Charlotte, NC: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 68.8°F in Charlotte, NC, the coldest May since 2023, tied 69th coldest of 148 (with 1963, 1908, 1904 and 1 other year).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 68.8°F; Coldest since 2023; 69th coldest of 148
Precipitation: 5.87 in; Wettest since 2024; 18th wettest of 148

A normal May in Charlotte, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 69.2°F, between 65.8°F and 74°F in eight years of ten and 2.86 in of precipitation, between 1.23 in and 5.99 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Charlotte, NC since 1879: 68.8°F in 2026; the lowest is 63.5°F, in 1917.

Normal range, 65.8 to 74°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Charlotte, NC 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
2026	68.8	76	79.3	75	58.3	74	5.87	18
2025	69.8	52	78.6	92	60.9	23	5.07	29
2024	72.2	15	82	29	62.5	8	7.34	6
2023	67.7	103	76.7	124	58.6	66	2.78	88
2022	71.8	23	82.7	23	60.8	24	2.91	85
2021	68.3	87	80.6	52	55.9	117	1.81	123
2020	65.5	134	75.6	138	55.5	125	6.60	9
2019	74.3	3	85.2	5	63.4	5	2.48	98
2018	74	6	84	10	64	4	3.40	70
2017	69.5	60	80.5	57	58.5	68	5.76	19
2016	68.1	90	78.2	98	58	84	5.63	22
2015	71.7	24	83.9	11	59.4	50	0.32	146
2014	69.6	59	82	29	57.3	97	4.05	51
2013	66.4	120	77	120	55.9	117	3.00	82
2012	71.5	26	82.2	27	60.8	24	5.92	15
2011	69.7	57	81.1	44	58.3	74	4.73	35
2010	71.5	26	81.5	35	61.4	18	3.37	72
2009	69.1	70	78.6	92	59.5	47	7.28	7
2008	67.1	109	79.2	80	55.1	128	2.19	111
2007	67.6	104	80.3	63	54.9	129	0.60	142
2006	65.8	131	78.3	97	53.3	144	1.24	136
2005	64.7	142	76.2	131	53.3	144	2.42	102
2004	72.1	16	83.8	13	60.4	31	2.78	88
2003	66.4	120	75.1	142	57.6	89	10.69	3
2002	65.9	129	77.6	107	54.1	137	4.18	49
2001	68.1	90	80.4	61	55.9	117	2.65	93
2000	69.3	66	81.7	34	57	99	1.17	138
1999	65.8	131	78.2	98	53.5	141	1.50	129
1998	74.3	3	84.6	8	64.1	3	1.53	128
1997	66.3	123	77.4	115	55.2	127	1.39	133
1996	70.2	43	81	47	59.4	50	2.13	114
1995	69.2	68	79.1	81	59.4	50	3.17	78
1994	67.1	109	77.9	103	56.2	111	1.47	130
1993	70.5	37	80.6	52	60.4	31	2.60	96
1992	66	126	75.3	140	56.6	103	3.59	67
1991	74	6	83.4	15	64.6	1	2.94	83
1990	69	73	79.1	81	58.8	61	4.99	30
1989	66.7	112	77.5	112	55.9	117	5.37	25
1988	68.4	85	80.6	52	56.1	114	2.20	109
1987	71.6	25	82.4	24	60.8	24	0.99	140
1986	69.5	60	79.4	72	59.6	46	1.63	127
1985	68	94	78.8	88	57.2	98	5.14	28
1984	65.9	129	77.7	105	54.1	137	4.78	34
1983	66.7	112	77.6	107	55.7	122	2.14	113
1982	71.9	19	83.1	16	60.8	24	4.97	31
1981	65.1	138	76.4	129	53.8	140	4.27	45
1980	68.1	90	78.8	88	57.5	92	3.59	67
1979	67.6	104	77.5	112	57.8	87	4.54	37
1978	66.6	117	77	120	56.3	108	4.91	32
1977	69.8	52	80.8	51	58.8	61	3.16	79
1976	65	139	75.6	138	54.3	135	4.26	46
1975	70.5	37	80	67	61	21	12.48	1
1974	68.5	82	78.6	92	58.4	71	4.49	39
1973	64.6	143	76.1	133	53.2	146	4.31	43
1972	64.6	143	74.7	145	54.6	132	5.61	23
1971	65	139	76.6	126	53.4	142	4.47	40
1970	68.2	89	80.2	66	56.2	111	2.69	91
1969	67.8	101	79.7	70	56	116	2.03	119
1968	64.8	141	75.7	135	53.9	139	2.45	100
1967	63.7	146	74.5	146	52.8	148	4.70	36
1966	67.6	104	77.6	107	57.6	89	3.61	65
1965	73.4	9	85.5	3	61.2	20	1.96	120
1964	69.8	52	81.8	33	57.7	88	0.89	141
1963	68.8	76	80	67	57.5	92	2.91	85
1962	74.5	2	86.9	1	62.1	11	1.84	122
1961	63.7	146	73.3	148	54.2	136	3.19	77
1960	67.9	97	80.9	49	54.9	129	3.51	69
1959	71.9	19	83.1	16	60.7	29	3.25	74
1958	70.1	46	81.1	44	59.2	55	2.34	104
1957	70.3	42	81.5	35	59	58	5.29	26
1956	70	48	81.3	41	58.7	63	3.98	56
1955	72.1	16	84.2	9	60	41	5.29	26
1954	64	145	74.9	143	53.1	147	2.52	97
1953	74.2	5	85.1	6	63.3	6	2.64	95
1952	70	48	81.4	40	58.7	63	2.06	118
1951	68	94	81.5	35	54.5	134	0.34	145
1950	70.4	41	81.5	35	59.4	50	2.65	93
1949	69.2	68	80.5	57	57.9	85	4.02	54
1948	70.1	46	80.3	63	59.8	44	5.88	17
