North Carolina May Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of May in North Carolina for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest May in North Carolina History?

1896 was the warmest May in North Carolina history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 84.1 °F, and the average low was 61.2 °F.

What Was the Coldest May in North Carolina History?

1917 was the coolest May in North Carolina history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 74.5 °F, and the average low was 49.4 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	108	74.6	53.5
2022	19	79.8	58.0
2021	83	78.0	53.0
2020	117	73.9	53.2
2019	2	83.7	60.6
2018	4	81.9	61.4
2017	37	78.5	56.9
2016	79	76.1	55.5
2015	23	80.4	56.9
2014	27	80.5	56.5
2013	91	75.8	54.3
2012	12	80.3	58.9
2011	42	79.2	56.0
2010	15	80.4	58.6
2009	44	77.7	57.3
2008	97	77.0	52.5
2007	75	78.8	53.3
2006	107	76.7	51.8
2005	121	75.2	51.3
2004	5	82.3	59.9
2003	79	75.4	56.1
2002	89	77.7	52.9
2001	71	79.0	53.7
2000	18	81.8	56.4
1999	90	77.4	53.1
1998	28	79.4	57.3
1997	127	75.7	49.1
1996	47	79.4	55.4
1995	65	78.1	55.1
1994	123	75.3	50.5
1993	54	78.8	55.4
1992	128	73.2	51.0
1991	8	80.8	60.2
1990	74	77.4	54.9
1989	119	75.4	51.4
1988	99	77.5	51.9
1987	28	80.3	56.5
1986	62	78.8	54.8
1985	58	78.9	55.0
1984	91	77.4	52.8
1983	96	76.9	52.8
1982	20	81.5	56.0
1981	116	76.3	51.2
1980	68	78.6	54.2
1979	82	76.4	54.8
1978	103	75.6	53.5
1977	37	80.0	55.4
1976	109	75.5	52.5
1975	34	79.2	57.1
1974	66	77.6	55.4
1973	104	76.4	52.2
1972	118	74.0	53.0
1971	113	76.0	51.8
1970	50	80.0	54.4
1969	77	78.7	53.0
1968	109	76.0	52.1
1967	124	74.8	50.7
1966	93	76.0	53.9
1965	10	82.8	57.8
1964	58	79.6	54.5
1963	99	76.9	52.5
1962	7	83.8	57.8
1961	122	74.7	51.7
1960	85	78.0	52.7
1959	16	80.7	57.8
1958	62	77.8	55.8
1957	37	79.2	56.2
1956	54	79.2	54.9
1955	28	80.9	55.8
1954	126	74.4	50.6
1953	3	83.9	59.8
1952	37	80.5	54.9
1951	85	79.0	51.7
1950	35	79.1	56.6
1949	60	79.1	54.6
1948	54	79.4	54.9
1947	49	80.0	54.6
1946	77	77.2	54.7
1945	113	76.1	51.7
1944	9	83.8	57.1
1943	20	80.7	56.9
1942	32	80.0	56.5
1941	28	83.4	53.5
1940	85	78.4	52.4
1939	68	78.8	54.0
1938	37	79.2	56.1
1937	66	79.8	53.3
1936	23	83.2	53.9
1935	83	77.6	53.4
1934	72	78.3	54.0
1933	5	83.4	58.8
1932	85	77.4	53.4
1931	93	77.2	52.8
1930	23	81.2	56.1
1929	75	77.6	54.3
1928	109	76.1	51.9
1927	42	79.9	55.4
1926	68	80.7	52.0
1925	119	76.3	50.4
1924	104	76.3	52.3
1923	97	76.1	53.5
1922	50	78.4	55.9
1921	109	75.2	52.9
1920	125	74.6	50.5
1919	50	78.3	56.1
1918	11	81.8	57.9
1917	129	74.5	49.4
1916	12	82.3	56.8
1915	35	78.9	56.7
1914	44	81.6	53.4
1913	47	80.5	54.3
1912	44	78.8	56.2
1911	22	82.2	55.1
1910	104	76.6	52.1
1909	93	77.1	52.8
1908	54	79.0	55.3
1907	99	76.5	52.8
1906	72	79.2	53.1
1905	16	79.7	58.6
1904	81	78.2	53.3
1903	50	78.8	55.6
1902	12	81.8	57.2
1901	62	78.5	55.2
1900	60	80.2	53.7
1899	32	80.0	56.3
1898	23	81.2	55.8
1897	102	76.6	52.5
1896	1	84.1	61.2
1895	113	75.1	52.6