Hickory May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Hickory, North Carolina in the month of May.
Typical Hickory May Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 78.0 °F
Average daily low 56.3 °F
Average monthly precipitation 3.9 inches
Daily chance of precipitation 35.3%
Hickory May Weather Records
1913–2024
Highest temperature 98 °F May 29, 1914
Lowest temperature 30 °F May 8, 1989
Highest daily low 72 °F May 27, 1991
Lowest daily high 47 °F May 7, 1992
Hottest average high temperature 85.1 °F 1962
Coldest average high temperature 72.3 °F 2020
Most daily precipitation 3.2 inches May 23, 1916
Most monthly precipitation 8.7 inches 1975
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 74.1 51.9 91 36
May 2 74.3 52.2 91 30
May 3 74.5 52.4 92 38
May 4 74.7 52.7 93 35
May 5 74.9 52.9 93 33
May 6 75.1 53.1 92 39
May 7 75.3 53.4 94 36
May 8 75.6 53.7 95 30
May 9 75.8 54.0 92 36
May 10 76.1 54.2 91 35
May 11 76.4 54.5 93 34
May 12 76.8 54.8 91 38
May 13 77.1 55.2 92 35
May 14 77.4 55.6 93 39
May 15 77.7 55.9 90 38
May 16 77.9 56.2 92 39
May 17 78.1 56.5 92 39
May 18 78.3 56.8 95 36
May 19 78.6 57.0 96 38
May 20 78.9 57.3 93 38
May 21 79.2 57.7 94 42
May 22 79.4 58.1 97 40
May 23 79.6 58.3 96 41
May 24 79.8 58.6 93 40
May 25 80.0 58.8 97 45
May 26 80.2 59.1 94 41
May 27 80.4 59.4 96 40
May 28 80.7 59.7 97 40
May 29 81.0 60.1 98 46
May 30 81.3 60.4 96 46
May 31 81.5 60.7 96 40
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1949–2024 Hickory FAA Airport location
1913–1948 Hickory location