Augusta, GA: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 72°F in Augusta, GA, the coldest May since 2023, tied 75th coldest of 152 (with 1946).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 72°F; Coldest since 2023; 75th coldest of 152
Precipitation: 7.28 in; Wettest since 2025; 7th wettest of 156

A normal May in Augusta, GA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 71.9°F, between 68.2°F and 74.4°F in eight years of ten and 2.39 in of precipitation, between 0.95 in and 5.81 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Augusta, GA since 1875: 72°F in 2026; the lowest is 66.2°F, in 1954.

Normal range, 68.2 to 74.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Augusta, GA from 1871 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	77	83.5	82	60.5	70	7.28	7	0
2025	72.1	76	83.1	87	61	59	8.66	2	0
2024	72.8	55	84.4	65	61.2	55	3.40	70	0
2023	68.3	141	79	149	57.6	123	3.51	66	0
2022	73.1	47	86.1	32	60.1	79	3.80	55	0
2021	70.5	109	85.5	45	55.5	139	2.49	92	0
2020	71	94	83.9	73	58	114	6.30	13	0
2019	77.5	2	91	1	64.1	12	3.70	60	0
2018	74	31	86.4	24	61.5	50	8.21	4	0
2017	74.1	30	87.1	13	61.1	57	3.34	72	0
2016	70.7	102	83.2	86	58.2	109	5.71	23	0
2015	72.4	65	86.7	19	58.1	111	0.93	143	0
2014	71.6	83	85.3	47	58	114	5.50	26	0
2013	68.4	138	81	132	55.8	135	2.26	98	0
2012	73.8	32	86	37	61.6	48	4.56	38	0
2011	72.2	73	86.7	19	57.7	119	2.50	91	0
2010	74.2	28	86.9	16	61.4	51	1.36	130	0
2009	72.2	73	82.5	104	62	36	4.42	40	0
2008	70.7	102	84.3	67	57.1	128	2.47	93	0
2007	70.5	109	86.1	32	54.9	143	0.82	147	0
2006	70.9	96	84.6	61	57.2	126	1.65	121	0
2005	68.2	144	81.4	121	54.9	143	4.28	42	0
2004	74.4	22	87.9	8	61	59	2.31	96	0
2003	71.4	87	81.6	114	61.1	57	6.32	12	0
2002	69.7	127	83.9	73	55.5	139	2.00	112	0
2001	70.8	98	85.7	42	55.9	134	3.76	59	0
2000	74.4	22	89.6	4	59.1	96	0.36	154	0
1999	68.2	144	82.8	96	53.7	149	1.19	135	0
1998	74.7	19	87.3	12	62	36	2.06	107	0
1997	66.7	151	80.3	139	53.1	151	1.61	123	0
1996	72.4	65	86.1	32	58.6	105	1.96	115	0
1995	72.3	70	86.3	26	58.4	107	2.70	84	0
1994	68.4	138	82	111	54.7	145	0.95	142	0
1993	72.3	70	86.3	26	58.4	107	1.28	133	0
1992	67.6	149	81.4	121	53.8	148	1.19	135	0
1991	75.3	12	85.7	42	64.8	7	5.76	21	0
1990	71.5	85	84.9	52	58.1	111	1.84	118	0
1989	69.2	131	82.7	98	55.6	138	2.96	78	0
1988	69.1	132	84.1	70	54.1	146	1.60	125	0
1987	73.1	47	86.1	32	60.1	79	1.57	127	0
1986	72.5	62	86.2	28	58.7	103	2.80	81	0
1985	73.2	46	86.4	24	60	83	1.75	120	0
1984	69.8	126	82.5	104	57.2	126	7.55	5	0
1983	70.6	108	83.7	78	57.4	125	1.93	116	0
1982	70.2	119	84.3	67	56	133	3.78	58	0
1981	68.3	141	83	90	53.5	150	5.29	30	0
1980	70.7	102	83.9	73	57.5	124	1.84	118	0
1979	70.5	109	81.6	114	59.5	88	9.61	1	0