1947	70.2	43	81.3	41	59.1	57	2.08	116
1946	67.9	97	77.6	107	58.2	79	4.29	44
1945	66.7	112	77.2	118	56.3	108	1.40	132
1944	73.5	8	85.3	4	61.7	14	1.86	121
1943	71.4	28	81.5	35	61.3	19	1.65	125
1942	70.5	37	80.4	61	60.6	30	6.58	10
1941	72	18	83.9	11	60	41	0.21	147
1940	67.9	97	79.3	75	56.5	106	3.92	58
1939	69.1	70	79.7	70	58.6	66	3.60	66
1938	70.2	43	80	67	60.3	33	4.35	42
1937	69.7	57	81	47	58.5	68	2.66	92
1936	72.5	12	84.7	7	60.2	34	0.01	148
1935	68	94	78.1	100	57.9	85	3.74	60
1934	67.9	97	77.2	118	58.5	68	3.22	75
1933	73	10	82.8	19	63.1	7	2.46	99
1932	68.5	82	78.7	91	58.3	74	3.32	73
1931	67.3	108	77.6	107	56.9	102	6.53	11
1930	71.9	19	82.3	25	61.5	15	3.08	81
1929	68.6	81	78.9	83	58.4	71	5.90	16
1928	67.1	109	78	101	56.3	108	4.05	51
1927	70.6	35	81.1	44	60.1	39	1.44	131
1926	69.9	50	82.3	25	57.5	92	2.40	103
1925	66.1	125	77.4	115	54.9	129	1.64	126
1924	66	126	76.5	127	55.6	123	2.82	87
1923	66.2	124	75.3	140	57	99	4.01	55
1922	69.4	64	78.9	83	59.9	43	3.72	61
1921	66	126	75.8	134	56.2	111	4.50	38
1920	65.5	134	75.7	135	55.4	126	1.33	135
1919	69.1	70	78.6	92	59.5	47	6.38	13
1918	72.3	14	82.8	19	61.8	13	2.92	84
1917	63.5	148	73.7	147	53.4	142	2.45	100
1916	72.6	11	82.8	19	62.4	9	4.41	41
1915	69.3	66	77.7	105	60.8	24	5.47	24
1914	70.6	35	82	29	59.2	55	0.49	144
1913	69.9	50	80.5	57	59.3	54	3.77	59
1912	69.5	60	78.9	83	60.1	39	3.14	80
1911	71	31	82.2	27	59.8	44	1.23	137
1910	66.4	120	76.2	131	56.6	103	4.26	46
1909	66.7	112	76.5	127	57	99	5.65	20
1908	68.8	76	79.3	75	58.4	71	2.20	109
1907	66.7	112	76.7	124	56.6	103	4.07	50
1906	67.8	101	78	101	57.6	89	3.66	63
1905	70.9	32	79.3	75	62.4	9	6.08	14
1904	68.8	76	79.4	72	58.1	80	2.15	112
1903	69.8	52	79.4	72	60.2	34	0.53	143
1902	72.4	13	82.8	19	61.9	12	3.39	71
1901	68.9	75	78.9	83	58.9	59	8.00	4
1900	69	73	80.5	57	57.5	92	2.11	115
1899	71.1	30	81.9	32	60.2	34	2.28	105
1898	71.9	19	83.6	14	60.2	34	2.08	116
1897	66.6	117	76.8	122	56.4	107	3.72	61
1896	75.3	1	86.1	2	64.4	2	1.68	124
1895	65.7	133	75.7	135	55.6	123	4.05	51
1894	69.4	64	80.6	52	58.1	80	2.27	107
1893	66.6	117	77.3	117	55.9	117	4.23	48
1892	68.4	85	78.6	92	58.1	80	2.28	105
1891	65.4	137	76.3	130	54.6	132	7.58	5
1890	69.8	52	80.6	52	58.9	59	7.07	8
1889	70.5	37	82.9	18	58.1	80	2.75	90
1888	68.8	76	79.3	75	58.3	74	5.64	21
1887	71.3	29	81.2	43	61.5	15	3.64	64
1886	68.1	90	78.9	83	57.4	96	11.04	2
1885	67.5	107	76.8	122	58.3	74	6.47	12
1884	69.5	60	78.8	88	60.2	34	4.84	33
1883	68.3	87	77.9	103	58.7	63	1.39	133
1882	65.5	134	74.9	143	56.1	114	3.22	75
1881	70.9	32	80.3	63	61.5	15	2.26	108
1880	70.9	32	80.9	49	61	21	1.15	139
1879	68.5	82	77.5	112	59.5	47	3.97	57

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1896	75.3
1962	74.5
2019	74.3
1998	74.3
1953	74.2
2018	74
1991	74
1944	73.5
1965	73.4
1933	73

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	63.5
1967	63.7
1961	63.7
1954	64
1973	64.6
1972	64.6
2005	64.7
1968	64.8
1976	65
1971	65

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1975	12.48
1886	11.04
2003	10.69
1901	8.00
1891	7.58
2024	7.34
2009	7.28
1890	7.07
2020	6.60
1942	6.58

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1936	0.01
1941	0.21
2015	0.32
1951	0.34
1914	0.49
1903	0.53
2007	0.60
1964	0.89
1987	0.99
1880	1.15

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 92°F; 21 May 2026
Coldest night: 40°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.23 in; 7 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 5.87 in of precipitation in Charlotte, NC, the wettest May since 2024, 18th wettest of 148.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Charlotte, NC: 92°F on Thursday 21 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Charlotte, NC: a low of 40°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Charlotte, NC: 1.23 in on Thursday 7 May 2026.