Raleigh, NC: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 68.8°F in Raleigh, NC, the warmest May since 2025, 54th warmest of 140.

May 2026

Mean temperature: 68.8°F; Warmest since 2025; 54th warmest of 140
Precipitation: 1.54 in; Driest since 2007; 15th driest of 140

A normal May in Raleigh, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 68.4°F, between 64.7°F and 72.4°F in eight years of ten and 3.38 in of precipitation, between 1.41 in and 5.13 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Raleigh, NC since 1887: 68.8°F in 2026; the highest is 74.2°F, in 2018.

Normal range, 64.7 to 72.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Raleigh, NC from 1887 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	68.8	54	80.3	46	57.2	65	1.54	126	0
2025	71.2	19	81.3	29	61.1	14	5.23	29	0
2024	72.9	8	83.4	12	62.5	4	4.23	48	0
2023	66.8	94	77	114	56.6	74	1.74	121	0
2022	71.5	16	82.2	19	60.7	16	5.24	28	0
2021	66.8	94	79.5	65	54	113	1.65	123	0
2020	65.3	120	75.6	130	55	106	5.26	27	0
2019	73.5	3	84.3	5	62.7	3	3.21	84	0
2018	74.2	1	84.4	4	64.1	1	5.12	31	0
2017	69.4	40	79.3	70	59.4	29	5.64	22	0
2016	67.5	80	77.1	110	58	49	6.18	14	0
2015	71.1	20	82.3	18	59.8	23	3.04	88	0
2014	69.8	36	81.4	27	58.3	45	4.02	61	0
2013	66.2	105	76.1	124	56.3	82	4.52	42	0
2012	72	10	82.4	16	61.6	11	3.97	63	0
2011	70.1	31	81.2	31	59.1	34	4.04	60	0
2010	71.9	13	82.1	20	61.7	8	5.00	33	0
2009	71.3	17	81.6	26	61	15	4.13	55	0
2008	66.5	101	78.3	88	54.7	109	3.12	85	0
2007	68.2	65	80.3	46	56	92	1.43	127	0
2006	65.5	116	78.5	83	52.6	128	1.58	125	0
2005	64.8	124	77.1	110	52.5	131	2.07	113	0
2004	73.3	5	84.2	6	62.4	6	3.44	79	0
2003	66.3	103	75.5	132	57	71	4.28	45	0
2002	67	90	79.7	60	54.3	112	1.13	133	0
2001	68	72	79.9	57	56.1	88	3.53	75	0
2000	69.9	35	82.6	14	57.3	61	1.23	130	0
1999	66.8	94	79.7	60	53.9	115	0.58	139	0
1998	69.2	48	80.1	52	58.3	45	3.79	71	0
1997	63.9	135	77.5	97	50.3	140	2.21	108	0
1996	67.7	76	78.9	78	56.5	77	3.26	83	0
1995	68.5	58	79.5	65	57.5	58	3.91	67	0
1994	64.2	131	75.9	126	52.5	131	2.85	96	0
1993	69	50	80.2	49	57.8	53	3.32	82	0
1992	63.2	139	73.8	139	52.6	128	2.60	105	0
1991	72.3	9	82.5	15	62	7	2.89	94	0
1990	67.4	82	78.3	88	56.5	77	6.97	7	0
1989	65	122	77.2	106	52.8	126	3.88	68	0
1988	66	111	79	73	53	125	2.85	96	0
1987	69.3	43	80.6	40	58	49	1.19	132	0
1986	67.4	82	78.6	81	56.1	88	2.98	89	0
1985	67.3	85	78.5	83	56.1	88	3.95	64	0
1984	65.5	116	77.5	97	53.4	122	5.43	23	0
1983	65.4	118	77.1	110	53.7	118	5.89	19	0
