Pinehurst Weather in May
Pinehurst in May
The short of it: Pinehurst in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 91 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 0 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 81° · low 57° · rain 3.6 in. · daylight 14 h 0 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Pinehurst an average May high of 81°, a low of 57° and some 3.6 in. of rain. Much like April: highs about 81°, nights near 57°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 3.6 in., the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 0 min in mid-May, 58 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, Pinehurst runs about middling and about as wet in May. Southern Pines, 5 mi to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Pinehurst, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 0.1 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 24°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern PinesNorth Carolina | 5 mi ESE | 81° | 57° | 3.6 in. |
| AberdeenNorth Carolina | 5 mi SSE | 81° | 57° | 3.5 in. |
| Whispering PinesNorth Carolina | 7 mi NE | 81° | 57° | 3.6 in. |
| Seven LakesNorth Carolina | 8 mi NW | 81° | 56° | 3.5 in. |
| CarthageNorth Carolina | 11 mi NNE | 80° | 56° | 3.6 in. |
| RaefordNorth Carolina | 20 mi SE | 82° | 57° | 3.5 in. |
| RockinghamNorth Carolina | 25 mi SW | 82° | 57° | 3.6 in. |
| HamletNorth Carolina | 25 mi SSW | 82° | 57° | 3.7 in. |