Bassett climate

Bassett Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Philpott Dam 2, 3.8 km from Bassett

Average highs run from 75°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.25 in over about 12 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 Bassett, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
4.25 in
Record high
94°FMay 20, 1962
Record low
29°FMay 11, 1966
Chance of a freeze
12%
Days of 90°F or more
1.0
Daylight
13 h 43 min to 14 h 30 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
4.3 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 175°F48°F87°F 197432°F 199636%0%
May 275°F48°F88°F 196234°F 197836%0%
May 375°F48°F88°F 195433°F 200536%0%
May 475°F49°F90°F 195931°F 198636%0%
May 575°F49°F90°F 196531°F 198637%0%
May 675°F49°F89°F 195536°F 195437%0%
May 776°F50°F88°F 200032°F 197037%0%
May 876°F50°F90°F 195931°F 198937%0%
May 976°F50°F88°F 196233°F 198937%0%
May 1076°F51°F91°F 196331°F 196637%0%
May 1176°F51°F89°F 200429°F 196638%0%
May 1276°F51°F88°F 200436°F 196938%0%
May 1377°F52°F92°F 195635°F 196038%0%
May 1477°F52°F92°F 195637°F 198138%0%
May 1577°F52°F92°F 195635°F 195939%0%
May 1677°F53°F90°F 196233°F 197339%0%
May 1777°F53°F90°F 199834°F 195639%0%
May 1877°F53°F90°F 197432°F 197340%0%
May 1977°F54°F92°F 199635°F 197340%0%
May 2078°F54°F94°F 196237°F 200240%0%
May 2178°F54°F93°F 199641°F 200240%0%
May 2278°F54°F92°F 199636°F 200240%0%
May 2378°F55°F91°F 200438°F 200240%0%
May 2478°F55°F90°F 196542°F 196341%0%
May 2579°F55°F89°F 196237°F 195641%0%
May 2679°F56°F90°F 196241°F 197941%0%
May 2779°F56°F90°F 196239°F 196141%0%
May 2879°F56°F90°F 197534°F 196141%0%
May 2980°F57°F92°F 200640°F 197241%0%
May 3080°F57°F94°F 200637°F 197241%0%
May 3180°F57°F92°F 196941°F 198441%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bassett, 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 6:26 AM, sunset 8:09 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 8:33 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00446692 (Philpott Dam 2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00446692, 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.