Tazewell County climate

Tazewell County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Burkes Garden, 20.3 km from Tazewell County

Average highs run from 66°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.72 in over about 16 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 Tazewell County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
4.72 in
Record high
90°FMay 31, 2011
Record low
27°FMay 10, 2020
Chance of a freeze
72%
Daylight
13 h 44 min to 14 h 32 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
52°F
Wind
4.3 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 166°F42°F84°F 201029°F 199647%
May 266°F42°F84°F 200729°F 199647%
May 366°F42°F89°F 201028°F 200547%
May 467°F42°F86°F 201228°F 200548%
May 567°F43°F82°F 200128°F 200548%
May 667°F43°F83°F 200133°F 200948%
May 767°F43°F84°F 200031°F 202049%
May 867°F43°F86°F 201031°F 202049%
May 968°F44°F85°F 201533°F 202049%
May 1068°F44°F83°F 200427°F 202049%
May 1168°F44°F85°F 201528°F 202049%
May 1268°F45°F85°F 201533°F 202049%
May 1368°F45°F84°F 200032°F 202149%
May 1469°F45°F86°F 201431°F 199650%
May 1569°F45°F86°F 201831°F 201350%
May 1669°F46°F86°F 199832°F 199750%
May 1769°F46°F85°F 201732°F 199750%
May 1869°F46°F86°F 202629°F 200950%
May 1969°F46°F89°F 202632°F 200950%
May 2070°F47°F88°F 199630°F 200250%0%
May 2170°F47°F89°F 202232°F 200250%0%
May 2270°F47°F85°F 201329°F 200250%0%
May 2370°F48°F86°F 200931°F 200250%0%
May 2470°F48°F85°F 201136°F 200651%0%
May 2571°F48°F86°F 202036°F 200651%0%
May 2671°F48°F87°F 199135°F 201351%0%
May 2771°F49°F87°F 199141°F 199351%0%
May 2871°F49°F87°F 201234°F 199451%0%
May 2972°F49°F87°F 200633°F 199451%0%
May 3072°F50°F88°F 201139°F 199451%0%
May 3172°F50°F90°F 201142°F 199651%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tazewell County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 8:40 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00441209 (Burkes Garden), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00447174, 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.