Atlanta, GA: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 72.1°F in Atlanta, GA, the warmest May since 2024, tied 32nd warmest of 148 (with 1887).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 72.1°F; Warmest since 2024; 32nd warmest of 148
Precipitation: 4.54 in; Wettest since 2025; 41st wettest of 148

A normal May in Atlanta, GA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 71.1°F, between 68.1°F and 74.4°F in eight years of ten and 3.12 in of precipitation, between 1.85 in and 5.42 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Atlanta, GA since 1879: 72.1°F in 2026; the highest is 76.4°F, in 2019.

Normal range, 68.1 to 74.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Atlanta, GA from 1879 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	72.1	32	81	53	63.2	19	4.54	41	0
2025	71.5	42	80	67	63.1	21	7.06	12	0
2024	74.3	6	83.2	17	65.5	3	2.95	84	0
2023	70.3	65	78.4	101	62.2	31	1.57	130	0
2022	73.9	11	83	20	64.7	6	2.43	99	0
2021	69.7	81	79.5	77	59.8	78	5.15	33	0
2020	68.9	92	78.8	90	58.9	97	4.19	52	0
2019	76.4	1	85.9	2	66.9	1	2.28	105	0
2018	74.8	2	83.8	12	65.9	2	4.45	45	0
2017	71.1	47	80.9	56	61.2	46	4.60	40	0
2016	71.1	47	81.3	49	61	51	1.25	137	0
2015	73.1	16	82.8	24	63.4	18	4.44	46	0
2014	71.2	44	81.1	50	61.2	46	2.29	104	0
2013	68.1	111	77.2	119	59.1	89	5.26	31	0
2012	73.9	11	83.4	15	64.4	9	3.41	71	0
2011	70.9	55	81.5	44	60.2	72	2.93	88	0
2010	73.4	13	82.5	26	64.3	11	6.87	14	0
2009	70.2	68	77.8	110	62.6	25	4.54	41	0
2008	69.5	83	79.3	81	59.7	81	2.80	90	0
2007	71.6	41	82.4	32	60.8	57	2.05	113	0
2006	69.8	77	79.4	78	60.3	69	2.86	89	0
2005	66.7	133	76.7	125	56.8	136	1.98	118	0
2004	72.9	18	82.2	34	63.6	16	2.58	96	0
2003	69	88	77.1	120	60.8	57	9.94	1	0
2002	68.3	108	78.4	101	58.1	119	3.52	69	0
2001	69.9	73	79.9	70	60	76	3.31	75	0
2000	72.9	18	83.1	18	62.7	24	1.86	122	0
1999	68.9	92	78.6	95	59.2	86	4.42	47	0
1998	72.7	23	82.2	34	63.2	19	1.23	139	0
1997	64.8	146	74.9	143	54.7	145	3.36	73	0
1996	74.8	2	85.8	3	63.9	13	2.12	109	0
1995	74.3	6	84.5	7	64.2	12	2.12	109	0
1994	69.4	84	79.9	70	58.9	97	2.16	108	0
1993	71.1	47	81	53	61.1	48	4.87	36	0
1992	68.1	111	78.5	99	57.7	122	1.73	126	0
1991	72.8	20	81.1	50	64.5	8	7.35	8	0
1990	70.3	65	80.5	60	60.2	72	5.26	31	0
1989	68.8	96	79.2	82	58.4	112	6.42	18	0
1988	69.9	73	81.4	46	58.5	109	1.71	128	0
1987	73.2	15	82.5	26	63.9	13	2.74	92	0
1986	71	51	81.9	41	60.1	75	2.95	84	0
1985	69.8	77	79	87	60.7	60	4.69	37	0
1984	67.4	122	78	105	56.9	134	6.57	16	0
1983	67.8	116	78.5	99	57.1	129	1.42	132	0
1982	72.5	28	83.9	11	61.1	48	2.60	93	0
1981	67.6	118	78.8	90	56.4	138	3.89	58	0
