0%
May 977°F53°F88°F 196234°F 202037%0%
May 1078°F53°F88°F 196334°F 198037%0%
May 1178°F53°F89°F 200735°F 196937%0%
May 1278°F54°F92°F 197939°F 199037%0%
May 1378°F54°F89°F 201833°F 201337%0%
May 1478°F54°F90°F 196238°F 201337%0%
May 1579°F55°F91°F 201840°F 201337%0%
May 1679°F55°F91°F 196234°F 197337%0%
May 1779°F55°F93°F 196238°F 199737%0%
May 1879°F55°F93°F 196232°F 197338%0%
May 1979°F56°F93°F 196235°F 197638%0%
May 2080°F56°F95°F 196237°F 200238%0%
May 2180°F56°F91°F 196237°F 200238%0%
May 2280°F57°F91°F 196237°F 198638%0%
May 2380°F57°F92°F 196240°F 200238%0%
May 2481°F57°F94°F 197543°F 200238%0%
May 2581°F58°F92°F 197044°F 197638%0%
May 2681°F58°F92°F 201933°F 197938%0%
May 2781°F58°F92°F 201937°F 197938%0%
May 2882°F59°F91°F 201246°F 197438%0%
May 2982°F59°F92°F 196247°F 196838%0%
May 3082°F59°F92°F 201938°F 198438%0%
May 3182°F59°F92°F 198236°F 198438%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Etowah, 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 6:47 AM, sunset 8:24 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 8:47 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00400284 (Athens), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00400284, 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.