Gloucester Point climate

Gloucester Point Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newport News Intl AP, 13.6 km from Gloucester Point

Average highs run from 74°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 52°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.66 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 Gloucester Point, 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
56°F
Precipitation
3.66 in
Record high
96°FMay 29, 2012
Record low
34°FMay 10, 2020
Chance of a freeze
3%
Days of 90°F or more
2.3
Daylight
13 h 45 min to 14 h 32 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
57°F
Wind
9.4 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 174°F52°F91°F 201039°F 201838%0%
May 274°F52°F93°F 201039°F 200639%0%
May 375°F53°F88°F 201841°F 202639%0%
May 475°F53°F89°F 202139°F 200339%0%
May 575°F53°F87°F 200137°F 200339%0%
May 675°F53°F94°F 201043°F 200239%0%
May 775°F54°F89°F 200441°F 202139%0%
May 876°F54°F93°F 201039°F 201739%0%
May 976°F54°F91°F 201439°F 202139%0%
May 1076°F55°F89°F 201434°F 202039%0%
May 1176°F55°F88°F 200140°F 202639%0%
May 1276°F55°F93°F 201537°F 202639%0%
May 1377°F55°F95°F 201438°F 202139%0%
May 1477°F56°F90°F 201039°F 202139%0%
May 1577°F56°F89°F 201339°F 202139%0%
May 1677°F56°F92°F 201339°F 201639%0%
May 1777°F56°F92°F 201748°F 202139%0%
May 1878°F57°F94°F 201544°F 202139%0%
May 1978°F57°F95°F 202640°F 200239%0%
May 2078°F57°F94°F 202640°F 200239%0%
May 2178°F58°F92°F 202236°F 200239%0%
May 2278°F58°F92°F 201437°F 200239%0%
May 2379°F58°F91°F 202137°F 200239%0%
May 2479°F58°F92°F 201146°F 200639%0%
May 2579°F59°F91°F 200447°F 201339%0%
May 2679°F59°F93°F 201946°F 201339%0%
May 2780°F59°F93°F 201447°F 202539%0%
May 2880°F59°F95°F 201448°F 200839%0%
May 2980°F60°F96°F 201244°F 200839%0%
May 3080°F60°F96°F 201949°F 200139%0%
May 3181°F60°F93°F 201143°F 200139%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Gloucester Point, 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 6:11 AM, sunset 7:56 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 8:20 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093741 (Newport News Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093741, 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.