1980	72	34	81.5	44	62.4	29	8.37	3	0
1979	70.1	69	80	67	60.2	72	2.43	99	0
1978	67.5	119	77.9	108	57.2	127	7.28	9	0
1977	69.9	73	81.1	50	58.7	105	2.04	114	0
1976	65.4	143	75.9	136	54.8	144	6.99	13	0
1975	71	51	80	67	61.9	35	4.62	39	0
1974	71	51	81.4	46	60.6	62	3.83	59	0
1973	65	145	76.2	129	53.8	147	7.14	11	0
1972	66.4	138	76	132	56.9	134	4.28	51	0
1971	66.7	133	77.9	108	55.4	141	2.12	109	0
1970	70	72	80.9	56	59.2	86	3.01	83	0
1969	69.2	87	79.6	76	58.7	105	7.68	6	0
1968	67.3	127	78	105	56.7	137	6.42	18	0
1967	66.2	139	77	123	55.4	141	4.95	35	0
1966	67.5	119	76.7	125	58.4	112	5.84	28	0
1965	71.8	38	83.3	16	60.3	69	2.51	98	0
1964	68.9	92	79.2	82	58.5	109	2.59	95	0
1963	68.8	96	78.6	95	58.9	97	4.66	38	0
1962	74.1	8	86.3	1	61.9	35	0.38	145	0
1961	65.1	144	75.4	140	54.9	143	3.18	80	0
1960	68.5	102	79.4	78	57.5	124	0.96	141	0
1959	72.2	31	81.9	41	62.5	28	5.35	29	0
1958	70.7	59	80.6	59	60.7	60	4.11	54	0
1957	70.7	59	80.1	66	61.4	44	3.40	72	0
1956	72.4	29	83	20	61.8	39	2.60	93	0
1955	72.6	25	83.1	18	62.2	31	2.43	99	0
1954	64.2	147	74.7	145	53.7	148	3.31	75	0
1953	73.3	14	83	20	63.5	17	3.58	67	0
1952	71.9	37	82.9	23	60.9	53	3.94	56	0
1951	70.1	69	82	37	58.2	116	0.47	143	0
1950	72.8	20	82.5	26	63	23	3.73	62	0
1949	71.7	40	82.5	26	60.9	53	1.87	121	0
1948	70.7	59	82.5	26	58.9	97	7.83	5	0
1947	68.9	92	80.3	62	57.5	124	4.99	34	0
1946	68.5	102	78.6	95	58.3	115	6.39	20	0
1945	66.6	136	77.5	116	55.8	139	3.92	57	0
1944	72.6	25	84.3	8	61	51	1.65	129	0
1943	72	34	82.5	26	61.6	42	3.75	61	0
1942	69.9	73	80.3	62	59.5	82	5.29	30	0
1941	72.6	25	85.2	5	60	76	0.47	143	0
1940	67.9	114	80.3	62	55.5	140	2.03	115	0
1939	69.3	86	80.2	65	58.4	112	3.82	60	0
1938	71.2	44	82	37	60.5	64	1.88	120	0
1937	70.9	55	82	37	59.8	78	2.32	103	0
1936	73	17	85.6	4	60.5	64	0.32	147	0
1935	70.5	63	82.2	34	58.7	105	3.30	77	0
1934	69	88	77.7	113	60.4	67	3.26	78	0
1933	74.1	8	83.5	14	64.7	6	3.22	79	0
1932	67.5	119	76	132	59.1	89	1.80	123	0
1931	66.6	136	76	132	57.2	127	2.77	91	0
1930	70.5	63	79	87	61.9	35	6.50	17	0
1929	68.8	96	77.1	120	60.4	67	6.10	25	0
1928	67.4	122	76	132	58.7	105	5.97	27	0
1927	71.1	47	80.4	61	61.8	39	1.24	138	0
1926	70.1	69	79.8	72	60.3	69	0.89	142	0
1925	68	113	77.1	120	58.8	102	2.00	116	0
1924	65.8	142	74.5	146	57.1	129	3.60	64	0
1923	65.9	141	73.9	147	57.8	121	9.89	2	0
1922	69	88	77	123	60.9	53	8.01	4	0
1921	68.4	106	77.7	113	59.1	89	1.75	125	0
1920	67.1	129	75.2	142	59	95	4.38	48	0
1919	67.7	117	76.3	128	59.1	89	7.20	10	0
1918	72.3	30	81.9	41	62.6	25	1.73	126	0
1917	64	148	73.5	148	54.5	146	4.37	49	0
1916	72.7	23	82.7	25	62.6	25	3.57	68	0
1915	71.5	42	80.8	58	62.2	31	6.11	24	0
