Elliston climate

Elliston Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Blacksburg Nwso, 16.2 km from Elliston

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.47 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 Elliston, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
4.47 in
Record high
90°FMay 31, 2011
Record low
23°FMay 5, 1973
Chance of a freeze
32%
Daylight
13 h 44 min to 14 h 32 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 169°F44°F84°F 195728°F 197143%
May 269°F44°F86°F 200729°F 197843%
May 369°F45°F86°F 195426°F 198143%
May 470°F45°F87°F 201228°F 196743%
May 570°F45°F85°F 195523°F 197343%
May 670°F46°F82°F 196929°F 196843%
May 770°F46°F85°F 195924°F 196844%
May 870°F46°F85°F 196930°F 197444%
May 971°F46°F85°F 196428°F 198344%
May 1071°F47°F88°F 196326°F 196644%
May 1171°F47°F84°F 195328°F 197744%
May 1271°F47°F85°F 195330°F 196944%
May 1371°F48°F86°F 201426°F 196944%
May 1472°F48°F88°F 201431°F 197444%0%
May 1572°F48°F88°F 198531°F 199644%0%
May 1672°F48°F86°F 198225°F 197344%0%
May 1772°F49°F85°F 196230°F 196744%0%
May 1872°F49°F87°F 196225°F 197344%0%
May 1972°F49°F88°F 199630°F 200244%0%
May 2073°F50°F89°F 199629°F 200244%0%
May 2173°F50°F88°F 199634°F 199344%0%
May 2273°F50°F85°F 195328°F 200244%0%
May 2373°F50°F87°F 195330°F 200244%0%
May 2473°F51°F84°F 195731°F 196744%0%
May 2574°F51°F89°F 195334°F 196744%0%
May 2674°F51°F88°F 195334°F 198844%0%
May 2774°F52°F86°F 201928°F 197244%0%
May 2874°F52°F87°F 195535°F 197244%0%
May 2975°F52°F85°F 201941°F 199444%0%
May 3075°F53°F87°F 195339°F 196444%0%
May 3175°F53°F90°F 201133°F 198444%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elliston, 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 8:10 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 8:35 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00440766 (Blacksburg Nwso), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00440766, 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.