1982	71	21	83.8	11	58.1	48	4.20	49	0
1981	64	134	75.8	127	52.1	135	4.28	45	0
1980	69.8	36	81.9	22	57.6	55	2.33	107	0
1979	66.7	100	77.5	97	56	92	4.71	38	0
1978	66	111	77.5	97	54.4	111	4.20	49	0
1977	68.4	59	80.9	35	55.9	95	3.94	65	0
1976	66.8	94	78.5	83	55	106	4.74	37	0
1975	68.2	65	79.6	64	56.8	72	3.84	69	0
1974	67.4	82	78.6	81	56.2	86	7.67	4	0
1973	64.5	127	76.8	116	52.2	134	3.99	62	0
1972	64.3	130	74.5	135	54	113	5.34	25	0
1971	64.4	129	77	114	51.8	138	4.68	39	0
1970	66	111	78.4	86	53.5	120	3.36	80	0
1969	66.1	108	79.5	65	52.8	126	2.85	96	0
1968	63.9	135	75.8	127	51.9	137	3.82	70	0
1967	63.9	135	75.7	129	52.1	135	4.15	54	0
1966	66.5	101	77.5	97	55.5	100	4.95	34	0
1965	71.9	13	84	10	59.7	24	2.20	109	0
1964	68	72	80.3	46	55.8	96	0.92	138	0
1963	65.4	118	77.3	103	53.5	120	4.05	58	0
1962	72	10	84.5	3	59.5	27	1.37	128	0
1961	64.2	131	76	125	52.3	133	2.94	91	0
1960	66	111	78.4	86	53.7	118	5.07	32	0
1959	70.1	31	81.2	31	59	37	2.53	106	0
1958	67.3	85	77.9	94	56.6	74	6.45	11	0
1957	68.1	69	78.7	80	57.5	58	5.86	20	0
1956	67.5	80	79.7	60	55.2	104	1.88	118	0
1955	69.7	39	81.9	22	57.5	58	1.95	117	0
1954	63.2	139	74.9	134	51.6	139	3.65	73	0
1953	73.5	3	85.5	1	61.5	12	1.37	128	0
1952	68.2	65	80.1	52	56.2	86	3.66	72	0
1951	66.1	108	79.7	60	52.6	128	1.77	120	0
1950	68.6	56	80.1	52	57.1	68	6.69	8	0
1949	67.9	75	80.2	49	55.7	98	4.18	51	0
1948	67.6	77	79.8	59	55.5	100	5.38	24	0
1947	68.4	59	80.4	43	56.3	82	1.62	124	0
1946	66.3	103	77.5	97	55.1	105	6.63	9	0
1945	64.9	123	76.5	121	53.3	124	2.82	100	0
1944	73.1	7	85.5	1	60.6	17	2.18	110	0
1943	71	21	82	21	59.9	22	1.85	119	0
1942	70.3	28	81.4	27	59.1	34	3.36	80	0
1941	70.2	29	84.1	7	56.3	82	2.08	112	0
1940	68	72	79	73	57.1	68	3.51	76	0
1939	68.6	56	79	73	58.2	47	6.26	13	0
1938	69.3	43	79	73	59.6	26	4.60	41	0
1937	69.3	43	80.6	40	57.9	51	0.94	137	0
1936	71.3	17	83.2	13	59.5	27	1.13	133	0
1935	66.9	91	77.1	110	56.4	80	3.61	74	1
1934	67.6	77	77.9	94	57.3	61	4.68	39	0
1933	73.3	5	84.1	7	62.5	4	2.66	104	0
1932	67.2	87	77.2	106	57.3	61	6.35	12	0
1931	66.9	91	77.3	103	56.4	80	6.16	15	0
1930	70.8	24	81.3	29	60.3	20	2.02	115	0
1929	67.6	77	77.7	96	57.6	55	6.05	18	0
1928	66.2	105	76.8	116	55.6	99	4.24	47	0
1927	69.4	40	79.9	57	58.8	40	2.69	102	0
1926	68.3	62	80.4	43	56.1	88	0.35	140	0
1925	64.8	124	75.6	130	53.9	115	4.11	56	0
1924	66.8	94	76.8	116	56.7	73	5.16	30	0
1923	66.9	91	76.8	116	57.1	68	1.09	135	0
1922	69.1	49	79.1	71	59	37	4.05	58	0
1921	64.8	124	73.9	138	55.8	96	4.09	57	0
