Memphis Weather in May
Average highs run from 77°F on May 1 to 86°F on May 31, and lows from 58°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.27 in over about 11 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 82°F
- Average low
- 62°F
- Precipitation
- 5.27 in
- Record high
- 106°FMay 31, 1977
- Record low
- 35°FMay 4, 2013
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 3.1
- Daylight
- 13 h 37 min to 14 h 22 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 62°F
- Wind
- 8.7 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 77°F | 58°F | 90°F 1987 | 38°F 1963 | 34% | 0% |
| May 2 | 78°F | 58°F | 89°F 1987 | 37°F 1989 | 34% | 0% |
| May 3 | 78°F | 58°F | 88°F 2024 | 40°F 1970 | 34% | 0% |
| May 4 | 78°F | 59°F | 89°F 1987 | 35°F 2013 | 34% | 0% |
| May 5 | 79°F | 59°F | 88°F 1977 | 39°F 1990 | 34% | 0% |
| May 6 | 79°F | 59°F | 89°F 2012 | 43°F 1970 | 34% | 0% |
| May 7 | 79°F | 60°F | 91°F 1977 | 42°F 1970 | 34% | 0% |
| May 8 | 79°F | 60°F | 90°F 1977 | 42°F 1992 | 34% | 0% |
| May 9 | 80°F | 60°F | 91°F 1986 | 40°F 1980 | 34% | 0% |
| May 10 | 80°F | 61°F | 91°F 2023 | 41°F 1966 | 34% | 0% |
| May 11 | 80°F | 61°F | 89°F 2018 | 43°F 1998 | 34% | 0% |
| May 12 | 81°F | 61°F | 90°F 1963 | 45°F 1989 | 34% | 0% |
| May 13 | 81°F | 62°F | 94°F 2022 | 43°F 1997 | 34% | 0% |
| May 14 | 81°F | 62°F | 94°F 2022 | 45°F 1971 | 34% | 0% |
| May 15 | 81°F | 62°F | 94°F 2022 | 45°F 1981 | 34% | 0% |
| May 16 | 82°F | 62°F | 92°F 1977 | 44°F 1967 | 33% | 0% |
| May 17 | 82°F | 63°F | 93°F 1963 | 45°F 2011 | 33% | 0% |
| May 18 | 82°F | 63°F | 91°F 1964 | 45°F 2002 | 33% | 0% |
| May 19 | 83°F | 63°F | 92°F 1964 | 46°F 2002 | 33% | 0% |
| May 20 | 83°F | 64°F | 94°F 1964 | 42°F 1970 | 33% | 0% |
| May 21 | 83°F | 64°F | 93°F 1964 | 42°F 1981 | 33% | 0% |
| May 22 | 84°F | 64°F | 93°F 1969 | 45°F 2015 | 33% | 0% |
| May 23 | 84°F | 65°F | 96°F 1977 | 41°F 1963 | 32% | 0% |
| May 24 | 84°F | 65°F | 101°F 1977 | 45°F 2015 | 32% | 0% |
| May 25 | 84°F | 65°F | 94°F 1964 | 46°F 1997 | 32% | 0% |
| May 26 | 85°F | 66°F | 94°F 1978 | 52°F 1988 | 32% | 0% |
| May 27 | 85°F | 66°F | 96°F 1964 | 51°F 1998 | 32% | 0% |
| May 28 | 85°F | 66°F | 92°F 2006 | 50°F 1971 | 32% | 0% |
| May 29 | 86°F | 66°F | 95°F 1977 | 48°F 1971 | 32% | 0% |
| May 30 | 86°F | 67°F | 100°F 1977 | 45°F 1984 | 32% | 0% |
| May 31 | 86°F | 67°F | 106°F 1977 | 46°F 1984 | 32% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 7:46 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 8:09 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013893 (Memphis Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00037712, 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.