Pocahontas County climate

Pocahontas County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Snowshoe, 7.5 km from Pocahontas County

Average highs run from 57°F on May 1 to 63°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.84 in over about 18 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 Pocahontas County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
5.84 in
Snowfall
0.8 in
Record high
94°FMay 10, 1911
Record low
18°FMay 3, 1897
Chance of a freeze
82%
Daylight
13 h 49 min to 14 h 38 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
50°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 157°F39°F87°F 190225°F 191358%5%
May 257°F39°F90°F 190223°F 191159%5%
May 357°F40°F90°F 190218°F 189759%5%
May 457°F40°F87°F 201227°F 193959%5%
May 558°F40°F90°F 190228°F 191059%4%
May 658°F41°F88°F 195926°F 191059%4%
May 758°F41°F88°F 195928°F 190659%4%
May 858°F41°F87°F 192628°F 191159%4%
May 958°F41°F89°F 196323°F 194759%4%
May 1059°F42°F94°F 191123°F 194759%3%
May 1159°F42°F88°F 189627°F 194159%3%
May 1259°F42°F86°F 189627°F 194160%3%
May 1359°F43°F91°F 190227°F 194160%3%
May 1459°F43°F88°F 200029°F 199660%3%
May 1560°F43°F88°F 198226°F 191060%3%
May 1660°F43°F94°F 191130°F 198460%2%
May 1760°F44°F88°F 191130°F 195660%2%
May 1860°F44°F93°F 199031°F 191260%2%
May 1960°F44°F91°F 199632°F 191660%2%
May 2061°F44°F93°F 199629°F 190760%2%
May 2161°F45°F91°F 199630°F 190760%2%
May 2261°F45°F90°F 194128°F 200260%2%
May 2361°F45°F90°F 190226°F 199760%2%
May 2461°F45°F89°F 190235°F 192860%1%
May 2562°F46°F86°F 197031°F 194160%1%
May 2662°F46°F87°F 198131°F 192560%1%
May 2762°F46°F87°F 198929°F 192560%1%
May 2862°F46°F88°F 191433°F 190260%1%
May 2962°F47°F88°F 191430°F 189460%1%
May 3063°F47°F90°F 193733°F 193260%1%
May 3163°F47°F89°F 198732°F 193060%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pocahontas 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 6:23 AM, sunset 8:12 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 8:37 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00468308 (Snowshoe), 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.