Eden weather in May

In May, Eden sees average daytime highs of 77°F and overnight lows near 58°F, with 3.3 in of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 74°F in the first days to 80°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 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Eden's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
77°
5th warmest
Overnight low
58°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3.3 in
10.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:17 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
6 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Eden is city in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States.

Density
423/km²
people per km²
Founded
1967

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 80°F by the end.

A typical May day in Eden reaches about 77°F in the afternoon and slips back to 58°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 66°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)
17354
27354
37454
47454
57455
67455
77555
87556
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107556
117656
127657
137657
147657
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308162
318162

How May really feels in Eden

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.

Eden weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan48° / 32°3.59.21.79.82.0
Feb52° / 34°3.18.51.810.62.8
Mar60° / 40°4.110.4111.74.9
Apr70° / 49°3.59.20.112.96.6
May77° / 58°3.310.8013.96.6
Jun84° / 66°3.211.5014.45.2
Jul88° / 70°3.212.8014.24.1
Aug86° / 69°3.110.7013.44.8
Sep80° / 62°3.98.8012.26.6
Oct70° / 50°3.26.8011.17.1
Nov59° / 40°3.17.30.110.15.1
Dec51° / 35°3.48.70.79.62.7

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34753
44753
54852
64753
74753
84753
94654
104654
114654
124654
134555
144555
154555
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194555
204654
214654
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244753
254753
264753
274852
284852
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304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Eden gets around 3.3 in of rain over 10.8 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 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
235
335
435
535
634
734
834
934
1034
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
167181230
266181330
364191430
462201530
560201730
658211830
756211940
855212040
953222140
1052222150
1150222260
1249222360
1348222370
1447222480
1546212490
16452124100
17442125110
18432125120
19422125120
20402025131
21392025141
22382025151
23362126161
24352126171
25332126181
26322127191
27302227202
28292227202
29272228212
30262228232
31242228242

Wind in May

Winds average 6 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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236calm
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256calm
265calm
275calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 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 5:32 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:327:00
213.55:317:01
313.55:307:02
413.65:297:03
513.65:287:04
613.65:277:05
713.75:267:06
813.75:257:07
913.75:247:07
1013.85:237:08
1113.85:227:09
1213.85:217:10
1313.95:207:11
1413.95:197:12
1513.95:187:13
1613.95:177:13
1714.05:167:14
1814.05:167:15
1914.05:157:16
2014.05:147:17
2114.15:137:17
2214.15:137:18
2314.15:127:19
2414.15:127:20
2514.25:117:21
2614.25:107:21
2714.25:107:22
2814.25:097:23
2914.25:097:24
3014.35:087:24
3114.35:087:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.8Bright
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215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Eden?

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
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Eden for sightseeing.

What to pack for Eden in May

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

In May, Eden sees daytime highs around 77°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 Eden 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 Eden peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 14UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Eden 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 Eden is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1516 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Eden?

Eden sits at 36.5°N, 79.8°W, 594 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Danville, 22 mi away.

Topography around Eden

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Eden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 ft around an average of 610 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 630 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,550 ft.

The land around Eden is covered by trees (68%) and grassland (20%) within 2 miles, trees (76%) and grassland (20%) within 10 miles, and trees (79%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
253 ft
10 miles
630 ft
50 miles
3,550 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Danville 22 mi · Greensboro 29 mi · Kernersville 30 mi · Burlington 33 mi · Winston-Salem 38 mi · High Point 39 mi · Thomasville 45 mi · Clemmons 47 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 Eden (36.4885°, -79.7667°, elevation 594 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).