Plum Creek climate

Plum Creek Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Christiansburg, 8.7 km from Plum Creek

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 46°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.69 in over about 13 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 Plum Creek, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
4.69 in
Record high
90°FMay 31, 2011
Record low
23°FMay 5, 1973
Chance of a freeze
24%
Daylight
13 h 44 min to 14 h 32 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
53°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 168°F46°F84°F 195728°F 197141%0%
May 269°F46°F86°F 200729°F 197841%0%
May 369°F46°F86°F 195426°F 198141%0%
May 469°F47°F87°F 201228°F 196742%0%
May 569°F47°F85°F 195523°F 197342%0%
May 669°F47°F82°F 196929°F 196842%0%
May 770°F47°F85°F 195924°F 196842%0%
May 870°F48°F85°F 196930°F 197442%0%
May 970°F48°F85°F 196428°F 198342%0%
May 1070°F48°F88°F 196326°F 196642%0%
May 1170°F48°F84°F 195328°F 197742%0%
May 1271°F49°F85°F 195330°F 196942%0%
May 1371°F49°F86°F 201426°F 196942%0%
May 1471°F49°F88°F 201431°F 197442%0%
May 1571°F49°F88°F 198531°F 199642%0%
May 1671°F50°F86°F 198225°F 197343%0%
May 1771°F50°F85°F 196230°F 196743%0%
May 1872°F50°F87°F 196225°F 197343%0%
May 1972°F50°F88°F 199630°F 200243%0%
May 2072°F51°F89°F 199629°F 200243%0%
May 2172°F51°F88°F 199634°F 199343%0%
May 2272°F51°F85°F 195328°F 200243%0%
May 2373°F51°F87°F 195330°F 200243%0%
May 2473°F52°F84°F 195731°F 196743%0%
May 2573°F52°F89°F 195334°F 196743%0%
May 2673°F52°F88°F 195334°F 198843%0%
May 2773°F53°F86°F 201928°F 197243%0%
May 2874°F53°F87°F 195535°F 197243%0%
May 2974°F53°F85°F 201941°F 199443%0%
May 3074°F53°F87°F 195339°F 196443%0%
May 3174°F54°F90°F 201133°F 198443%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Plum Creek, 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 6:27 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 8:36 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00441692 (Christiansburg), 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.