Longview Weather in May
Longview in May
The short of it: Longview in May averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 79° · low 55° · rain 3.8 in. · daylight 14 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Longview an average May high of 79°, a low of 55° and some 3.8 in. of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 79°; nights run about 55°. Wet spells are common — about 3.8 in., the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 2 min in mid-May, 59 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 April.
Against its neighbours, Longview runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Hickory, 2 mi to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Longview, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 0.4 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 24°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 5 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HickoryNorth Carolina | 2 mi E | 80° | 55° | 3.7 in. |
| Mountain ViewNorth Carolina | 3 mi SSE | 79° | 55° | 3.7 in. |
| Granite FallsNorth Carolina | 5 mi NNW | 78° | 54° | 3.9 in. |
| Saint StephensNorth Carolina | 7 mi ENE | 79° | 54° | 3.7 in. |
| BethlehemNorth Carolina | 8 mi NNE | 79° | 54° | 3.7 in. |
| SawmillsNorth Carolina | 8 mi NW | 78° | 53° | 3.9 in. |
| ConoverNorth Carolina | 9 mi E | 80° | 55° | 3.6 in. |
| NewtonNorth Carolina | 10 mi ESE | 80° | 55° | 3.6 in. |