Memphis climate

Memphis Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Memphis, 0.3 km from Memphis

Average highs run from 79°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.49 in over about 7 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 Memphis, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
3.49 in
Record high
111°FMay 23, 2000
Record low
32°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
9.8
Daylight
13 h 35 min to 14 h 20 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
11.2 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 179°F50°F99°F 199237°F 198419%0%
May 279°F51°F104°F 201237°F 201320%0%
May 379°F51°F103°F 199632°F 201320%0%
May 479°F52°F105°F 201237°F 201320%0%
May 580°F52°F105°F 201238°F 201320%0%
May 680°F52°F102°F 201441°F 198221%0%
May 780°F53°F106°F 202240°F 196021%0%
May 881°F53°F107°F 201139°F 198421%0%
May 981°F53°F105°F 201140°F 198421%0%
May 1081°F54°F104°F 196743°F 198121%0%
May 1181°F54°F107°F 200045°F 198121%0%
May 1282°F55°F101°F 196141°F 196021%0%
May 1382°F55°F100°F 200940°F 195322%0%
May 1482°F55°F101°F 202639°F 195322%0%
May 1583°F56°F105°F 199640°F 196722%0%
May 1683°F56°F107°F 199645°F 198322%0%
May 1784°F56°F103°F 199643°F 197622%0%
May 1884°F57°F102°F 202647°F 200222%0%
May 1984°F57°F107°F 202244°F 197122%0%
May 2085°F58°F103°F 201445°F 198122%0%
May 2185°F58°F103°F 195341°F 196722%0%
May 2285°F58°F105°F 199647°F 196722%0%
May 2386°F59°F111°F 200049°F 196322%0%
May 2486°F59°F111°F 200049°F 201722%0%
May 2586°F59°F106°F 201750°F 200222%0%
May 2687°F60°F102°F 195347°F 195022%0%
May 2787°F60°F105°F 201147°F 196122%0%
May 2887°F61°F108°F 202245°F 199222%0%
May 2988°F61°F104°F 201143°F 198422%0%
May 3088°F61°F105°F 198548°F 198422%0%
May 3188°F62°F106°F 201348°F 198322%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Memphis, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 8:27 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 8:50 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415821 (Memphis), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023007, 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.