Stafford climate

Stafford Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Quantico Mcas, 12.8 km from Stafford

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 52°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.63 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 Stafford, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
3.63 in
Record high
100°FMay 20, 2026
Record low
32°FMay 10, 2020
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.4
Daylight
13 h 48 min to 14 h 39 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
5.1 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 172°F52°F91°F 202435°F 201841%0%
May 273°F53°F89°F 201037°F 202241%0%
May 373°F53°F91°F 201835°F 200541%0%
May 473°F53°F92°F 201835°F 200541%0%
May 573°F54°F90°F 201840°F 200441%0%
May 674°F54°F90°F 200042°F 199741%0%
May 774°F54°F90°F 200040°F 200141%0%
May 874°F55°F92°F 200039°F 199741%0%
May 974°F55°F92°F 200035°F 202041%0%
May 1074°F55°F90°F 200032°F 202041%0%
May 1174°F55°F91°F 200434°F 202041%0%
May 1275°F56°F90°F 200134°F 202041%0%
May 1375°F56°F93°F 201836°F 202041%0%
May 1475°F56°F96°F 200036°F 201341%0%
May 1575°F57°F88°F 200437°F 201341%0%
May 1675°F57°F89°F 201839°F 201640%0%
May 1776°F57°F91°F 199841°F 199740%0%
May 1876°F57°F94°F 201741°F 199740%0%
May 1976°F58°F98°F 202640°F 200940%0%
May 2076°F58°F100°F 202642°F 200240%0%
May 2176°F58°F100°F 202640°F 200239%0%
May 2277°F59°F100°F 202636°F 200239%0%
May 2377°F59°F92°F 202239°F 200239%0%
May 2477°F59°F92°F 200442°F 199739%0%
May 2577°F59°F90°F 200442°F 199738%0%
May 2678°F60°F91°F 200442°F 199738%0%
May 2778°F60°F92°F 201145°F 201338%0%
May 2878°F60°F89°F 201044°F 199738%0%
May 2979°F61°F92°F 201942°F 199737%0%
May 3079°F61°F92°F 201944°F 199737%0%
May 3179°F61°F94°F 200644°F 199637%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Stafford, 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 6:13 AM, sunset 8:01 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 8:27 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013773 (Quantico Mcas), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00443204, 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.