Charlottesville, VA: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 63.8°F in Charlottesville, VA, the coldest May since 2020, tied 33rd coldest of 129 (with 1981).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 63.8°F; Coldest since 2020; 33rd coldest of 129

A normal May in Charlottesville, VA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 63.9°F, between 61°F and 70.6°F in eight years of ten and 3.50 in of precipitation, between 1.65 in and 6.97 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Charlottesville, VA since 1893: 63.8°F in 2026; the lowest is 59.8°F, in 1992.

Normal range, 61 to 70.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Charlottesville, 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	63.8	96	75.4	84	52.2	109	3.29	69	0
2025	65	71	74.7	94	55.2	49	7.02	10	0
2024	69	18	79.4	25	58.9	10	3.82	52	1
2023	64.5	80	75.9	74	53	94	1.68	106	0
2022	67.4	36	77.9	45	56.8	29	6.17	19	0
2021	65	71	77.4	51	52.7	99	0.91	122	0
2020	63.6	98	73.1	116	54.2	71	2.70	87	0
2019	71.7	4	82.5	6	60.9	3	4.19	44	0
2018	72.9	1	83.9	2	61.8	2	9.63	3	0
2017	65.5	63	75.5	83	55.4	47	8.78	5	0
2016	63.6	98	72.5	123	54.8	57	5.53	25	0
2015	68.8	20	80.3	19	57.3	22	1.82	103	0
2014	66.3	47	77.9	45	54.7	59	4.86	33	0
2013	63.3	106	74.3	99	52.4	105	4.33	42	0
2012	72	3	81.9	9	62	1	4.05	47	0
2011	67.6	31	78.3	41	57	24	6.01	20	0
2010	67.5	34	78.4	37	56.6	31	3.55	60	0
2009	62.9	107	73.3	113	52.5	104	6.96	11	0
2008	61	125	73.4	110	48.7	132	5.52	26	0
2007	64.2	87	76.1	70	52.3	107	2.49	93	0
2006	62.5	111	75	90	49.9	128	1.66	107	0
2005	60.2	128	72	125	48.4	133	2.47	94	0
2004	69.1	17	79.8	22	58.3	13	5.46	28	0
2003	61	125	69	129	53	94	7.03	9	0
2002	61.9	118	74.5	97	49.3	129	1.56	110	0
2001	62.2	117	73.6	105	50.7	121	2.94	81	0
2000	65.4	64	77.5	49	53.4	87	2.78	84	0
1999	63.5	103	76.9	56	50.1	125	2.76	85	0
1998	68.6	22	79.5	24	57.6	19	2.59	90	0
1997	62.8	110	75.4	84	50.3	123	0.75	123	0
1996	63.5	103	73.9	103	53.2	91	3.45	61	0
1995	64.5	80	75.6	81	53.4	87	5.82	22	0
1994	61.4	123	73.5	108	49.2	130	1.30	118	0
1993	66.2	49	77.8	48	54.6	61	3.22	75	0
1992	59.8	129	70.9	128	48.8	131	3.94	51	0
1991	70.5	9	81.7	11	59.4	8	2.13	99	0
1990	64	91	74.5	97	53.4	87			0
1989	62.5	111	73.4	110	51.5	117	5.00	31	0
1988	64.4	85	76	72	52.8	98	3.33	65	0
1987	66.2	49	78.7	33	53.7	82	2.06	102	1
1986	66	51	78.4	37	53.6	84	1.37	116	0
1985	68.3	25	77.3	53	59.3	9	4.52	38	0
1984	64.1	89	73.9	103	54.3	69	3.45	61	0
1983	62.3	115	72.8	119	51.9	114	3.59	59	1
1982	65.9	54	76.8	57	54.9	55	5.84	21	0
1981	63.8	96	74.2	101	53.3	90	2.60	89	0
1980	68.2	27	78.5	35	57.8	17	2.22	97	0
1979	63.6	98	72.9	118	54.3	69	4.02	49	0
1978	64.3	86	73.6	105	55	53	6.18	18	0
1977	66.7	39	77.9	45	55.6	42	1.57	109	0
1976	65.9	54	76.4	67	55.5	46	4.93	32	0
1975	66.4	44	76.5	66	56.3	36	3.81	54	0
1974	65.6	59	76.1	70	55.2	49	6.88	12	0
1973	62.5	111	72.8	119	52.3	107	4.55	36	0
1972	63.9	94	74.8	91	53	94	6.55	17	0
1971	63.9	94	74.6	96	53.1	92	8.79	4	0
1970	68.1	28	79.2	28	56.9	27	2.76	85	0
1969	66.6	42	78.7	33	54.5	63	2.33	96	0
1968	62.9	107	73.6	105	52.2	109	3.62	57	0
1967	60.6	127	71.2	126	50	127	3.41	64	0
1966	64	91	75.7	78	52.2	109	4.42	41	0
1965	70.1	11	81.8	10	58.5	12	3.25	73	0
1964	65.2	68	76.7	58	53.7	82	1.40	115	0
1963	64.9	75	76.2	69	53.5	86	1.79	104	0
1962	69.6	13	80.5	15	58.6	11			0
1961	61.8	120	72.7	121	51	120	3.82	52	0
1960	63.4	105	73.2	114	53.6	84	4.71	34	0
1959	69	18	79.9	20	58.1	15	2.34	95	0
1958	64.1	89	73.4	110	54.8	57	3.33	65	0
1957	67.6	31	78.5	35	56.6	31	3.33	65	0