1920	63.4	138	73.4	140	53.4	122	1.03	136	0
1919	68.7	55	78.2	90	59.2	30	6.15	16	0
1918	72	10	82.4	16	61.7	8	4.18	51	0
1917	64.1	133	74.5	135	53.8	117	2.94	91	0
1916	71.7	15	81.7	25	61.7	8	2.95	90	0
1915	69	50	78	93	60	21	4.40	43	0
1914	70.2	29	81.2	31	59.2	30	1.20	131	0
1913	69.8	36	80.5	42	59.1	34	2.86	95	0
1912	69.4	40	79.1	71	59.7	24	4.39	44	0
1911	70.4	27	81.9	22	58.9	39	2.10	111	0
1910	66.8	94	77.2	106	56.3	82	3.92	66	0
1909	67.2	87	77.3	103	57.2	65	2.92	93	0
1908	69	50	79.5	65	58.6	41	2.03	114	0
1907	66	111	76.6	120	55.4	102	4.75	36	0
1906	68.3	62	80.1	52	56.6	74	1.73	122	0
1905	70.9	23	80.4	43	61.5	12	7.76	3	0
1904	68.1	69	78.8	79	57.3	61	2.76	101	0
1903	68.4	59	79	73	57.8	53	2.67	103	2
1902	70.7	25	80.9	35	60.5	18	2.00	116	0
1901	68.2	65	78.1	92	58.4	44	9.90	1	0
1900	69	50	80.7	38	57.2	65	3.12	85	0
1899	69.3	43	79.4	69	59.2	30	4.78	35	0
1898	70	34	80.9	35	59.2	30	7.46	6	0
1897	66.2	105	76.4	122	56	92	2.85	96	0
1896	73.9	2	84.1	7	63.8	2	6.53	10	0
1895	65.1	121	75.2	133	54.9	108	3.46	77	2
1894	70.1	31	81.1	34	58.6	41	7.51	5	2
1893	66.1	108	77.2	106	55.3	103	5.80	21	2
1892	68.1	69	78.2	90	57.6	55	3.10	87	2
1891	64.5	127	74.5	135	54.5	110	9.24	2	0
1890	69.3	43	80.2	49	58.5	43	4.16	53	0
1889	68.3	62	80	56	56.5	77	5.30	26	0
1888	67.1	89	76.2	123	57.9	51	6.07	17	0
1887	70.5	26	80.7	38	60.4	19	3.46	77	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	74.2
1896	73.9
2019	73.5
1953	73.5
2004	73.3
1933	73.3
1944	73.1
2024	72.9
1991	72.3
2012	72
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1992	63.2
1954	63.2
1920	63.4
1997	63.9
1968	63.9
1967	63.9
1981	64
1917	64.1
1994	64.2
1961	64.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1901	9.90
1891	9.24
1905	7.76
1974	7.67
1894	7.51
1898	7.46
1990	6.97
1950	6.69
1946	6.63
1896	6.53

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1926	0.35
1999	0.58
1964	0.92
1937	0.94
1920	1.03
1923	1.09
2002	1.13
1936	1.13
1987	1.19
1914	1.20

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 19 May 2026
Coldest night: 40°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.45 in; 21 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 1.54 in of precipitation in Raleigh, NC, the driest May since 2007, 15th driest of 140.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Raleigh, NC: 97°F on Tuesday 19 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Raleigh, NC: a low of 40°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Raleigh, NC: 0.45 in on Thursday 21 May 2026.