Greensboro, NC: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 65.8°F in Greensboro, NC, the coldest May since 2023, 41st coldest of 124.

May 2026

Mean temperature: 65.8°F; Coldest since 2023; 41st coldest of 124
Precipitation: 3.17 in; Driest since 2023; 57th driest of 124

A normal May in Greensboro, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 67.4°F, between 63°F and 71.5°F in eight years of ten and 3.00 in of precipitation, between 1.70 in and 6.86 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Greensboro, NC since 1903: 65.8°F in 2026; the lowest is 61.6°F, in 1954.

Normal range, 63 to 71.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Greensboro, NC from 1903 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	65.8	84	77	83	54.5	73	3.17	64	0
2025	66.9	58	76.4	94	57.5	26	7.53	6	0
2024	69.3	20	79.2	46	59.4	10	8.73	3	0
2023	64.5	99	73.7	117	55.4	60	3.17	64	0
2022	68.8	27	79.3	42	58.3	17	4.61	37	0
2021	65.5	86	76.7	90	54.3	77	3.02	74	0
2020	62.8	118	72.2	124	53.5	90	9.45	2	0
2019	72.6	2	82.9	11	62.4	2	3.01	75	0
2018	73.2	1	82.6	12	63.8	1	3.77	54	0
2017	67.4	48	77.6	71	57.2	29	7.12	7	0
2016	66.6	65	76.4	94	56.9	33	8.67	4	0
2015	70.5	14	81	18	59.9	9	3.06	71	0
2014	69.5	18	80.8	21	58.1	18	2.61	90	0
2013	65.3	90	74.9	109	55.8	52	3.08	69	0
2012	70.6	11	80.4	23	60.8	6	4.66	35	0
2011	68.1	37	78.3	58	57.9	23	3.58	58	0
2010	70.6	11	80.2	26	61	5	3.98	48	0
2009	68.3	32	77.6	71	59	12	3.59	57	0
2008	66.2	73	76.9	84	55.6	56	1.60	111	0
2007	67.8	41	79.3	42	56.4	43	0.54	122	0
2006	65	95	76.5	91	53.5	90	2.44	95	0
2005	64.1	103	75	107	53.3	96	1.83	107	0
2004	71.6	5	81.9	14	61.4	4	2.00	102	0
2003	64.3	101	72.3	123	56.3	44	6.83	8	0
2002	65.5	86	76.8	87	54.1	82	2.99	76	0
2001	66.3	70	76.9	84	55.7	53	2.69	87	0
2000	68.8	27	80.1	30	57.5	26	2.31	97	0
1999	66	79	77.6	71	54.5	73	1.00	116	0
1998	68.3	32	77.8	68	58.7	14	5.04	30	0
1997	61.9	123	73.8	115	50.1	123	1.79	108	0
1996	66.4	68	77.6	71	55.2	65	3.84	53	0
1995	67.3	49	77.9	65	56.7	38	2.15	101	0
1994	63	116	74.9	109	51.2	118	1.71	110	0
1993	69.1	22	80.2	26	58	22	2.95	79	0
1992	62.4	122	72.6	122	52.2	110	2.34	96	0
1991	71.5	8	81	18	61.9	3	3.89	51	0
1990	65.9	83	76.4	94	55.5	57	6.54	10	0
1989	63.1	114	74.5	113	51.8	114	6.36	11	0
1988	65.2	92	77.6	71	52.8	101	3.97	49	0
1987	68.9	26	80.3	25	57.5	26	2.48	94	0
1986	66.5	67	77.5	77	55.5	57	1.12	115	0
1985	66.7	61	78.3	58	55.2	65	4.32	40	0
1984	63.5	110	75.5	100	51.4	116	5.83	17	0
1983	63.8	109	75	107	52.6	104	4.12	44	0
1982	70.1	15	81.8	16	58.4	16	8.35	5	0
1981	63.2	113	75.5	100	50.8	120	2.78	83	0
1980	66	79	77.6	71	54.3	77	3.23	62	0
1979	66.1	75	76.9	84	55.4	60	4.46	38	0
1978	63.1	114	73.7	117	52.5	105	5.09	29	0
1977	69.1	22	81	18	57.2	29	0.70	119	0
1976	64.2	102	74.9	109	53.5	90	2.94	80	0
1975	69.1	22	79.2	46	58.9	13	6.23	13	0
1974	66.1	75	75.8	98	56.3	44	5.69	22	0
1973	62.7	120	73.7	117	51.7	115	5.71	21	0
1972	63	116	73.2	121	52.7	102	6.24	12	0
1971	62.5	121	73.8	115	51.2	118	5.37	26	0
1970	67.7	43	79.6	38	55.7	53	2.76	85	0
1969	67.3	49	79.8	34	54.7	71	3.17	64	0
1968	65	95	76.3	97	53.7	87	3.92	50	0
1967	64	105	75.3	104	52.7	102	4.03	47	0
1966	66.7	61	77.4	79	55.9	49	4.15	43	0
1965	72.6	2	84.8	3	60.4	7	1.00	116	0
1964	67.5	46	79.7	36	55.4	60	0.56	121	0
1963	65.3	90	76.5	91	54.1	82	2.92	81	0
1962	71.6	5	84.5	5	58.6	15	2.18	99	0
1961	62.8	118	74.4	114	51.3	117	4.31	41	0
1960	64.6	98	76.8	87	52.5	105	4.68	34	0
1959	69.6	17	80	32	59.2	11	3.07	70	0
1958	66.3	70	76.8	87	55.9	49	2.98	77	0
