Climate averages 1991–2020
Concord (North Carolina), United States weather
in May.
A warm, 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 warm month in Concord (North Carolina), United States: daytime highs average 26.0°C and nights cool to about 15.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 80 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 01 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Charlotte (31 km away). In May its highs average 25.9°C, about as warm as Concord (North Carolina), United States, with 76 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Concord (North Carolina), United States ranks joint 158th of 498 for the warmest May highs and joint 218th of 498 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 498 cities is 23.8°C; Concord (North Carolina), United States is 2.2°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 3.8°C to 29.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 80 mm to 99 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
Concord (North Carolina), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7°C0.8°C | 0.8°C | 93 | 9.6 | 10.110 h |
| February | 12.0°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 84 | 8.6 | 10.911 h |
| March | 16.1°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 107 | 10.2 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.5°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 88 | 9.1 | 13.113 h |
| May, selected | 26.0°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 80 | 10.1 | 14.014 h |
| June | 29.8°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 99 | 12.8 | 14.515 h |
| July | 31.6°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 97 | 14.2 | 14.314 h |
| August | 30.4°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 96 | 12.2 | 13.513 h |
| September | 27.2°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 103 | 9.3 | 12.412 h |
| October | 21.6°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 83 | 7.1 | 11.311 h |
| November | 15.6°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 85 | 7.5 | 10.310 h |
| December | 11.2°C2.5°C | 2.5°C | 94 | 9.1 | 9.810 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
- Charlotte in MayUnited States · 31 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 14.8°C · 76 mm rain
- Gastonia in MayUnited States · 57 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 15.2°C · 79 mm rain
- Rock Hill in MayUnited States · 67 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 15.7°C · 73 mm rain
- High Point in MayUnited States · 80 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 14.1°C · 87 mm rain
- Winston-Salem in MayUnited States · 83 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 84 mm rain
- Greensboro in MayUnited States · 103 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 14.1°C · 88 mm rain
- Fayetteville in MayUnited States · 160 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 16.1°C · 84 mm rain
- Columbia (South Carolina), United States in MayUnited States · 162 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 16.3°C · 76 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 Concord) is explained once on the Concord (North Carolina), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.