1956	64.5	80	76.4	67	52.6	103	2.22	97	0
1955	68.3	25	78.9	30	57.7	18	2.56	92	0
1954	62.5	111	73.2	114	51.8	115	4.53	37	0
1953	70.8	7	81.7	11	59.9	5	4.48	40	0
1952	65.4	64	76.6	62	54.1	76	5.49	27	0
1951	65.2	68	76.6	62	53.9	78	2.09	101	0
1950	65	71	74.8	91	55.1	51	5.42	29	0
1949	65.7	58	76.7	58	54.7	59	4.68	35	0
1948	65.6	59	75.9	74	55.1	51	6.87	13	1
1947	66.6	42	79	29	54.2	71	3.70	55	1
1946	64.5	80	75.2	87	53.9	78	6.67	15	0
1945	62.3	115	73.5	108	51.2	119	4.32	43	0
1944	71.4	5	82.7	5	60	4	2.99	79	2
1943	67.6	31	79.3	26	55.6	42	3.28	71	1
1942	68.4	23	79.9	20	57	24			0
1941					55.6	42	0.33	124	4
1940	66	51	78.1	44	53.9	78	4.08	45	3
1939	68.4	23	80.5	15	55.9	40	1.31	117	2
1938	65	71	75.6	81	54.5	63	2.95	80	3
1937	66.4	44	78.9	30	54.1	76	3.20	76	1
1936	70.2	10	83.3	3	56.9	27	1.13	120	2
1935	64	91	75.3	86	52.1	112	3.32	68	3
1934					56.5	33	4.03	48	4
1933	69.6	13	80.5	15	58.1	15	5.70	24	2
1932					54.5	63	5.76	23	4
1931	65.8	57	77	55	54.5	63	7.32	8	0
1930	68.7	21	80.8	14	56.5	33	1.66	107	2
1929	65.6	59	76.6	62	54.2	71	3.15	77	1
1928	64.8	78	76.7	58	52.7	99	1.43	114	2
1927	65.4	64	75.7	78	54.9	55	1.45	112	2
1926	67.1	37	79.3	26	54.5	63	3.24	74	1
1925	62.9	107	74.8	91	50.5	122	2.12	100	3
1924	61.9	118	72.7	121	51.3	118	10.82	2	2
1923	64.5	80	76	72	52.7	99	1.45	112	2
1922	67.5	34	78.2	43	57	24	3.44	63	3
1921					52.9	97	4.52	38	4
1920	61.3	124	72.5	123	50.3	123	1.20	119	2
1919	64.8	78	75.7	78	53.8	81	6.87	13	2
1918	70.7	8	83.1	4	58.3	13	3.07	78	2
1917	61.5	122	71.1	127	51.6	116	2.67	88	1
1916	69.2	16	80.4	18	57.6	19	3.61	58	2
1915	64.9	75	76.7	58	52.7	99			2
1914	69.6	13	80.9	13	57.6	19	1.48	111	1
1913	66.4	44	77.3	53	55.4	47	6.67	15	1
1912	66.7	39	77.4	51	56.1	38	11.54	1	0
1911	72.1	2	84.4	1	59.9	5	0.98	121	0
1910	63.6	98	74.3	99	53.1	92	2.86	82	1
1909	65.1	70	75.9	74	54.4	68	3.29	69	0
1908	65.3	67	74.7	94	55.9	40	5.14	30	0
1907	61.6	121	73.1	116	50.1	125	3.26	72	0
1906	66.3	47	78.4	37	54.2	71	2.85	83	0
1905	67.8	29	78.8	32	56.5	33	4.06	46	1
1904	66.7	39	78.4	37	55	53	3.63	56	0
1903	65.6	59	76.6	62	54.6	61	1.76	105	1
1902	67	38	78.3	41	55.6	42	3.99	50	0
1901	64.2	87	74.2	101	54.2	71	7.66	6	0
1900	69.7	12	82.2	7	57.2	23	2.58	91	0
1899	65.9	54	75.1	88	56.7	30			0
1898	66	51	75.9	74	56.2	37	7.37	7	0
1896	70.9	6	82.2	7	59.5	7			0
1895	63.6	98	75.1	88	52.1	112			0
1894	67.8	29	79.6	23	56	39			2
1893	64.9	75	77.5	49	52.4	105			0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	72.9
1911	72.1
2012	72
2019	71.7
1944	71.4
1896	70.9
1953	70.8
1918	70.7
1991	70.5
1936	70.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1992	59.8
2005	60.2
1967	60.6
2008	61
2003	61
1920	61.3
1994	61.4
1917	61.5
1907	61.6
1961	61.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1912	11.54
1924	10.82
2018	9.63
1971	8.79
2017	8.78
1901	7.66
1898	7.37
1931	7.32
2003	7.03
2025	7.02

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1941	0.33
1997	0.75
2021	0.91
1911	0.98
1936	1.13
1920	1.20
1994	1.30
1939	1.31
1986	1.37
1964	1.40

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 96°F; 19 May 2026
Coldest night: 37°F; 12 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.75 in; 25 May 2026, 22 May 2026

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The hottest day of May 2026 in Charlottesville, VA: 96°F on Tuesday 19 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Charlottesville, VA: a low of 37°F on Tuesday 12 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Charlottesville, VA: 0.75 in on Monday 25 May 2026 and Friday 22 May 2026.