1914	71.2	44	81.4	46	61.1	48	0.30	148	0
1913	70.9	55	81	53	60.8	57	3.72	63	0
1912	70.3	65	79.1	85	61.4	44	4.37	49	0
1911	72	34	82	37	61.9	35	2.24	106	0
1910	66.7	133	75.5	138	57.9	120	6.39	20	0
1909	67.1	129	76.1	131	58.2	116	2.11	112	0
1908	69.7	81	78.8	90	60.6	62	2.95	84	0
1907	67.4	122	75.6	137	59.1	89	3.59	65	0
1906	68.2	109	77.3	117	59.2	86	3.47	70	0
1905	71.8	38	79.8	72	63.9	13	3.32	74	0
1904	68.4	106	77.8	110	59	95	2.52	97	0
1903	68.5	102	76.5	127	60.5	64	3.59	65	0
1902	74	10	83.6	13	64.4	9	2.35	102	0
1901	69.4	84	79.2	82	59.5	82	7.55	7	0
1900	69.8	77	79.8	72	59.8	78	2.94	87	0
1899	74.5	5	84	9	64.9	4	1.21	140	0
1898	72.8	20	84	9	61.6	42	1.35	135	0
1897	67.9	114	78.1	104	57.7	122	0.34	146	0
1896	74.7	4	84.8	6	64.8	5	1.95	119	1
1895	67	131	75.5	138	58.5	109	3.99	55	0
1894	68.8	96	78.9	89	58.8	102	1.49	131	0
1893	67.2	128	76.2	129	58.2	116	4.46	44	0
1892	68.8	96	78	105	59.5	82	1.37	133	0
1891	67.4	122	77.8	110	57	131	2.17	107	0
1890	69	88	78.8	90	59.1	89	6.32	22	0
1889	68.2	109	79.4	78	57	131	3.16	81	0
1888	68.6	101	77.6	115	59.5	82	6.86	15	0
1887	72.1	32	82.4	32	61.8	39	1.76	124	0
1886	68.5	102	78.3	103	58.8	102	6.21	23	0
1885	66.9	132	74.8	144	58.9	97	6.08	26	0
1884	70.7	59	79.1	85	62.4	29	1.37	133	0
1883	67.4	122	77.3	117	57.5	124	2.00	116	0
1882	66.1	140	75.3	141	57	131	3.02	82	0
1881	70.8	58	79.7	75	62	34	1.27	136	0
1880	71	51	78.8	90	63.1	21	4.52	43	0
1879	69.8	77	78.6	95	60.9	53	4.16	53	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2019	76.4
2018	74.8
1996	74.8
1896	74.7
1899	74.5
2024	74.3
1995	74.3
1962	74.1
1933	74.1
1902	74

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	64
1954	64.2
1997	64.8
1973	65
1961	65.1
1976	65.4
1924	65.8
1923	65.9
1882	66.1
1967	66.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2003	9.94
1923	9.89
1980	8.37
1922	8.01
1948	7.83
1969	7.68
1901	7.55
1991	7.35
1978	7.28
1919	7.20

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1914	0.30
1936	0.32
1897	0.34
1962	0.38
1951	0.47
1941	0.47
1926	0.89
1960	0.96
1899	1.21
1998	1.23

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 91°F; 20 May 2026
Coldest night: 47°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.27 in; 25 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 4.54 in of precipitation in Atlanta, GA, the wettest May since 2025, tied 41st wettest of 148 (with 2009).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Atlanta, GA: 91°F on Wednesday 20 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Atlanta, GA: a low of 47°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Atlanta, GA: 1.27 in on Monday 25 May 2026.