Corbin Weather in May
Corbin in May
The short of it: Corbin in May averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 115 mm (4.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 77° · low 52° · rain 4.5 in. · daylight 14 h 8 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & May
May in Corbin brings afternoons near 77° and nights around 52°, with about 4.5 in. of rain over the month. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 77°; nights run about 52°. Wet spells are common — about 4.5 in., the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 8 min in mid-May, 62 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 October and May.
Against its neighbours, Corbin runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. North Corbin, 1 mi to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Corbin, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 0.1 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 25°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 5 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North CorbinKentucky | 1 mi NNE | 77° | 52° | 4.5 in. |
| LondonKentucky | 12 mi N | 76° | 52° | 4.5 in. |
| BarbourvilleKentucky | 13 mi ESE | 77° | 51° | 4.6 in. |
| WilliamsburgKentucky | 15 mi SSW | 78° | 52° | 4.6 in. |
| ArtemusKentucky | 16 mi ESE | 77° | 51° | 4.6 in. |
| East BernstadtKentucky | 17 mi N | 76° | 51° | 4.5 in. |
| Flat LickKentucky | 20 mi ESE | 77° | 51° | 4.6 in. |
| ManchesterKentucky | 23 mi NE | 77° | 50° | 4.4 in. |