Macon County climate

Macon County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lafayette, 2.5 km from Macon County

Average highs run from 74°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 52°F to 61°F.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Macon County, 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
Record high
93°FMay 15, 2018
Record low
30°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
3%
Days of 90°F or more
1.5
Daylight
13 h 42 min to 14 h 28 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
6.9 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 174°F52°F85°F 200733°F 20050%
May 275°F53°F86°F 200734°F 20050%
May 375°F53°F87°F 201232°F 20050%
May 475°F53°F85°F 201034°F 20040%
May 575°F53°F87°F 201435°F 20050%
May 676°F54°F86°F 200135°F 20170%
May 776°F54°F86°F 201234°F 20200%
May 876°F54°F86°F 201037°F 20260%
May 976°F55°F86°F 201530°F 20200%
May 1076°F55°F87°F 201533°F 20200%
May 1177°F55°F88°F 201534°F 20200%
May 1277°F55°F88°F 201836°F 20200%
May 1377°F56°F89°F 201835°F 20130%
May 1477°F56°F90°F 201838°F 20130%
May 1578°F56°F93°F 201837°F 20160%
May 1678°F56°F91°F 201841°F 20050%
May 1778°F57°F87°F 200141°F 20050%
May 1878°F57°F89°F 202640°F 20090%
May 1979°F57°F89°F 202639°F 20090%
May 2079°F57°F90°F 202639°F 20020%
May 2179°F58°F88°F 202241°F 20020%
May 2279°F58°F88°F 202236°F 20020%
May 2379°F58°F88°F 201436°F 20020%
May 2480°F59°F88°F 201044°F 20020%
May 2580°F59°F91°F 201944°F 20130%
May 2680°F59°F90°F 201944°F 20010%
May 2780°F60°F90°F 201948°F 19990%
May 2881°F60°F90°F 201245°F 19990%
May 2981°F60°F90°F 201948°F 20030%
May 3081°F60°F91°F 201945°F 20210%
May 3181°F61°F90°F 201145°F 20210%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Macon 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 5:50 AM, sunset 7:32 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:28 AM, sunset 7:56 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00404987 (Lafayette), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00400669, 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.