Craigsville climate

Craigsville Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Richwood 1SSE, 18.1 km from Craigsville

Average highs run from 66°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.83 in over about 12 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 Craigsville, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
5.83 in
Record high
96°FMay 30, 1998
Record low
24°FMay 6, 1997
Chance of a freeze
46%
Daylight
13 h 48 min to 14 h 39 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
79%
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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 166°F45°F89°F 201732°F 201838%
May 266°F45°F92°F 201933°F 198838%
May 366°F45°F89°F 200130°F 200538%
May 466°F45°F92°F 201830°F 202638%
May 567°F46°F89°F 200130°F 200438%
May 667°F46°F88°F 200124°F 199738%
May 767°F46°F93°F 199931°F 199238%
May 867°F46°F93°F 200030°F 198939%
May 967°F47°F91°F 201531°F 202039%
May 1068°F47°F92°F 201528°F 202039%
May 1168°F47°F92°F 199329°F 202039%
May 1268°F47°F93°F 201534°F 201039%
May 1368°F48°F91°F 199932°F 199639%
May 1468°F48°F93°F 201430°F 199639%
May 1568°F48°F94°F 201831°F 199639%
May 1669°F48°F95°F 201834°F 201640%
May 1769°F49°F94°F 199134°F 201640%
May 1869°F49°F92°F 201736°F 200940%
May 1969°F49°F93°F 200033°F 200940%
May 2069°F49°F94°F 202633°F 200940%
May 2169°F49°F94°F 199634°F 200240%
May 2269°F50°F90°F 202232°F 200240%0%
May 2370°F50°F92°F 199133°F 200240%0%
May 2470°F50°F92°F 199135°F 199740%0%
May 2570°F50°F90°F 199535°F 201340%0%
May 2670°F51°F93°F 198935°F 201340%0%
May 2770°F51°F93°F 199139°F 201340%0%
May 2870°F51°F95°F 201237°F 199440%0%
May 2971°F51°F93°F 201237°F 199440%0%
May 3071°F52°F96°F 199841°F 199440%0%
May 3171°F52°F94°F 200641°F 202439%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Craigsville, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:01 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 USC00467513 (Richwood 1SSE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00468662, 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.