Chincoteague climate

Chincoteague Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wallops Island Flight Fac, 7.4 km from Chincoteague

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 51°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.20 in over about 11 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 Chincoteague, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
3.20 in
Record high
97°FMay 31, 1991
Record low
33°FMay 10, 2020
Chance of a freeze
1%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
13 h 47 min to 14 h 37 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
56°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 169°F51°F87°F 201039°F 198737%0%
May 269°F51°F88°F 201037°F 197837%0%
May 370°F52°F82°F 200137°F 198837%0%
May 470°F52°F84°F 201037°F 198537%0%
May 570°F52°F85°F 198037°F 200337%0%
May 670°F53°F88°F 201043°F 196837%0%
May 771°F53°F90°F 200038°F 197037%0%
May 871°F53°F89°F 202439°F 198937%0%
May 971°F53°F89°F 197038°F 202037%0%
May 1071°F54°F86°F 200033°F 202037%0%
May 1172°F54°F86°F 199639°F 198637%0%
May 1272°F54°F89°F 200040°F 202637%0%
May 1372°F55°F90°F 197043°F 199636%0%
May 1472°F55°F85°F 199141°F 199636%0%
May 1572°F55°F88°F 201841°F 199836%0%
May 1673°F56°F89°F 201340°F 201636%0%
May 1773°F56°F87°F 198642°F 198436%0%
May 1873°F56°F92°F 197744°F 198436%0%
May 1973°F56°F93°F 199643°F 200236%0%
May 2074°F57°F96°F 199639°F 200936%0%
May 2174°F57°F91°F 199642°F 200235%0%
May 2274°F57°F89°F 199240°F 200235%0%
May 2374°F58°F92°F 199242°F 200235%0%
May 2475°F58°F91°F 199244°F 196735%0%
May 2575°F58°F90°F 199144°F 196735%0%
May 2675°F59°F90°F 199144°F 196735%0%
May 2775°F59°F90°F 197543°F 197635%0%
May 2876°F59°F92°F 199142°F 199735%0%
May 2976°F60°F93°F 201941°F 199735%0%
May 3076°F60°F96°F 199149°F 198435%0%
May 3177°F60°F97°F 199142°F 199635%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chincoteague, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 8:18 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093739 (Wallops Island Flight Fac), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093739, 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.