Blacksburg May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Blacksburg, Virginia in the month of May.
Typical Blacksburg May Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 72.4 °F
Average daily low 48.7 °F
Average monthly precipitation 4.5 inches
Average monthly snow none
Daily chance of precipitation 44.2%
Daily chance of snow 0%
Blacksburg May Weather Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 93 °F May 22, 1941
Lowest temperature 23 °F May 5, 1973
Highest daily low 74 °F May 29, 1941
Lowest daily high 44 °F May 8, 1989
Hottest average high temperature 80.9 °F 1944
Coldest average high temperature 65.0 °F 1920
Most daily precipitation 2.9 inches May 26, 1975
Most monthly precipitation 9.8 inches 1971
Most daily snow 1.0 inches May 3, 1897
Most monthly snow 1.0 inches 1897
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 68.8 44.1 90 25
May 2 68.9 44.4 87 25
May 3 69.1 44.8 88 26
May 4 69.3 45.1 88 28
May 5 69.5 45.3 89 23
May 6 69.6 45.5 87 28
May 7 69.8 45.7 87 24
May 8 70.1 46.0 88 28
May 9 70.4 46.3 87 26
May 10 70.6 46.6 93 26
May 11 70.9 46.8 88 28
May 12 71.2 47.2 88 27
May 13 71.5 47.6 86 26
May 14 71.8 48.0 88 31
May 15 72.1 48.4 88 26
May 16 72.3 48.7 88 25
May 17 72.5 49.0 89 30
May 18 72.7 49.3 88 25
May 19 72.9 49.6 91 30
May 20 73.2 49.9 90 29
May 21 73.5 50.1 92 33
May 22 73.7 50.5 93 28
May 23 73.9 50.8 91 30
May 24 74.1 51.0 88 31
May 25 74.3 51.3 89 34
May 26 74.4 51.5 90 30
May 27 74.6 51.8 89 27
May 28 74.9 52.0 91 32
May 29 75.2 52.5 91 32
May 30 75.5 52.9 90 35
May 31 75.8 53.2 90 33
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1952–2024 Blacksburg NWSO location
1893–1952 Blacksburg location