1978	69.4	130	81.1	130	57.8	118	2.16	102	0
1977	72.4	65	86.2	28	58.6	105	2.53	90	0
1976	67.9	147	80.1	141	55.7	136	6.12	15	0
1975	72.4	65	83.5	82	61.4	51	5.01	34	0
1974	71.7	81	84	72	59.5	88	4.15	45	0
1973	68.2	144	81.2	126	55.1	142	2.55	88	0
1972	68.6	137	79.5	147	57.7	119	4.05	50	0
1971	67.4	150	80.8	133	53.9	147	3.85	54	0
1970	70.8	98	84.8	57	56.7	130	4.13	47	0
1969	70.4	114	82.7	98	58	114	4.33	41	0
1968	69.1	132	81.6	114	56.6	131	4.05	50	0
1967	68.4	138	81.2	126	55.7	136	6.98	8	0
1966	70.1	122	81.4	121	58.7	103	5.77	20	0
1965	74.7	19	90.1	2	59.4	92	1.88	117	0
1964	72.9	52	87	14	58.8	100	4.27	43	0
1963	70.9	96	83.6	79	58.1	111	2.66	85	0
1962	76.2	4	89.9	3	62.4	32	1.97	113	0
1961	68.7	136	79.6	145	57.9	117	4.10	48	0
1960	70.1	122	83.5	82	56.8	129	2.16	102	0
1959	73.8	32	86.2	28	61.4	51	5.70	24	0
1958	71.3	89	83.6	79	59	98	1.02	139	0
1957	71.3	89	82.8	96	59.9	85	5.81	18	0
1956	73.3	44	86.1	32	60.4	74	0.76	149	0
1955	73.5	40	86.9	16	60.2	77	4.09	49	0
1954	66.2	152	79.6	145	52.8	152	2.63	86	0
1953	75.9	5	88.5	6	63.3	21	3.80	55	0
1952	73	50	86	37	60.1	79	3.40	70	0
1951	70.2	119	85	50	55.4	141	0.48	152	0
1950	74.8	17	85.8	41	63.7	17	5.80	19	0
1949	73.6	38	85.3	47	61.9	40	6.44	10	0
1948	73.8	32	84.9	52	62.6	28	5.48	27	0
1947	73.4	43	84.6	61	62.3	34	1.45	128	0
1946	72	77	82.2	109	61.8	45	3.79	57	0
1945	70.2	119	81.5	118	58.9	99	2.17	101	0
1944	75.6	6	87.7	9	63.6	19	1.28	133	0
1943	74.4	22	84.9	52	63.9	15	2.42	95	0
1942	72.8	55	83.1	87	62.6	28	5.64	25	0
1941	74.4	22	87	14	61.7	47	0.20	155	0
1940	70.5	109	82.7	98	58.2	109	1.59	126	0
1939	71.9	79	82.9	94	61	59	2.55	88	0
1938	74.4	22	84.8	57	64.1	12	4.15	45	0
1937	73.3	44	84.5	63	62	36	2.31	96	0
1936	74.6	21	86	37	63.1	23	0.92	144	0
1935	73.7	35	84.9	52	62.5	31	2.93	80	0
1934	70.8	98	80.7	136	60.8	65	5.72	22	0
1933	77.9	1	89.6	4	66.1	2	2.08	106	0
1932	72.2	73	83	90	61.4	51	2.02	109	0
1931	70.3	116	81.2	126	59.4	92	3.51	66	0
1930	75.2	13	86	37	64.5	9	1.44	129	0
1929	72.3	70	82.6	102	61.9	40	6.85	9	0
1928	70.3	116	81.2	126	59.5	88	6.37	11	0
1927	74.2	28	85.4	46	63	25	1.36	130	0
1926	72.7	58	84.9	52	60.5	70	0.37	153	0
1925	70.3	116	81.7	113	58.8	100	2.73	82	0
1924	70	124	80.8	133	59.1	96	2.73	82	0
1923	69.5	129	78.5	152	60.5	70	6.01	16	0
1922	72.5	62	81.4	121	63.6	19	5.16	33	0
1921	70.4	114	80.7	136	60.2	77	4.21	44	0
1920	69.7	127	79.8	143	59.5	88	2.13	104	0
1919	72.5	62	82	111	62.9	26	4.45	39	0
1918	73.6	38	84.4	65	62.8	27	2.05	108	0
1917	67.8	148	79.4	148	56.3	132	2.09	105	0
1916	75.5	8	87.4	10	63.7	17	1.65	121	0
1915	75	14	84.5	63	65.5	4	7.46	6	0
1914	73.7	35	85.7	42	61.6	48	0.06	156	0
1913	72.7	58	84.3	67	61	59	0.74	150	0
1912	73.5	40	82.9	94	64.1	12	4.60	35	0
1911	73.7	35	85	50	62.4	32	0.79	148	0
1910	70.7	102	80.7	136	60.7	67	2.23	99	0
