Henry County climate

Henry County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Martinsville Fltr Plt, 10.5 km from Henry County

Average highs run from 75°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 46°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.50 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 Henry County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
4.50 in
Record high
94°FMay 20, 1962
Record low
29°FMay 11, 1966
Chance of a freeze
31%
Days of 90°F or more
1.0
Daylight
13 h 42 min to 14 h 30 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
5.4 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 175°F46°F87°F 197432°F 199636%0%
May 275°F46°F88°F 196234°F 197836%0%
May 375°F46°F88°F 195433°F 200536%0%
May 476°F47°F90°F 195931°F 198637%0%
May 576°F47°F90°F 196531°F 198637%0%
May 676°F47°F89°F 195536°F 195437%0%
May 776°F48°F88°F 200032°F 197037%0%
May 876°F48°F90°F 195931°F 198937%0%
May 976°F48°F88°F 196233°F 198937%0%
May 1077°F49°F91°F 196331°F 196638%0%
May 1177°F49°F89°F 200429°F 196638%0%
May 1277°F49°F88°F 200436°F 196938%0%
May 1377°F49°F92°F 195635°F 196038%0%
May 1477°F50°F92°F 195637°F 198138%0%
May 1577°F50°F92°F 195635°F 195938%0%
May 1678°F50°F90°F 196233°F 197339%0%
May 1778°F51°F90°F 199834°F 195639%0%
May 1878°F51°F90°F 197432°F 197339%0%
May 1978°F51°F92°F 199635°F 197339%0%
May 2078°F52°F94°F 196237°F 200239%0%
May 2179°F52°F93°F 199641°F 200239%0%
May 2279°F52°F92°F 199636°F 200239%0%
May 2379°F53°F91°F 200438°F 200239%0%
May 2479°F53°F90°F 196542°F 196339%0%
May 2579°F53°F89°F 196237°F 195639%0%
May 2680°F53°F90°F 196241°F 197939%0%
May 2780°F54°F90°F 196239°F 196139%0%
May 2880°F54°F90°F 197534°F 196139%0%
May 2980°F54°F92°F 200640°F 197239%0%
May 3081°F55°F94°F 200637°F 197239%0%
May 3181°F55°F92°F 196941°F 198439%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Henry County, 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 6:26 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 8:33 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00445300 (Martinsville Fltr Plt), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00446692, 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.