Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 67.7°F in Greenville-Spartanburg, SC, the coldest May since 2023, tied 58th coldest of 142 (with 1919).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 67.7°F; Coldest since 2023; 58th coldest of 142
Precipitation: 5.05 in; Wettest since 2025; 42nd wettest of 142

A normal May in Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 68.8°F, between 65.2°F and 71.8°F in eight years of ten and 3.64 in of precipitation, between 1.55 in and 6.47 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Greenville-Spartanburg, SC since 1884: 67.7°F in 2026; the lowest is 63.3°F, in 1976.

Normal range, 65.2 to 71.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Greenville-Spartanburg, SC from 1884 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	67.7	84	78.5	93	56.8	79	5.05	42	0
2025	68	77	77.9	102	58.1	54	6.77	16	0
2024	70.9	27	81.4	37	60.4	21	5.26	39	0
2023	66.4	106	76.5	121	56.2	90	4.67	50	0
2022	71.1	23	82.5	23	59.8	30	5.78	28	0
2021	67.1	94	79	78	55.2	110	4.46	55	0
2020	65	129	75.8	128	54.2	121	12.57	2	0
2019	74	3	84.8	8	63.3	3	1.77	119	0
2018	73	5	82.6	21	63.3	3	7.36	14	0
2017	68.7	65	79.5	72	58	57	5.00	44	0
2016	68.6	66	79.3	73	58	57	5.28	38	0
2015	71.5	16	83	15	60.1	26	3.00	90	0
2014	70.4	34	82.3	25	58.4	46	4.43	58	0
2013	66.3	108	76.5	121	56.1	92	5.77	29	0
2012	71.7	13	81.9	28	61.5	8	3.44	76	0
2011	69.8	42	82	27	57.6	62	3.33	81	0
2010	71.6	14	81.3	38	61.9	6	6.04	24	0
2009	69.7	45	79	78	60.4	21	4.32	59	0
2008	68.4	73	79.7	70	57	73	1.88	117	0
2007	68.6	66	81	45	56.3	87	1.56	125	0
2006	67.6	86	79.7	70	55.5	100	1.22	134	0
2005	65.5	121	76.7	116	54.4	119	3.92	66	0
2004	72.5	8	83.6	14	61.3	9	3.33	81	0
2003	67	96	75.6	132	58.4	46	7.64	11	0
2002	66.4	106	77.4	107	55.4	103	3.84	69	0
2001	68.8	63	80.4	59	57.2	67	2.14	107	0
2000	71.5	16	83	15	60	28	2.19	105	0
1999	67.5	89	78.7	86	56.2	90	1.37	131	0
1998	71.4	19	81.9	28	60.8	15	1.77	119	0
1997	64.7	133	76.6	118	52.7	130	3.37	77	0
1996	69.7	45	81.2	40	58.3	50	5.00	44	0
1995	69.6	48	81	45	58.2	51	4.53	52	0
1994	65.2	125	77.6	105	52.7	130	1.44	130	0
1993	67.3	92	78.7	86	55.9	98	3.08	86	0
1992	64	140	75	136	53	128	5.03	43	0
1991	71.5	16	81.2	40	61.8	7	6.37	19	0
1990	67	96	79	78	55.1	113	2.70	96	0
1989	64.4	135	76.5	121	52.3	135	3.64	74	0
1988	67.1	94	81.2	40	53.1	127	1.96	111	0
1987	71.1	23	83	15	59.2	36	1.31	133	0
1986	68.9	60	80.6	52	57.1	70	6.34	20	0
1985	67.9	79	77.7	104	58.1	54	2.42	102	0
1984	66.8	102	78.9	84	54.8	116	8.30	7	0
1983	66.3	108	77.1	112	55.5	100	5.80	26	0
1982	70.6	30	82.6	21	58.6	43	6.18	23	0
