Chester Gap climate

Chester Gap Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Front Royal, 6.9 km from Chester Gap

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.36 in over about 14 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 Chester Gap, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
4.36 in
Record high
98°FMay 20, 1996
Record low
28°FMay 2, 2023
Chance of a freeze
16%
Days of 90°F or more
1.7
Daylight
13 h 50 min to 14 h 41 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
4.5 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 172°F47°F86°F 201032°F 202242%0%
May 272°F47°F89°F 201028°F 202342%0%
May 372°F48°F89°F 201832°F 202342%0%
May 472°F48°F88°F 200135°F 200242%0%
May 572°F48°F85°F 201537°F 200543%0%
May 673°F49°F90°F 200036°F 202243%0%
May 773°F49°F92°F 200033°F 200543%0%
May 873°F49°F93°F 200037°F 200643%0%
May 973°F49°F91°F 200029°F 202043%0%
May 1073°F50°F91°F 200432°F 202043%0%
May 1173°F50°F87°F 200435°F 201043%0%
May 1274°F50°F91°F 200035°F 202243%0%
May 1374°F50°F92°F 201832°F 199643%0%
May 1474°F51°F88°F 201432°F 199643%0%
May 1574°F51°F89°F 201033°F 201343%0%
May 1674°F51°F93°F 201339°F 200043%0%
May 1774°F52°F91°F 199831°F 201743%0%
May 1875°F52°F93°F 201741°F 201443%0%
May 1975°F52°F96°F 199634°F 200243%0%
May 2075°F52°F98°F 199633°F 200243%0%
May 2175°F53°F92°F 199631°F 200243%0%
May 2275°F53°F92°F 200431°F 200243%0%
May 2376°F53°F92°F 200439°F 200243%0%
May 2476°F54°F91°F 200440°F 200643%0%
May 2576°F54°F91°F 200440°F 201343%0%
May 2676°F54°F91°F 200741°F 201343%0%
May 2776°F55°F98°F 201642°F 201342%0%
May 2877°F55°F91°F 201043°F 201342%0%
May 2977°F55°F91°F 200641°F 199642%0%
May 3077°F55°F93°F 200640°F 199642%0%
May 3178°F56°F95°F 201139°F 200142%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chester Gap, 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 6:15 AM, sunset 8:05 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 8:31 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00443229 (Front Royal), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00443229, 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.