| Statewide May Averages | |
|---|---|
| High temperature | 78.3 °F |
| Low temperature | 55.4 °F |
| Precipitation | 4.0 inches |
| City | Average (°F) | Record (°F) | Monthly (inches) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | |
| Albemarle | 78.9 | 56.7 | 102 | 29 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Asheboro | 77.9 | 56.7 | 97 | 33 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Asheville | 75.3 | 52.7 | 93 | 28 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| Banner Elk | 68.5 | 46.9 | 89 | 19 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Boone | 69.1 | 46.8 | 88 | 24 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Brevard | 75.3 | 50.4 | 96 | 25 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Burlington | 79.6 | 55.6 | 98 | 25 | 3.3 | n/a |
| Cape Hatteras | 75.4 | 62.2 | 91 | 39 | 4.4 | n/a |
| Chapel Hill | 78.7 | 56.4 | 98 | 29 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Charlotte | 80.0 | 58.1 | 100 | 32 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Clayton | 79.2 | 56.4 | 96 | 33 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Concord | 80.6 | 56.9 | 100 | 32 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Cullowhee | 77.3 | 50.8 | 92 | 26 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Dunn | 80.2 | 57.3 | 99 | 33 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Durham | 79.7 | 57.4 | 100 | 29 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Edenton | 79.5 | 58.9 | 98 | 35 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Elizabeth City | 79.1 | 57.6 | 101 | 22 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Fayetteville | 82.1 | 59.0 | 102 | 34 | 3.1 | n/a |
| Franklin | 75.8 | 51.2 | 91 | 25 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Gastonia | 79.8 | 58.2 | 99 | 31 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Greensboro | 77.8 | 56.9 | 100 | 32 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Greenville | 80.5 | 58.8 | 100 | 33 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Henderson | 78.5 | 52.8 | 104 | 28 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Hendersonville | 75.6 | 52.9 | 94 | 20 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Hickory | 78.0 | 56.3 | 98 | 30 | 3.9 | n/a |
| High Point | 80.1 | 56.4 | 100 | 27 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Highlands | 69.6 | 47.6 | 91 | 24 | 6.6 | 0.2 |
| Laurinburg | 82.7 | 58.9 | 100 | 34 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Lenoir | 78.3 | 54.3 | 98 | 29 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Lexington | 79.8 | 55.5 | 100 | 29 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Lincolnton | 79.3 | 55.1 | 96 | 28 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Lumberton | 81.4 | 58.4 | 101 | 29 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Marion | 78.0 | 51.8 | 99 | 24 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Monroe | 80.6 | 57.2 | 102 | 28 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Morehead City | 77.7 | 61.6 | 97 | 35 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Morganton | 78.6 | 53.5 | 98 | 29 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| Mount Airy | 76.7 | 50.4 | 98 | 27 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Mt. Mitchell | 58.9 | 42.6 | 78 | 14 | 6.1 | 1.4 |
| New Bern | 80.5 | 59.3 | 100 | 32 | 4.3 | n/a |
| Raleigh | 79.7 | 57.4 | 99 | 29 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Roxboro | 78.0 | 54.2 | 96 | 30 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Salisbury | 79.6 | 56.6 | 102 | 24 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Shelby | 79.1 | 55.1 | 100 | 29 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Siler City | 78.1 | 56.3 | 99 | 28 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Smithfield | 79.9 | 55.5 | 102 | 30 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Statesville | 78.4 | 53.5 | 99 | 28 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Tarboro | 79.0 | 56.8 | 101 | 32 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Wadesboro | 80.3 | 58.3 | 101 | 33 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 79.5 | 60.2 | 97 | 36 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Waynesville | 74.5 | 48.1 | 92 | 24 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| Williamston | 78.7 | 58.2 | 97 | 34 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Wilmington | 81.0 | 61.0 | 101 | 35 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Wilson | 80.0 | 57.7 | 101 | 33 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Winston-Salem | 77.8 | 56.9 | 98 | 30 | 3.5 | 0.0 |