1981	66.2	111	78	100	54.5	118	4.15	63	0
1980	68.2	74	78.5	93	57.9	59	5.92	25	0
1979	69.6	48	79.1	75	60	28	5.69	32	0
1978	65.5	121	74.8	139	56.1	92	4.84	47	0
1977	71.4	19	82.5	23	60.4	21	2.71	95	0
1976	63.3	142	74.5	140	52.1	137	8.10	8	0
1975	70.5	33	80.5	54	60.4	21	7.81	9	0
1974	68	77	79	78	57	73	5.45	37	0
1973	65.8	116	78	100	53.5	123	5.59	36	0
1972	64.9	131	75.5	134	54.3	120	8.89	5	0
1971	65.2	125	77.9	102	52.6	132	5.72	31	0
1970	68.8	63	81.6	33	56	96	3.13	85	0
1969	67.6	86	79.8	68	55.4	103	1.93	113	0
1968	65.4	123	77.4	107	53.4	125	3.93	65	0
1967	66	114	78.3	96	53.8	122	4.97	46	0
1966	66.9	98	77	113	56.7	80	3.06	88	0
1965	73	5	85.3	5	60.8	15	1.09	136	0
1964	71.3	22	83	15	59.6	35	1.59	123	0
1963	69.1	54	79.9	66	58.2	51	3.06	88	0
1962	76.5	1	89.4	1	63.5	1	1.48	127	0
1961	65.7	118	76.3	126	55.2	110	2.60	99	0
1960	67.3	92	79.1	75	55.4	103	2.16	106	0
1959	70.6	30	80.9	48	60.3	25	5.63	33	0
1958	70.1	38	80.4	59	59.8	30	2.60	99	0
1957	70.2	36	80.3	62	60.1	26	2.66	97	0
1956	69.9	41	80.1	64	59.7	33	3.88	67	0
1955	71.4	19	81.8	30	60.9	13	4.46	55	0
1954	64.7	133	75.8	128	53.5	123	2.90	92	0
1953	74.1	2	84.8	8	63.5	1	2.57	101	0
1952	70.4	34	81.7	31	59.1	37	1.90	115	0
1951	68.6	66	80.7	50	56.5	84	0.52	139	0
1950	71.1	23	81.6	33	60.5	20	4.44	57	0
1949	69.3	53	79.9	66	58.6	43	3.20	83	0
1948	69	56	80	65	58.1	54	7.74	10	0
1947	69.5	50	80.7	50	58.2	51	2.20	104	0
1946	67.4	90	76.8	114	57.5	64	5.11	40	1
1945	66.3	108	76.6	118	56	96	2.66	97	0
1944	72.3	11	83.7	13	60.9	13	1.98	110	0
1943	70.8	28	81	45	60.6	19	2.01	109	0
1942	69	56	79	78	58.9	41	4.02	64	0
1941	72.5	8	84.1	10	60.8	15	0.78	138	0
1940	66.9	98	78.8	85	55	115	1.80	118	0
1939	67.8	82	78.3	96	57.3	66	3.82	71	0
1938	69.8	42	80.4	59	59.1	37	3.83	70	0
1937	69.4	51	79.8	68	59	39	3.08	86	0
1936	73.1	4	85.1	6	61.1	11	0.15	142	0
1935	68.5	71	78.3	96	58.8	42	4.21	61	0
1934	68.6	66	81.1	43	56.1	92	4.51	53	0
1933	72.9	7	83	15	62.8	5	3.45	75	0
1932	67.9	79	77.4	107	58.5	45	2.02	108	0
1931	66.2	111	75.7	130	56.7	80	5.73	30	0
1930	70.6	30	80.2	63	61.1	11	2.27	103	0
1929	67.4	90	76.5	121	58.4	46	3.66	72	0
1928	66.8	102	76.7	116	57	73	4.47	54	0
1927	69.4	51	79	78	59.8	30	1.57	124	0
1926	69.7	45	81.5	35	57.9	59	0.25	141	0
1925	66	114	76.8	114	55.1	113	1.75	121	0
1924	65.2	125	75	136	55.4	103	3.36	78	0
1923	65	129	73.4	142	56.7	80	5.79	27	0
1922	68.6	66	77.5	106	59.7	33	6.28	22	0
1921	65.6	120	74.9	138	56.3	87	5.61	34	0
1920	66.2	111	75.6	132	56.9	77	1.62	122	0
1919	67.7	84	76.4	125	59	39	6.61	17	0
1918	70.7	29	80.6	52	60.8	15	5.61	34	0
