War climate

War Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Richlands, 24.9 km from War

Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.47 in over about 14 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 War, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
4.47 in
Record high
90°FMay 31, 2011
Record low
27°FMay 10, 2020
Chance of a freeze
38%
Daylight
13 h 44 min to 14 h 33 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
80%
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 171°F44°F84°F 201029°F 199644%0%
May 271°F44°F84°F 200729°F 199644%0%
May 371°F45°F89°F 201028°F 200544%0%
May 472°F45°F86°F 201228°F 200544%0%
May 572°F45°F82°F 200128°F 200544%0%
May 672°F45°F83°F 200133°F 200945%0%
May 772°F46°F84°F 200031°F 202045%0%
May 873°F46°F86°F 201031°F 202045%0%
May 973°F46°F85°F 201533°F 202045%0%
May 1073°F47°F83°F 200427°F 202045%0%
May 1173°F47°F85°F 201528°F 202045%0%
May 1273°F47°F85°F 201533°F 202045%0%
May 1374°F48°F84°F 200032°F 202145%0%
May 1474°F48°F86°F 201431°F 199645%0%
May 1574°F48°F86°F 201831°F 201345%0%
May 1674°F49°F86°F 199832°F 199745%0%
May 1774°F49°F85°F 201732°F 199745%0%
May 1875°F49°F86°F 202629°F 200945%0%
May 1975°F50°F89°F 202632°F 200945%0%
May 2075°F50°F88°F 199630°F 200245%0%
May 2175°F50°F89°F 202232°F 200244%0%
May 2275°F51°F85°F 201329°F 200244%0%
May 2376°F51°F86°F 200931°F 200244%0%
May 2476°F51°F85°F 201136°F 200644%0%
May 2576°F51°F86°F 202036°F 200644%0%
May 2676°F52°F87°F 199135°F 201344%0%
May 2776°F52°F87°F 199141°F 199344%0%
May 2877°F52°F87°F 201234°F 199444%0%
May 2977°F53°F87°F 200633°F 199444%0%
May 3077°F53°F88°F 201139°F 199444%0%
May 3177°F53°F90°F 201142°F 199644%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at War, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 8:41 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00447174 (Richlands), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00447174, 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.