Gretna climate

Gretna Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chatham, 15.4 km from Gretna

Average highs run from 73°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 46°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.51 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 Gretna, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
4.51 in
Record high
97°FMay 21, 2026
Record low
28°FMay 10, 2020
Chance of a freeze
25%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
13 h 43 min to 14 h 31 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
4.0 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 173°F46°F91°F 200730°F 200238%0%
May 274°F46°F92°F 200730°F 200538%0%
May 374°F46°F91°F 200730°F 202638%0%
May 474°F47°F88°F 201830°F 200439%0%
May 574°F47°F88°F 201230°F 200439%0%
May 674°F48°F87°F 198037°F 198539%0%
May 774°F48°F90°F 198629°F 200539%0%
May 875°F48°F91°F 198631°F 200539%0%
May 975°F49°F90°F 201432°F 202039%0%
May 1075°F49°F90°F 201428°F 202039%0%
May 1175°F49°F87°F 201828°F 202039%0%
May 1275°F50°F89°F 200736°F 197739%0%
May 1375°F50°F92°F 201835°F 202139%0%
May 1475°F50°F93°F 201434°F 200139%0%
May 1576°F51°F92°F 198533°F 200239%0%
May 1676°F51°F89°F 199833°F 200240%0%
May 1776°F51°F91°F 199835°F 198440%0%
May 1876°F52°F93°F 197736°F 198440%0%
May 1976°F52°F93°F 202630°F 200240%0%
May 2077°F52°F94°F 202632°F 200240%0%
May 2177°F53°F97°F 202633°F 200239%0%
May 2277°F53°F92°F 202228°F 200239%0%
May 2377°F53°F90°F 202229°F 200239%0%
May 2477°F54°F90°F 202130°F 200239%0%
May 2578°F54°F91°F 201936°F 200239%0%
May 2678°F54°F91°F 198138°F 201339%0%
May 2778°F54°F91°F 201143°F 199939%0%
May 2878°F55°F91°F 201140°F 199939%0%
May 2978°F55°F92°F 201941°F 199939%0%
May 3079°F55°F90°F 197741°F 199939%0%
May 3179°F56°F94°F 201136°F 200038%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Gretna, 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 6:23 AM, sunset 8:06 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:00 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 USC00441614 (Chatham), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00441082, 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.