1917	64.1	139	78.7	86	49.5	142	3.35	79	0
1916	72.5	8	87.7	2	57.2	67	4.59	51	0
1915	70	40	81.7	31	58.4	46	6.33	21	0
1914	69.8	42	84	11	55.5	100	1.36	132	0
1913	67.8	82	80.5	54	55.2	110	2.74	94	0
1912	68.5	71	81.3	38	55.7	99	7.14	15	0
1911	69.1	54	81.5	35	57.1	70	0.48	140	1
1910	64.9	131	74.3	141	55.4	103	12.81	1	1
1909	65.7	118	75.2	135	56.3	87	8.91	4	0
1908	68.1	75	78.6	91	57.6	62	1.45	129	0
1907	64.4	135	76.6	118	52.1	137	4.32	59	0
1906	64.3	137	76.3	126	52.3	135	2.94	91	0
1905	67.6	86	78.6	91	56.6	83	6.51	18	0
1904	65.2	125	78.7	86	51.8	140	1.93	113	0
1903	66.9	98	78.5	93	55.3	109	1.13	135	0
1902	70.1	38	82.3	25	57.9	59	1.47	128	0
1901	66.9	98	79.1	75	54.7	117	7.48	13	0
1900	65.8	116	78.3	96	53.4	125	1.90	115	0
1899	69	56	80.5	54	57.4	65	0.80	137	0
1898	68.9	60	80.9	48	57	73	1.50	126	0
1897	64.3	137	75.7	130	52.8	129	2.88	93	0
1896	72.1	12	83	15	61.3	9	5.07	41	0
1895	66.6	105	77.2	111	56.1	92	3.34	80	2
1894	68.9	60	80.5	54	57.2	67	4.70	49	0
1893	63.9	141	77.3	110	50.4	141	3.87	68	0
1891	65.3	124	78.7	86	51.9	139	4.83	48	0
1890	67.9	79	80.5	54	55.4	103	9.03	3	0
1889	69	56	85.4	4	52.5	133	3.65	73	0
1888	68.1	75	79.3	73	56.9	77	7.60	12	0
1887	71.6	14	86.8	3	56.4	85	3.15	84	0
1886	70.2	36	84	11	56.4	85	8.36	6	0
1885	66.8	102	81.1	43	52.5	133	4.16	62	0
1884	71.1	23	85.1	6	57.1	70	1.96	111	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1962	76.5
1953	74.1
2019	74
1936	73.1
2018	73
1965	73
1933	72.9
2004	72.5
1941	72.5
1916	72.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1976	63.3
1893	63.9
1992	64
1917	64.1
1906	64.3
1897	64.3
1989	64.4
1907	64.4
1997	64.7
1954	64.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1910	12.81
2020	12.57
1890	9.03
1909	8.91
1972	8.89
1886	8.36
1984	8.30
1976	8.10
1975	7.81
1948	7.74

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1936	0.15
1926	0.25
1911	0.48
1951	0.52
1941	0.78
1899	0.80
1965	1.09
1903	1.13
2006	1.22
1987	1.31

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 90°F; 21 May 2026, 20 May 2026
Coldest night: 41°F; 15 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.33 in; 7 May 2026

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Every answer in words

May 2026 brought 5.05 in of precipitation in Greenville-Spartanburg, SC, the wettest May since 2025, 42nd wettest of 142.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: 90°F on Thursday 21 May 2026 and Wednesday 20 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: a low of 41°F on Friday 15 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: 1.33 in on Thursday 7 May 2026.