1957	68	38	79.2	46	56.8	34	1.96	103	0
1956	66.7	61	78.6	53	54.8	69	4.18	42	0
1955	68.6	29	80.4	23	56.8	34	2.50	93	0
1954	61.6	124	73.3	120	50	124	2.62	88	0
1953	72.4	4	84.7	4	60.1	8	0.91	118	0
1952	67.3	49	79.4	41	55.2	65	3.19	63	0
1951	65.6	85	79.3	42	51.9	113	0.42	123	0
1950	67.5	46	78.1	62	57	31	5.39	25	0
1949	67	56	78.7	51	55.3	63	3.06	71	0
1948	66.8	59	78.7	51	54.9	68	4.45	39	0
1947	67.3	49	80.2	26	54.4	76	1.84	106	0
1946	64.7	97	75.8	98	53.6	89	4.92	32	0
1945	63.3	112	74.6	112	52.1	112	5.11	27	0
1944	70.9	9	84	7	57.7	25	1.88	105	0
1943	68.3	32	79.6	38	57	31	2.86	82	0
1942	67.7	43	78.8	50	56.6	40	4.71	33	0
1941	67.8	41	81.9	14	53.7	87	1.42	113	0
1940	65.1	94	78	63	52.3	109	5.99	15	0
1939	66.7	61	78	63	55.3	63	2.18	99	0
1938	67.3	49	78.4	55	56.2	46	3.37	60	0
1937	66.4	68	79.5	40	53.4	93	3.06	71	0
1936	69.2	21	83.6	8	54.8	69	0.37	124	0
1935	64.1	103	75.1	106	53	97	4.94	31	0
1934	66.2	73	78.2	60	54.3	77	4.63	36	0
1933	70.1	15	82.3	13	57.8	24	3.38	59	0
1932	64.4	100	75.3	104	53.4	93	2.58	91	0
1931	64	105	75.5	100	52.4	108	5.97	16	0
1930	68.2	35	80.8	21	55.5	57	6.04	14	0
1929	65.5	86	77.2	82	53.8	86	3.88	52	0
1928	65.4	89	77.9	65	52.9	98	3.64	56	0
1927	68	38	80.1	30	56	48	2.23	98	0
1926	68.6	29	83.2	10	54.1	82	1.58	112	0
1925	64	105	77.4	79	50.6	121	2.57	92	0
1924	65.2	92	77.4	79	52.9	98	5.10	28	0
1923	66.1	75	77.8	68	54.3	77	3.17	64	0
1922	68.4	31	80.2	26	56.6	40	5.82	19	0
1921	66.1	75	78.2	60	54.1	82	4.07	46	0
1920	64	105	75.5	100	52.5	105	2.77	84	0
1919	67.6	45	78.4	55	56.8	34	5.63	23	0
1918	70.7	10	83.3	9	58.1	18	3.76	55	0
1917	63.4	111	76.5	91	50.3	122	3.28	61	0
1916	71.6	5	85.1	2	58.1	18	5.83	17	1
1915	68.2	35	79.7	36	56.7	38	5.76	20	0
1914	69.4	19	84.3	6	54.6	72	0.57	120	0
1913	66.8	59	77.9	65	55.7	53	5.47	24	0
1912	67.2	55	77.5	77	56.8	34	1.96	103	0
1911	70.6	11	85.2	1	55.9	49	1.73	109	0
1910	66	79	79.8	34	52.2	110	2.98	77	0
1909	66	79	77.8	68	54.3	77	6.60	9	0
1908	67.9	40	79.3	42	56.5	42	4.10	45	0
1907	66.6	65	78.6	53	54.5	73	2.71	86	0
1906	67	56	81.1	17	52.9	98	2.62	88	0
1905	69	25	79.9	33	58.1	18	10.88	1	0
1904	66.3	70	79.1	49	53.4	93	3.17	64	0
1903	67.3	49	78.4	55	56.1	47	1.32	114	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	73.2
2019	72.6
1965	72.6
1953	72.4
2004	71.6
1962	71.6
1916	71.6
1991	71.5
1944	70.9
1918	70.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1954	61.6
1997	61.9
1992	62.4
1971	62.5
1973	62.7
2020	62.8
1961	62.8
1994	63
1972	63
1989	63.1
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1905	10.88
2020	9.45
2024	8.73
2016	8.67
1982	8.35
2025	7.53
2017	7.12
2003	6.83
1909	6.60
1990	6.54

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1936	0.37
1951	0.42
2007	0.54
1964	0.56
1914	0.57
1977	0.70
1953	0.91
1999	1.00
1965	1.00
1986	1.12

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 92°F; 20 May 2026, 19 May 2026, 18 May 2026
Coldest night: 36°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.71 in; 26 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 3.17 in of precipitation in Greensboro, NC, the driest May since 2023, tied 57th driest of 124 (with 2023, 1969, 1923 and 1 other year).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Greensboro, NC: 92°F on Wednesday 20 May 2026, Tuesday 19 May 2026 and Monday 18 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Greensboro, NC: a low of 36°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Greensboro, NC: 1.71 in on Tuesday 26 May 2026.