Clemson Weather in May
Clemson in May
The short of it: Clemson in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 81° · low 57° · rain 3.9 in. · daylight 13 h 58 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & October
May in Clemson brings afternoons near 81° and nights around 57°, with about 3.9 in. of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 81°, nights near 57°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 3.9 in., the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 58 min in mid-May, 57 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Clemson runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Pendleton, 4 mi to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Clemson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 0.1 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 24°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PendletonSouth Carolina | 4 mi SE | 80° | 56° | 3.8 in. |
| CentralSouth Carolina | 4 mi NE | 80° | 56° | 4.0 in. |
| SenecaSouth Carolina | 7 mi W | 81° | 56° | 4.1 in. |
| LibertySouth Carolina | 11 mi NE | 80° | 56° | 4.1 in. |
| NorthlakeSouth Carolina | 12 mi SE | 82° | 57° | 3.6 in. |
| CentervilleSouth Carolina | 13 mi SE | 82° | 57° | 3.6 in. |
| WalhallaSouth Carolina | 14 mi WNW | 80° | 55° | 4.5 in. |
| PickensSouth Carolina | 16 mi NNE | 80° | 55° | 4.3 in. |