Charlotte Weather in May
Average highs run from 89°F on May 1 to 94°F on May 31, and lows from 63°F to 70°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.19 in over about 5 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
- 91°F
- Average low
- 67°F
- Precipitation
- 3.19 in
- Record high
- 105°FMay 3, 2002
- Record low
- 32°FMay 3, 2016
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 17.2
- Daylight
- 13 h 17 min to 13 h 51 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 67%
- Dew point
- 65°F
- Wind
- 10.5 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 89°F | 63°F | 100°F 1998 | 44°F 1996 | 15% |
| May 2 | 89°F | 63°F | 104°F 2002 | 41°F 2016 | 15% |
| May 3 | 89°F | 64°F | 105°F 2002 | 32°F 2016 | 15% |
| May 4 | 89°F | 64°F | 97°F 2020 | 40°F 2013 | 15% |
| May 5 | 89°F | 64°F | 99°F 2012 | 46°F 2025 | 16% |
| May 6 | 89°F | 64°F | 98°F 2012 | 49°F 2013 | 16% |
| May 7 | 90°F | 65°F | 100°F 1998 | 47°F 2016 | 16% |
| May 8 | 90°F | 65°F | 104°F 2022 | 47°F 2016 | 16% |
| May 9 | 90°F | 65°F | 102°F 1998 | 55°F 1999 | 16% |
| May 10 | 90°F | 65°F | 100°F 1995 | 51°F 2025 | 16% |
| May 11 | 90°F | 66°F | 103°F 2006 | 53°F 1993 | 16% |
| May 12 | 90°F | 66°F | 99°F 2000 | 51°F 2006 | 16% |
| May 13 | 91°F | 66°F | 100°F 1995 | 52°F 2025 | 16% |
| May 14 | 91°F | 66°F | 101°F 1995 | 49°F 2002 | 16% |
| May 15 | 91°F | 67°F | 101°F 2003 | 48°F 2014 | 16% |
| May 16 | 91°F | 67°F | 100°F 2003 | 54°F 2014 | 16% |
| May 17 | 91°F | 67°F | 104°F 2003 | 56°F 2006 | 16% |
| May 18 | 92°F | 67°F | 103°F 2003 | 57°F 2006 | 16% |
| May 19 | 92°F | 68°F | 101°F 2022 | 51°F 2009 | 16% |
| May 20 | 92°F | 68°F | 101°F 1996 | 52°F 2002 | 16% |
| May 21 | 92°F | 68°F | 102°F 2025 | 52°F 2002 | 16% |
| May 22 | 92°F | 68°F | 103°F 2022 | 57°F 2001 | 16% |
| May 23 | 92°F | 68°F | 100°F 1996 | 62°F 1994 | 16% |
| May 24 | 93°F | 69°F | 100°F 2000 | 56°F 2017 | 16% |
| May 25 | 93°F | 69°F | 101°F 2024 | 56°F 2001 | 16% |
| May 26 | 93°F | 69°F | 105°F 2008 | 59°F 2022 | 16% |
| May 27 | 93°F | 69°F | 100°F 2018 | 60°F 2020 | 16% |
| May 28 | 93°F | 69°F | 101°F 2011 | 54°F 2024 | 16% |
| May 29 | 94°F | 70°F | 102°F 1996 | 61°F 1992 | 16% |
| May 30 | 94°F | 70°F | 101°F 1998 | 56°F 1992 | 16% |
| May 31 | 94°F | 70°F | 104°F 1998 | 59°F 1992 | 16% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00411663 (Charlotte 5 Nnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00417111, 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.