Roan Mountain Weather in May
Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.80 in.
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
- 71°F
- Average low
- 47°F
- Precipitation
- 4.80 in
- Record high
- 97°FMay 31, 1895
- Record low
- 28°FMay 8, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 50%
- Daylight
- 13 h 41 min to 14 h 27 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 54°F
- Wind
- 4.3 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 | 69°F | 43°F | 90°F 1899 | 33°F 2018 | ||
| May 2 | 69°F | 44°F | 89°F 1899 | 32°F 1909 | ||
| May 3 | 70°F | 44°F | 91°F 1899 | 32°F 2004 | ||
| May 4 | 70°F | 44°F | 92°F 1899 | 30°F 1986 | ||
| May 5 | 70°F | 44°F | 94°F 2008 | 30°F 1940 | ||
| May 6 | 70°F | 45°F | 91°F 2008 | 36°F 1983 | ||
| May 7 | 70°F | 45°F | 92°F 2008 | 33°F 2020 | ||
| May 8 | 70°F | 45°F | 92°F 2008 | 28°F 1989 | ||
| May 9 | 70°F | 45°F | 94°F 2008 | 32°F 1989 | ||
| May 10 | 71°F | 46°F | 94°F 1896 | 28°F 1906 | ||
| May 11 | 71°F | 46°F | 93°F 1896 | 34°F 1941 | ||
| May 12 | 71°F | 46°F | 95°F 1909 | 32°F 2020 | ||
| May 13 | 71°F | 46°F | 90°F 2008 | 33°F 1996 | ||
| May 14 | 71°F | 47°F | 90°F 1900 | 36°F 1941 | ||
| May 15 | 71°F | 47°F | 89°F 1896 | 31°F 1997 | ||
| May 16 | 71°F | 47°F | 92°F 1896 | 34°F 1997 | ||
| May 17 | 71°F | 47°F | 91°F 1896 | 33°F 1984 | ||
| May 18 | 71°F | 48°F | 91°F 1896 | 35°F 2002 | ||
| May 19 | 72°F | 48°F | 92°F 2026 | 33°F 2002 | ||
| May 20 | 72°F | 48°F | 91°F 1898 | 37°F 1993 | ||
| May 21 | 72°F | 48°F | 95°F 1898 | 32°F 2002 | 0% | |
| May 22 | 72°F | 49°F | 94°F 1941 | 32°F 2002 | 0% | |
| May 23 | 72°F | 49°F | 91°F 1903 | 38°F 2002 | 0% | |
| May 24 | 72°F | 49°F | 90°F 1896 | 39°F 2013 | 0% | |
| May 25 | 72°F | 49°F | 92°F 1904 | 40°F 2013 | 0% | |
| May 26 | 73°F | 50°F | 92°F 1904 | 37°F 1988 | 0% | |
| May 27 | 73°F | 50°F | 92°F 1904 | 38°F 1994 | 0% | |
| May 28 | 73°F | 50°F | 93°F 1941 | 38°F 1895 | 0% | |
| May 29 | 73°F | 50°F | 95°F 1944 | 38°F 1902 | 0% | |
| May 30 | 73°F | 51°F | 95°F 1895 | 41°F 1984 | 0% | |
| May 31 | 73°F | 51°F | 97°F 1895 | 35°F 1984 | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 8:40 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00407770 (Roan Mtn 3SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00402806, 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.