Climate averages 1991–2020
Albany (Georgia), United States weather
in May.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Albany (Georgia), United States: daytime highs average 29.4°C and nights cool to about 17.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 57 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 45 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Columbus, United States (126 km away). In May its highs average 28.5°C, 0.9°C cooler than Albany (Georgia), United States, with 67 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Albany (Georgia), United States ranks joint 42nd of 498 for the warmest May highs and joint 157th of 498 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 498 cities is 23.8°C; Albany (Georgia), United States is 5.6°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 2.3°C to 31.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 57 mm to 100 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Albany (Georgia), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.0°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 91 | 8.9 | 10.310 h |
| February | 17.2°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 97 | 7.9 | 11.011 h |
| March | 21.0°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 105 | 8.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.0°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 74 | 7.4 | 12.913 h |
| May, selected | 29.4°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 57 | 8.1 | 13.714 h |
| June | 31.7°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 100 | 14.2 | 14.214 h |
| July | 32.9°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 113 | 16.4 | 14.014 h |
| August | 32.4°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 101 | 15.8 | 13.313 h |
| September | 30.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 92 | 9.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.7°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 70 | 6.0 | 11.411 h |
| November | 20.3°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 70 | 6.5 | 10.611 h |
| December | 16.3°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 88 | 7.8 | 10.110 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Columbus, United States in MayUnited States · 126 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 17.0°C · 67 mm rain
- Warner Robins in MayUnited States · 126 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 17.0°C · 62 mm rain
- Tallahassee in MayUnited States · 127 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 18.2°C · 59 mm rain
- Macon in MayUnited States · 149 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 17.0°C · 64 mm rain
- Montgomery in MayUnited States · 220 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 17.0°C · 79 mm rain
- South Fulton in MayUnited States · 229 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 16.1°C · 72 mm rain
- Atlanta in MayUnited States · 242 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 15.2°C · 77 mm rain
- Sandy Springs in MayUnited States · 262 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 15.4°C · 86 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Albany) is explained once on the Albany (Georgia), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.