Rockbridge County Weather in May
Average highs run from 73°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 46°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.11 in over about 12 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 76°F
- Average low
- 51°F
- Precipitation
- 4.11 in
- Record high
- 94°FMay 10, 1911
- Record low
- 18°FMay 3, 1897
- Chance of a freeze
- 31%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.5
- Daylight
- 13 h 46 min to 14 h 36 min
- Cloud cover
- 69%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 53°F
- Wind
- 4.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 73°F | 46°F | 87°F 1902 | 25°F 1913 | 38% | 0% |
| May 2 | 73°F | 46°F | 90°F 1902 | 23°F 1911 | 38% | 0% |
| May 3 | 73°F | 46°F | 90°F 1902 | 18°F 1897 | 39% | 0% |
| May 4 | 74°F | 47°F | 87°F 2012 | 27°F 1939 | 39% | 0% |
| May 5 | 74°F | 47°F | 90°F 1902 | 28°F 1910 | 39% | 0% |
| May 6 | 74°F | 47°F | 88°F 1959 | 26°F 1910 | 39% | 0% |
| May 7 | 74°F | 48°F | 88°F 1959 | 28°F 1906 | 39% | 0% |
| May 8 | 74°F | 48°F | 87°F 1926 | 28°F 1911 | 39% | 0% |
| May 9 | 74°F | 48°F | 89°F 1963 | 23°F 1947 | 39% | 0% |
| May 10 | 75°F | 49°F | 94°F 1911 | 23°F 1947 | 39% | 0% |
| May 11 | 75°F | 49°F | 88°F 1896 | 27°F 1941 | 39% | 0% |
| May 12 | 75°F | 49°F | 86°F 1896 | 27°F 1941 | 40% | 0% |
| May 13 | 75°F | 50°F | 91°F 1902 | 27°F 1941 | 40% | 0% |
| May 14 | 75°F | 50°F | 88°F 2000 | 29°F 1996 | 40% | 0% |
| May 15 | 75°F | 50°F | 88°F 1982 | 26°F 1910 | 40% | 0% |
| May 16 | 76°F | 51°F | 94°F 1911 | 30°F 1984 | 40% | 0% |
| May 17 | 76°F | 51°F | 88°F 1911 | 30°F 1956 | 40% | 0% |
| May 18 | 76°F | 51°F | 93°F 1990 | 31°F 1912 | 40% | 0% |
| May 19 | 76°F | 52°F | 91°F 1996 | 32°F 1916 | 40% | 0% |
| May 20 | 76°F | 52°F | 93°F 1996 | 29°F 1907 | 40% | 0% |
| May 21 | 77°F | 52°F | 91°F 1996 | 30°F 1907 | 40% | 0% |
| May 22 | 77°F | 53°F | 90°F 1941 | 28°F 2002 | 40% | 0% |
| May 23 | 77°F | 53°F | 90°F 1902 | 26°F 1997 | 40% | 0% |
| May 24 | 77°F | 53°F | 89°F 1902 | 35°F 1928 | 40% | 0% |
| May 25 | 77°F | 53°F | 86°F 1970 | 31°F 1941 | 40% | 0% |
| May 26 | 78°F | 54°F | 87°F 1981 | 31°F 1925 | 40% | 0% |
| May 27 | 78°F | 54°F | 87°F 1989 | 29°F 1925 | 41% | 0% |
| May 28 | 78°F | 54°F | 88°F 1914 | 33°F 1902 | 41% | 0% |
| May 29 | 78°F | 55°F | 88°F 1914 | 30°F 1894 | 41% | 0% |
| May 30 | 79°F | 55°F | 90°F 1937 | 33°F 1932 | 41% | 0% |
| May 31 | 79°F | 55°F | 89°F 1987 | 32°F 1930 | 41% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 8:34 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00444876 (Lexington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00444128, 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.