Clemmons weather in May

In May, Clemmons sees average daytime highs of 78°F and overnight lows near 58°F, with 3.4 in of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 74°F in the first days to 81°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Clemmons's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Clemmons's year-round climate.

Daytime high
78°
5th warmest
Overnight low
58°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3.4 in
10.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:21 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
58%
10th clearest
Wind
5 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Clemmons is town in North Carolina, United States.

Density
635/km²
people per km²
Founded
1802

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 74°F in the first days to 81°F by the end.

A typical May day in Clemmons reaches about 78°F in the afternoon and slips back to 58°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 67°F and 87°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°F warmer than April and about 7°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
17454
27454
37454
47455
57555
67555
77555
87656
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127757
137757
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318263

How May really feels in Clemmons

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Clemmons weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan49° / 32°3.69.51.59.82.1
Feb53° / 34°3.28.91.510.63.0
Mar61° / 41°4.3100.811.75.1
Apr70° / 49°3.79.5012.96.6
May78° / 58°3.410.9013.96.6
Jun85° / 66°3.411.9014.45.0
Jul88° / 70°3.513.8014.24.0
Aug86° / 69°3.511.2013.44.8
Sep80° / 62°3.99.1012.26.6
Oct70° / 50°3.47011.17.2
Nov60° / 40°3.37.70.110.15.2
Dec52° / 34°3.78.80.69.62.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
45050
55050
65050
75149
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
135149
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165149
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304753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Clemmons gets around 3.4 in of rain over 10.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
435
535
634
734
834
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1734
1835
1935
2036
2136
2236
2337
2437
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3038
3138

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
165191330
263201430
362201530
460211630
557221740
655221940
754231940
852232050
950242150
1049242250
1147252260
1246252370
1345252370
1444252380
1543252390
16422524100
17412424110
18402424120
19392324131
20382325141
21372225151
22352225161
23342226172
24332126182
25312127192
26302127202
27292127212
28272028223
29262028233
30242028253
31232028263

Wind in May

Winds average 5 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:357:02
213.55:347:03
313.55:337:04
413.55:327:05
513.65:317:06
613.65:307:06
713.65:297:07
813.75:287:08
913.75:277:09
1013.75:267:10
1113.85:257:11
1213.85:247:12
1313.85:237:12
1413.85:227:13
1513.95:227:14
1613.95:217:15
1713.95:207:16
1814.05:197:16
1914.05:187:17
2014.05:187:18
2114.05:177:19
2214.15:167:20
2314.15:167:20
2414.15:157:21
2514.15:157:22
2614.15:147:23
2714.25:137:23
2814.25:137:24
2914.25:127:25
3014.25:127:26
3114.25:127:26

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
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65.8Bright
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95.9Bright
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155.9Bright
166.0Bright
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226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Clemmons?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Clemmons for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Clemmons in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Clemmons sees daytime highs around 78°F and nights near 58°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Clemmons in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Clemmons peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Clemmons in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Clemmons is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1718 µg/m³Dec 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Clemmons?

Clemmons sits at 36.0°N, 80.4°W, 840 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Winston-Salem, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Clemmons

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Clemmons.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Clemmons has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 ft around an average of 787 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 476 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,586 ft.

The land around Clemmons is covered by trees (66%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, trees (65%) and grassland (23%) within 10 miles, and trees (75%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
226 ft
10 miles
476 ft
50 miles
3,586 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Winston-Salem 9.3 mi · Lexington 16 mi · Kernersville 19 mi · Thomasville 19 mi · High Point 22 mi · Salisbury 25 mi · Statesville 33 mi · Greensboro 33 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Clemmons (36.0215°, -80.382°, elevation 840 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).