Taylor County climate

Taylor County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tygart Dam, 2.9 km from Taylor County

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.88 in over about 15 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 Taylor County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
4.88 in
Record high
92°FMay 25, 2020
Record low
22°FMay 10, 1947
Chance of a freeze
35%
Daylight
13 h 53 min to 14 h 44 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
53°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 169°F44°F91°F 194231°F 194349%0%
May 269°F44°F86°F 194428°F 194349%0%
May 369°F45°F88°F 194232°F 202649%0%
May 470°F45°F88°F 194431°F 200449%0%
May 570°F45°F84°F 194128°F 194049%0%
May 670°F46°F89°F 194135°F 202149%0%
May 770°F46°F87°F 194032°F 202049%0%
May 870°F46°F88°F 201527°F 194750%0%
May 970°F47°F88°F 194029°F 194750%0%
May 1071°F47°F89°F 201522°F 194750%0%
May 1171°F47°F88°F 194828°F 194150%0%
May 1271°F48°F88°F 201831°F 194150%0%
May 1371°F48°F88°F 201430°F 194150%0%
May 1471°F48°F87°F 201831°F 201350%0%
May 1571°F49°F90°F 201834°F 202650%0%
May 1672°F49°F86°F 194433°F 201650%0%
May 1772°F49°F87°F 194338°F 194250%0%
May 1872°F50°F89°F 202633°F 200950%0%
May 1972°F50°F89°F 202632°F 200950%0%
May 2072°F50°F91°F 194031°F 200250%0%
May 2172°F50°F88°F 194134°F 200249%0%
May 2272°F51°F90°F 194129°F 200249%0%
May 2373°F51°F88°F 200932°F 200649%0%
May 2473°F51°F88°F 194436°F 194549%0%
May 2573°F52°F92°F 202032°F 201349%0%
May 2673°F52°F91°F 202035°F 201349%0%
May 2773°F52°F91°F 201240°F 201349%0%
May 2874°F52°F90°F 201244°F 199949%0%
May 2974°F53°F90°F 194140°F 200849%0%
May 3074°F53°F92°F 200640°F 194748%0%
May 3174°F53°F92°F 201134°F 194748%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Taylor 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 6:21 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:56 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 USC00468986 (Tygart Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003802, 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.