Athens May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Athens, Georgia in the month of May.
Typical Athens May Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 81.7 °F
Average daily low 58.7 °F
Average monthly precipitation 3.3 inches
Daily chance of precipitation 28.6%
Athens May Weather Records
1845–2024
Highest temperature 100 °F May 25, 1926
Lowest temperature 37 °F May 5, 2011
Highest daily low 72 °F May 26, 2004
Lowest daily high 48 °F May 7, 1992
Hottest average high temperature 88.9 °F 1962
Coldest average high temperature 76.2 °F 1906
Most daily precipitation 5.5 inches May 26, 1959
Most monthly precipitation 11.3 inches 1959
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°F) Record (°F)
High Low High Low
May 1 77.9 54.0 92 38
May 2 78.0 54.3 94 38
May 3 78.3 54.6 93 39
May 4 78.5 54.9 92 37
May 5 78.7 55.1 93 37
May 6 78.8 55.4 92 40
May 7 79.1 55.7 96 39
May 8 79.3 56.0 97 37
May 9 79.6 56.4 95 39
May 10 79.9 56.6 95 39
May 11 80.3 56.9 99 40
May 12 80.6 57.3 96 40
May 13 80.9 57.7 94 38
May 14 81.2 58.0 94 40
May 15 81.5 58.4 95 40
May 16 81.7 58.7 94 41
May 17 81.9 59.0 92 42
May 18 82.2 59.3 94 39
May 19 82.5 59.6 97 43
May 20 82.8 59.9 96 42
May 21 83.1 60.3 98 39
May 22 83.3 60.7 99 45
May 23 83.5 60.9 99 44
May 24 83.7 61.1 96 42
May 25 83.8 61.3 100 46
May 26 84.0 61.6 99 41
May 27 84.3 61.8 97 40
May 28 84.6 62.2 97 43
May 29 84.8 62.5 99 50
May 30 85.0 62.8 97 46
May 31 85.3 63.1 100 43
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1947–2024 Athens/Ben Epps Airport location
1845–1946 Athens location