Washington County climate

Washington County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Montpelier 2, 2.3 km from Washington County

Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.41 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.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
4.41 in
Snowfall
0.8 in
Record high
91°FMay 27, 2020
Record low
20°FMay 3, 1966
Chance of a freeze
65%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 15 h 17 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
4.7 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 161°F39°F86°F 197024°F 200841%8%
May 262°F39°F85°F 200125°F 195641%8%
May 362°F39°F85°F 200120°F 196641%7%
May 463°F40°F83°F 194926°F 196740%7%
May 563°F40°F83°F 194924°F 195240%6%
May 664°F41°F82°F 197725°F 196340%6%
May 764°F41°F86°F 196422°F 196640%6%
May 865°F41°F84°F 201521°F 195640%5%
May 965°F42°F89°F 197921°F 195640%5%
May 1065°F42°F87°F 195324°F 196641%5%
May 1166°F42°F84°F 195321°F 195641%5%
May 1266°F43°F87°F 202226°F 196641%4%
May 1367°F43°F87°F 202226°F 196341%4%
May 1467°F43°F87°F 202226°F 196741%4%
May 1567°F44°F88°F 197427°F 197341%4%
May 1668°F44°F85°F 199130°F 195741%3%
May 1768°F45°F87°F 201725°F 195741%3%
May 1868°F45°F90°F 196224°F 202341%3%
May 1969°F45°F90°F 196228°F 200941%3%
May 2069°F46°F88°F 197525°F 200242%3%
May 2169°F46°F90°F 202226°F 196442%2%
May 2270°F46°F90°F 199429°F 200242%2%
May 2370°F47°F88°F 197528°F 199042%2%
May 2470°F47°F86°F 196427°F 195642%2%
May 2571°F47°F87°F 200723°F 195642%2%
May 2671°F48°F87°F 201027°F 195642%1%
May 2771°F48°F91°F 202027°F 196942%1%
May 2871°F48°F88°F 197832°F 201342%1%
May 2972°F49°F87°F 197832°F 195642%1%
May 3072°F49°F88°F 198730°F 196142%1%
May 3172°F49°F87°F 201326°F 196142%1%

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 5:41 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:10 AM, sunset 8:27 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00435273 (Montpelier 2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094705, 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.