Shannondale climate

Shannondale Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Purcellville, 11.8 km from Shannondale

Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.35 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Shannondale, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
4.35 in
Record high
100°FMay 21, 1934
Record low
26°FMay 11, 1966
Chance of a freeze
18%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
13 h 52 min to 14 h 44 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
76%
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 170°F47°F94°F 194230°F 19450%
May 270°F48°F95°F 194230°F 19430%
May 370°F48°F95°F 191330°F 20050%
May 470°F48°F95°F 191331°F 19570%
May 570°F48°F92°F 190530°F 19660%
May 671°F49°F93°F 192833°F 19250%
May 771°F49°F93°F 194328°F 19680%
May 871°F49°F95°F 193031°F 19740%
May 971°F50°F95°F 193628°F 19470%
May 1072°F50°F95°F 193629°F 19470%
May 1172°F50°F94°F 191126°F 19660%
May 1272°F50°F93°F 189632°F 19070%
May 1372°F51°F91°F 195634°F 19070%
May 1472°F51°F92°F 190030°F 19960%
May 1573°F51°F95°F 194034°F 19280%
May 1673°F52°F93°F 191132°F 19730%
May 1773°F52°F96°F 193630°F 19560%
May 1873°F52°F96°F 191135°F 19550%
May 1974°F52°F98°F 191135°F 20090%
May 2074°F53°F97°F 191131°F 20020%
May 2174°F53°F100°F 193435°F 19920%
May 2274°F53°F98°F 193430°F 20020%
May 2374°F54°F100°F 192535°F 20020%
May 2475°F54°F96°F 194131°F 19630%
May 2575°F54°F94°F 193333°F 19560%
May 2675°F55°F96°F 191437°F 19170%
May 2776°F55°F97°F 191437°F 19250%
May 2876°F55°F96°F 194136°F 19940%
May 2976°F56°F98°F 194138°F 19360%
May 3076°F56°F96°F 194137°F 19650%
May 3177°F56°F96°F 189536°F 20010%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shannondale, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 8:05 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 8:31 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00444909 (Purcellville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013734, 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.