Alderson Weather in May
Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.42 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
- 75°F
- Average low
- 49°F
- Precipitation
- 4.42 in
- Record high
- 92°FMay 19, 2026
- Record low
- 22°FMay 2, 1943
- Chance of a freeze
- 37%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.0
- Daylight
- 13 h 46 min to 14 h 35 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 79%
- 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 71°F | 44°F | 85°F 1962 | 29°F 1914 | 40% | 0% |
| May 2 | 72°F | 44°F | 87°F 2019 | 22°F 1943 | 40% | 0% |
| May 3 | 72°F | 45°F | 86°F 2010 | 26°F 1961 | 40% | 0% |
| May 4 | 72°F | 45°F | 87°F 2012 | 28°F 1900 | 40% | 0% |
| May 5 | 72°F | 45°F | 88°F 1913 | 26°F 1954 | 40% | 0% |
| May 6 | 73°F | 46°F | 89°F 1949 | 28°F 1910 | 40% | 0% |
| May 7 | 73°F | 46°F | 90°F 1986 | 28°F 1974 | 40% | 0% |
| May 8 | 73°F | 46°F | 88°F 1940 | 27°F 1947 | 40% | 0% |
| May 9 | 73°F | 46°F | 88°F 1963 | 24°F 1947 | 40% | 0% |
| May 10 | 73°F | 47°F | 86°F 1979 | 24°F 1947 | 40% | 0% |
| May 11 | 74°F | 47°F | 86°F 1948 | 26°F 1947 | 40% | 0% |
| May 12 | 74°F | 47°F | 86°F 1944 | 30°F 1941 | 40% | 0% |
| May 13 | 74°F | 48°F | 86°F 1916 | 29°F 1928 | 40% | 0% |
| May 14 | 74°F | 48°F | 87°F 1900 | 25°F 1996 | 40% | 0% |
| May 15 | 74°F | 48°F | 89°F 1900 | 27°F 1920 | 40% | 0% |
| May 16 | 75°F | 49°F | 89°F 1900 | 30°F 1973 | 40% | 0% |
| May 17 | 75°F | 49°F | 89°F 1986 | 29°F 1956 | 40% | 0% |
| May 18 | 75°F | 49°F | 90°F 1962 | 31°F 1973 | 39% | 0% |
| May 19 | 75°F | 50°F | 92°F 2026 | 30°F 2002 | 39% | 0% |
| May 20 | 75°F | 50°F | 92°F 2026 | 26°F 2002 | 39% | 0% |
| May 21 | 76°F | 50°F | 91°F 2022 | 29°F 1993 | 39% | 0% |
| May 22 | 76°F | 51°F | 91°F 2022 | 24°F 2002 | 39% | 0% |
| May 23 | 76°F | 51°F | 88°F 1903 | 30°F 1961 | 38% | 0% |
| May 24 | 76°F | 51°F | 89°F 1939 | 32°F 1961 | 38% | 0% |
| May 25 | 76°F | 52°F | 88°F 1904 | 28°F 1930 | 38% | 0% |
| May 26 | 77°F | 52°F | 92°F 1914 | 30°F 1925 | 38% | 0% |
| May 27 | 77°F | 52°F | 86°F 1908 | 24°F 1925 | 38% | 0% |
| May 28 | 77°F | 53°F | 87°F 1908 | 29°F 1994 | 38% | 0% |
| May 29 | 77°F | 53°F | 89°F 1914 | 32°F 1902 | 37% | 0% |
| May 30 | 78°F | 53°F | 90°F 1969 | 33°F 1932 | 37% | 0% |
| May 31 | 78°F | 54°F | 90°F 2006 | 32°F 1947 | 37% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 8:13 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 8:38 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00460102 (Alderson), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00465224, 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.