Washington County climate

Washington County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Erwin 1 W, 17.9 km from Washington County

Average highs run from 73°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.83 in over about 13 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 Washington County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
4.83 in
Record high
94°FMay 22, 1941
Record low
30°FMay 2, 1963
Chance of a freeze
29%
Daylight
13 h 41 min to 14 h 28 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
5.4 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 173°F45°F89°F 194232°F 199640%0%
May 273°F46°F89°F 201030°F 196341%0%
May 373°F46°F89°F 194232°F 200541%0%
May 474°F46°F88°F 193830°F 198641%0%
May 574°F47°F89°F 194930°F 194041%0%
May 674°F47°F88°F 194135°F 195442%0%
May 774°F47°F88°F 194032°F 202042%0%
May 874°F48°F91°F 194030°F 198942%0%
May 975°F48°F88°F 196330°F 194742%0%
May 1075°F48°F88°F 201532°F 196642%0%
May 1175°F48°F89°F 201533°F 199742%0%
May 1275°F49°F89°F 200034°F 202043%0%
May 1376°F49°F91°F 201434°F 196943%0%
May 1476°F49°F88°F 195733°F 199643%0%
May 1576°F50°F91°F 196232°F 202643%0%
May 1676°F50°F91°F 196230°F 199743%0%
May 1776°F50°F91°F 196234°F 198443%0%
May 1877°F50°F93°F 202634°F 197343%0%
May 1977°F51°F91°F 196235°F 200243%0%
May 2077°F51°F91°F 202232°F 200243%0%
May 2177°F51°F93°F 194137°F 200243%0%
May 2278°F52°F94°F 194131°F 200243%0%
May 2378°F52°F91°F 195337°F 200243%0%
May 2478°F52°F88°F 195339°F 202543%0%
May 2578°F52°F90°F 195340°F 201343%0%
May 2678°F53°F91°F 201239°F 198843%0%
May 2779°F53°F91°F 201238°F 196143%0%
May 2879°F53°F92°F 194137°F 196143%0%
May 2979°F54°F92°F 194144°F 194943%0%
May 3079°F54°F93°F 201139°F 198443%0%
May 3180°F54°F94°F 201138°F 198443%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washington County, 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 (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 8:18 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 8:42 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00402934 (Erwin 1 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013877, 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.