Blacksburg, VA: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 58.8°F in Blacksburg, VA, the coldest May since 2020, tied 37th coldest of 130 (with 1969 and 1904).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 58.8°F; Coldest since 2020; 37th coldest of 130
Precipitation: 2.93 in; Driest since 2021; 44th driest of 119

A normal May in Blacksburg, VA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 60.5°F, between 57.2°F and 64.7°F in eight years of ten and 4.66 in of precipitation, between 2.06 in and 7.43 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Blacksburg, VA since 1893: 58.8°F in 2026; the lowest is 53.6°F, in 1997.

Normal range, 57.2 to 64.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Blacksburg, VA from 1893 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	58.8	92	71.5	86	46.2	92	2.93	76	0
2025	60.1	74	71	94	49.3	45	7.20	10	0
2024	64.1	19	75.3	31	52.9	9	3.44	68	0
2023	59.4	84	70.3	102	48.5	61	4.16	53	0
2022	61.3	55	73.5	60	49.1	49	6.65	12	0
2021	58.9	89	70.5	100	47.2	77	2.90	79	0
2020	56.8	114	66.8	128	46.8	82	7.38	7	0
2019	66.3	2	78.4	8	54.2	5	2.45	91	0
2018	66	4	77.1	16	54.8	2	5.79	23	0
2017	60.5	66	70.6	99	50.3	29	6.22	16	0
2016	59.7	80	69.9	106	49.5	39	4.76	39	0
2015	63.8	21	77.1	16	50.5	24	2.40	93	0
2014	62.5	33	75.7	29	49.4	42	2.85	80	0
2013	58.5	97	69.5	111	47.5	74	5.83	21	0
2012	64	20	75.2	33	52.8	10	3.68	64	0
2011	61.5	49	72.9	70	50.1	34	7.39	6	0
2010	62.1	36	74	48	50.2	33	4.78	37	0
2009	61.3	55	71.5	86	51.2	18	9.33	2	0
2008	57.7	105	69.9	106	45.5	100	3.13	74	0
2007	61.8	42	74.9	36	48.6	60	2.17	97	1
2006	57.3	109	69.9	106	44.6	109	2.15	98	1
2005	57.2	111	70.2	103	44.1	113	1.69	108	0
2004	65.3	7	76.7	23	53.9	6	5.58	26	0
2003	59	88	67.8	121	50.1	34	6.18	18	0
2002	57.9	104	71	94	44.8	107	5.08	31	0
2001	59.7	80	72.5	78	46.8	82	7.86	3	0
2000	62.2	35	76.1	26	48.4	63	1.66	110	0
1999	58.2	101	73.1	66	43.4	118	2.39	94	0
1998	62.8	29	73.5	60	52.1	13	7.61	5	0
1997	53.6	130	66.8	128	40.5	131	2.26	95	0
1996	60.3	70	72.6	77	48	68	4.90	33	0
1994	57.2	111	68.5	116	44.6	109	1.41	113	3
1993	62.1	36	73.9	50	50.4	27	4.36	46	0
1992	57.4	108	67.1	125	47.6	71	4.25	50	0
1991	64.5	13	76.2	25	53.1	8	4.66	41	1
1990	59.8	78	70.5	100	48.9	52	7.23	9	1
1989	56.2	120	67.4	123	44.8	107	4.40	45	1
1988	59.5	82	72.7	73	46.2	92	1.68	109	2
1987	63.7	22	76.3	24	50.8	21	2.09	101	3
1986	58.4	98	71.1	92	45.9	97	6.33	14	2
1985	61.5	49	74.4	45	48.9	52	4.33	48	1
1984	58.9	89	71.4	89	46.5	87	5.98	20	3
1983	57.1	113	71.7	85	42.5	124	3.96	57	1
1982	64.6	12	77.8	11	51.3	17	4.64	42	0
1981	55.8	121	68.5	116	43.4	118	4.81	36	2
1980	59.1	87	72	83	46.2	92	2.77	81	0
1979	58.9	89	71.5	86	46.3	90	2.71	83	0
1978	57.3	109	68.7	115	45.9	97	3.90	58	0
1977	62.1	36	75.2	33	49	50	2.64	86	0
1976	59.4	84	72.8	72	46	95	2.62	87	0
1975	61.8	42	73.3	63	50.3	29	7.79	4	0
1974			70.9	97	43.1	120	4.86	34	5
1973	54	126	67.1	125	40.5	131	6.20	17	1
1972	56.8	114	69.4	112	44.2	112	4.63	43	0
1971	55.8	121	67.7	122	43.8	115	9.75	1	0
1970	60.4	67	74.8	37	46	95	2.09	101	0
1969	58.8	92	73.7	54	43.9	114	0.92	116	0
1968	55.8	121	68.5	116	43	121	3.45	67	0
1967	54.8	125	67.1	125	42.4	126	4.13	54	0
1966	59.8	78	72.3	79	47	79	3.15	73	1
1965	65.3	7	78.2	9	52.5	12	2.60	88	0
1964	61.6	48	73.7	54	49.4	42	2.09	101	0
1963	59.4	84	71.8	84	47	79	2.70	84	0
1962	65.3	7	77.6	13	52.8	10	3.72	63	2
1961	56.8	114	68.1	120	45.3	103	2.92	77	1
1960	57.7	105	69	113	46.5	87	4.69	40	0
1959	64.9	10	75.1	35	54.6	3	2.20	96	0
1958	60.1	74	71.4	89	48.5	61	5.75	24	1
1957	63.3	23	75.9	28	50.7	22	2.10	100	0
1956	62.1	36	73.1	66	50.4	27	2.59	89	2
