Huntsville Weather in May
Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 34°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.14 in over about 8 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
- 71°F
- Average low
- 37°F
- Precipitation
- 2.14 in
- Snowfall
- 0.3 in
- Record high
- 98°FMay 30, 2020
- Record low
- 28°FMay 7, 2010
- Chance of a freeze
- 99%
- Daylight
- 14 h 01 min to 14 h 56 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 58%
- Dew point
- 35°F
- Wind
- 4.9 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 | 65°F | 34°F | 88°F 2023 | 30°F 2011 | 29% | 2% |
| May 2 | 66°F | 34°F | 83°F 1952 | 30°F 2008 | 29% | 2% |
| May 3 | 66°F | 35°F | 83°F 2000 | 31°F 1950 | 29% | 2% |
| May 4 | 67°F | 35°F | 84°F 2004 | 32°F 2011 | 29% | 2% |
| May 5 | 67°F | 35°F | 85°F 2017 | 32°F 1950 | 29% | 2% |
| May 6 | 67°F | 35°F | 85°F 2021 | 31°F 2010 | 28% | 2% |
| May 7 | 68°F | 35°F | 83°F 2021 | 28°F 2010 | 28% | 2% |
| May 8 | 68°F | 36°F | 78°F 2001 | 31°F 1950 | 28% | 1% |
| May 9 | 69°F | 36°F | 83°F 2018 | 30°F 1948 | 28% | 1% |
| May 10 | 69°F | 36°F | 88°F 2025 | 31°F 1948 | 28% | 1% |
| May 11 | 69°F | 36°F | 88°F 2007 | 32°F 2005 | 27% | 1% |
| May 12 | 70°F | 37°F | 90°F 2026 | 33°F 1951 | 27% | 1% |
| May 13 | 70°F | 37°F | 90°F 2013 | 33°F 1951 | 27% | 1% |
| May 14 | 71°F | 37°F | 85°F 2006 | 37°F 2017 | 27% | 1% |
| May 15 | 71°F | 37°F | 89°F 2012 | 39°F 1999 | 26% | 1% |
| May 16 | 71°F | 37°F | 87°F 1948 | 36°F 2005 | 26% | 1% |
| May 17 | 72°F | 38°F | 88°F 1948 | 33°F 2017 | 26% | 1% |
| May 18 | 72°F | 38°F | 89°F 2006 | 30°F 2017 | 26% | 1% |
| May 19 | 73°F | 38°F | 87°F 2007 | 31°F 1950 | 25% | 1% |
| May 20 | 73°F | 38°F | 90°F 2008 | 37°F 2022 | 25% | 1% |
| May 21 | 73°F | 38°F | 89°F 2012 | 39°F 2001 | 25% | 0% |
| May 22 | 74°F | 39°F | 85°F 2000 | 34°F 2007 | 25% | 0% |
| May 23 | 74°F | 39°F | 89°F 2003 | 36°F 2007 | 25% | 0% |
| May 24 | 74°F | 39°F | 90°F 2003 | 36°F 2010 | 25% | 0% |
| May 25 | 75°F | 39°F | 90°F 2003 | 39°F 1950 | 25% | 0% |
| May 26 | 75°F | 39°F | 92°F 2022 | 42°F 2011 | 25% | 0% |
| May 27 | 76°F | 39°F | 88°F 1951 | 40°F 1998 | 25% | 0% |
| May 28 | 76°F | 39°F | 96°F 2003 | 35°F 2006 | 24% | 0% |
| May 29 | 76°F | 40°F | 96°F 2003 | 39°F 2007 | 24% | 0% |
| May 30 | 77°F | 40°F | 98°F 2020 | 33°F 2011 | 24% | 0% |
| May 31 | 77°F | 40°F | 94°F 2002 | 40°F 2022 | 24% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 8:25 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 8:53 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00424135 (Huntsville Monastery), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024126, 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.