Hermitage climate

Hermitage Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Old Hickory WFO, 7.7 km from Hermitage

Average highs run from 74°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31, and lows from 52°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.43 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 Hermitage, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
5.43 in
Record high
95°FMay 18, 1962
Record low
34°FMay 1, 1963
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
0.9
Daylight
13 h 41 min to 14 h 27 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 174°F52°F89°F 195134°F 196342%0%
May 275°F52°F89°F 195234°F 196342%0%
May 375°F53°F89°F 194937°F 200542%0%
May 475°F53°F89°F 194934°F 197642%0%
May 575°F53°F93°F 195237°F 195741%0%
May 675°F54°F92°F 194935°F 196841%0%
May 776°F54°F89°F 195241°F 198941%0%
May 876°F54°F90°F 195240°F 195441%0%
May 976°F54°F89°F 201535°F 202041%0%
May 1076°F55°F92°F 201537°F 196641%0%
May 1177°F55°F91°F 202239°F 196941%0%
May 1277°F55°F91°F 202241°F 195141%0%
May 1377°F56°F93°F 196239°F 201340%0%
May 1477°F56°F92°F 201841°F 197140%0%
May 1578°F56°F93°F 201840°F 201640%0%
May 1678°F56°F94°F 196238°F 199740%0%
May 1778°F57°F93°F 196242°F 198340%0%
May 1878°F57°F95°F 196241°F 197340%0%
May 1979°F57°F95°F 196240°F 197639%0%
May 2079°F57°F92°F 196244°F 196839%0%
May 2179°F58°F93°F 202241°F 198639%0%
May 2279°F58°F93°F 195641°F 200239%0%
May 2380°F58°F91°F 197043°F 196339%0%
May 2480°F59°F93°F 199645°F 196338%0%
May 2580°F59°F93°F 201948°F 198338%0%
May 2680°F59°F95°F 201244°F 196138%0%
May 2781°F59°F95°F 201238°F 196138%0%
May 2881°F60°F94°F 196240°F 196138%0%
May 2981°F60°F94°F 201942°F 198438%0%
May 3081°F60°F93°F 201138°F 198438%0%
May 3182°F61°F94°F 201140°F 198437%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hermitage, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 7:34 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:31 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 USC00406806 (Old Hickory WFO), 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.