1955	63.3	23	76	27	50.5	24	1.66	110	0
1954	56.3	119	67.4	123	45.2	104	3.99	56	0
1953	67.1	1	79	5	55.2	1	4.25	50	0
1952	62.8	29	75.5	30	50	36	3.58	65	0
1951	61.2	57	74.8	37	47.6	71	2.15	98	0
1950	62.5	33	73.9	50	51.2	18	7.25	8	0
1949	61.8	42	74.8	37	48.8	56	4.12	55	0
1948	60.9	60	72.2	80	49.2	48	4.78	37	1
1947	60.4	67	74.3	46	46.8	82	3.19	71	1
1946	60.6	65	72.9	70	47.5	74	4.34	47	3
1945	58	103	71	94	44.9	106	4.57	44	0
1944	65.7	6	80.9	1	50.6	23	4.26	49	0
1943	63.1	26	77	19	49.3	45	3.78	61	0
1942	64.2	18	77	19	51.4	16	6.46	13	0
1941	64.3	17	79.2	3	49.4	42	0.25	119	0
1940	59.9	77	72.2	80	47.5	74			0
1939	62	41	74.8	37	49.3	45	1.22	115	0
1938	61.7	45	73.1	66	50.3	29	5.04	32	1
1937	61.5	49	74.8	37	48.1	66	2.74	82	0
1936	64.4	14	80	2	48.8	56	0.76	117	0
1935	60.7	64	73.4	62	48.1	66	2.91	78	0
1934	64.4	14	79.1	4	49.8	37	1.85	104	0
1933	66	4	78.1	10	53.8	7	5.22	28	0
1932	61.7	45	73.9	50	49.5	39	6.01	19	0
1931	60.3	70	72.7	73	47.8	70	5.11	30	1
1930	63	27	77.1	16	48.9	52	1.79	106	0
1929	60	76	73.2	65	46.8	82	3.33	69	1
1928	58.3	99	72.2	80	44.4	111	2.50	90	0
1927	61.7	45	73.9	50	49.5	39	2.95	75	0
1926	61	59	76.8	22	45.1	105	1.29	114	0
1925	53.9	127	66.1	130	41.7	130	1.43	112	0
1924			69.7	109	42.4	126			4
1923							2.41	92	14
1922	61.4	53	73.6	56	48.8	56	5.46	27	1
1921	57.7	105	68.3	119	47.2	77			0
1920	53.8	128	65	132	42.6	123	3.24	70	0
1919	60.8	62	73.6	56	48	68	4.84	35	0
1918	64.4	14	77.3	15	51.5	15	3.90	58	0
1917	53.8	128	65.3	131	42.2	129	3.58	65	0
1916	63	27	77	19	48.8	56	3.81	60	1
1915	61.2	57	72.7	73	49.6	38	3.73	62	0
1914	61.4	53	77.4	14	45.4	102	0.76	117	0
1913	60.4	67	74.5	43	46.3	90	5.12	29	0
1912	60.9	60	73.3	63	48.4	63			0
1911	63.2	25	78.8	6	47.6	71	1.75	107	0
1910	55.8	121	69	113	42.5	124	4.18	52	1
1909	58.3	99	73.1	66	43.8	115	6.29	15	1
1908	60.8	62	72.7	73	48.9	52	5.67	25	0
1907	56.6	118	70.9	97	42.4	126	2.70	84	0
1906	59.5	82	73.6	56	45.5	100			0
1905	62.6	32	74	48	51.6	14			1
1904	58.8	92	71.1	92	46.4	89			1
1903	61.5	49	74.5	43	48.3	65			2
1902	64.9	10	78.8	6	50.3	29	1.85	104	1
1901	58.6	96	71.3	91	45.9	97	6.71	11	0
1900	58.7	95	74.1	47	43.6	117	3.19	71	1
1899	62.8	29	74.7	42	50.9	20			0
1898	62.1	36	75.3	31	49	50	5.83	21	0
1897	56.8	114	70.1	104	42.8	122			2
1896	66.2	3	77.8	11	54.5	4			0
1895	58.2	101	69.6	110	46.7	86			0
1894	60.3	70	73.6	56	47	79			0
1893	60.3	70	70	105	50.5	24			0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1953	67.1
2019	66.3
1896	66.2
2018	66
1933	66
1944	65.7
2004	65.3
1965	65.3
1962	65.3
1959	64.9
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1997	53.6
1920	53.8
1917	53.8
1925	53.9
1973	54
1967	54.8
1981	55.8
1971	55.8
1968	55.8
1910	55.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1971	9.75
2009	9.33
2001	7.86
1975	7.79
1998	7.61
2011	7.39
2020	7.38
1950	7.25
1990	7.23
2025	7.20

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1941	0.25
1936	0.76
1914	0.76
1969	0.92
1939	1.22
1926	1.29
1994	1.41
1925	1.43
2000	1.66
1955	1.66

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 89°F; 20 May 2026
Coldest night: 31°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.59 in; 22 May 2026

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Every answer in words

May 2026 brought 2.93 in of precipitation in Blacksburg, VA, the driest May since 2021, 44th driest of 119.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Blacksburg, VA: 89°F on Wednesday 20 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Blacksburg, VA: a low of 31°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Blacksburg, VA: 0.59 in on Friday 22 May 2026.