1909	70.5	109	80.8	133	60.3	76	3.43	69	0
1908	73.1	47	84.1	70	62	36	0.91	145	0
1907	71.1	92	81.1	130	61.2	55	5.33	29	0
1906	71.1	92	81.3	125	60.9	64	4.01	52	0
1905	75.4	11	84.7	60	66.1	2	2.63	86	0
1904	71.2	91	82.3	108	60	83	0.99	141	0
1903	71.6	83	79.9	142	63.3	21	3.69	62	0
1902	75.6	6	86.2	28	65	6	3.54	65	0
1901	72.4	65	83	90	61.8	45	5.29	30	0
1900	71	94	81.5	118	60.6	68	2.01	111	0
1899	75.5	8	86.7	19	64.3	10	2.02	109	0
1898	74.9	15	87.4	10	62.3	34	0.52	151	0
1897	70.8	98	82.2	109	59.4	92	2.22	100	0
1896	77.4	3	88.1	7	66.7	1	3.09	76	0
1895	69.1	132	78.8	151	59.3	95	3.34	72	0
1894	71.4	87	82.4	107	60.4	74	3.49	68	0
1893	70.7	102	81.6	114	59.8	87	3.22	74	0
1892	71.5	85	82.5	104	60.6	68	2.95	79	0
1891	69	135	80.3	139	57.7	119	4.57	37	0
1890	72.9	52	83.9	73	61.9	40	5.28	32	0
1889	72.6	61	86.5	23	58.8	100	1.02	139	0
1888	72.7	58	83.5	82	61.9	40	4.59	36	0
1887	74.8	17	86.9	16	62.6	28	1.61	123	0
1886	73	50	85.2	49	60.8	65	6.29	14	0
1885	71.7	81	83	90	60.5	70	5.86	17	0
1884	74.4	22	83.9	73	64.8	7	3.21	75	0
1883	70.7	102	81.5	118	59.9	85	2.47	93	0
1882	69.9	125	79.7	144	60.1	79	3.70	60	0
1881	74.9	15	84.8	57	65.1	5	1.35	132	0
1880	73.5	40	83.1	87	63.9	15	2.98	77	0
1879	72.9	52	82.7	98	63.1	23	0.84	146	0
1878	75.5	8	86.6	22	64.3	10	3.63	63	0
1877	68.3	141	78.9	150	57.7	119	1.18	137	0
1876	71.8	80	82.6	102	61	59	1.97	113	0
1875	72.8	55	83.6	79	61.9	40	1.10	138	0
1874							3.88	53	5
1873							8.63	3	31
1872							5.36	28	31
1871							3.61	64	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1933	77.9
2019	77.5
1896	77.4
1962	76.2
1953	75.9
1944	75.6
1902	75.6
1916	75.5
1899	75.5
1878	75.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1954	66.2
1997	66.7
1971	67.4
1992	67.6
1917	67.8
1976	67.9
2005	68.2
1999	68.2
1973	68.2
2023	68.3
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1979	9.61
2025	8.66
1873	8.63
2018	8.21
1984	7.55
1915	7.46
2026	7.28
1967	6.98
1929	6.85
1949	6.44

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1914	0.06
1941	0.20
2000	0.36
1926	0.37
1951	0.48
1898	0.52
1913	0.74
1956	0.76
1911	0.79
2007	0.82

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 93°F; 21 May 2026, 20 May 2026
Coldest night: 43°F; 4 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.46 in; 7 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 7.28 in of precipitation in Augusta, GA, the wettest May since 2025, 7th wettest of 156.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Augusta, GA: 93°F on Thursday 21 May 2026 and Wednesday 20 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Augusta, GA: a low of 43°F on Monday 4 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Augusta, GA: 1.46 in on Thursday 7 May 2026.