Winder weather in May

In May, Winder sees average daytime highs of 79°F and overnight lows near 60°F, with 3.4 in of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 76°F in the first days to 82°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Winder's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Winder's year-round climate.

Daytime high
79°
5th warmest
Overnight low
60°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3.4 in
9.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:38 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
6 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Winder is city in Barrow County, Georgia, United States of America.

Density
424/km²
people per km²
Founded
1893

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 76°F in the first days to 82°F by the end.

A typical May day in Winder reaches about 79°F in the afternoon and slips back to 60°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 71°F and 87°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°F warmer than April and about 6°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
17655
27656
37656
47656
57757
67757
77757
87858
97858
107858
117859
127859
137959
147960
157960
167960
178060
188061
198061
208061
218062
228162
238162
248163
258263
268263
278264
288264
298264
308365
318365

How May really feels in Winder

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.

Winder weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan53° / 35°4.510.20.6102.9
Feb56° / 38°4.59.90.510.73.8
Mar64° / 44°4.6100.111.75.8
Apr72° / 52°3.89.1012.86.9
May79° / 60°3.49.8013.76.6
Jun85° / 68°4.114.1014.24.7
Jul88° / 71°4.014.90143.9
Aug87° / 70°4.313.1013.34.4
Sep82° / 64°3.68.7012.26.3
Oct73° / 53°3.47.1011.17.4
Nov62° / 42°3.88.4010.25.8
Dec55° / 37°4.510.40.39.83.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35347
45347
55347
65347
75248
85248
95347
105347
115347
125248
135248
145248
155248
165347
175347
185347
195248
205248
215149
225149
235149
245149
255050
265050
275050
285050
294951
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Winder gets around 3.4 in of rain over 9.8 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 32% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
231
330
430
530
630
730
830
930
1030
1130
1230
1330
1430
1530
1630
1731
1831
1931
2031
2132
2232
2333
2434
2534
2635
2736
2837
2938
3039
3139

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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
154241840
252241950
350242060
448242260
546242370
645242380
743242490
8412425100
9402426110
10382426120
11372327130
12362327140
13342328150
14332328160
15322229170
16312229180
17302229191
18292130201
19282130211
20262030221
21252030232
22242030242
23222030262
24212030272
25192030283
26182030303
27162030313
28152029333
29141929344
30131928364
31121928375

Wind in May

Winds average 6 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
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 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 5:52 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:527:12
213.45:517:13
313.45:507:14
413.45:497:15
513.55:487:15
613.55:477:16
713.55:467:17
813.55:457:18
913.65:447:19
1013.65:437:19
1113.65:427:20
1213.75:417:21
1313.75:417:22
1413.75:407:22
1513.75:397:23
1613.85:387:24
1713.85:387:25
1813.85:377:25
1913.85:367:26
2013.95:367:27
2113.95:357:28
2213.95:347:28
2313.95:347:29
2413.95:337:30
2514.05:337:31
2614.05:327:31
2714.05:327:32
2814.05:317:33
2914.05:317:33
3014.15:307:34
3114.15:307:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Winder?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Winder in May

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

In May, Winder sees daytime highs around 79°F and nights near 60°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Winder 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 Winder peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 10Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Winder 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 Winder is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1621 µg/m³Jan 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Winder?

Winder sits at 34.0°N, 83.7°W, 988 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lawrenceville, 16 mi away.

Topography around Winder

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Winder has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 ft around an average of 942 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,327 ft.

The land around Winder is covered by trees (67%) within 2 miles, trees (68%) and grassland (26%) within 10 miles, and trees (80%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
285 ft
10 miles
581 ft
50 miles
3,327 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Lawrenceville 16 mi · Snellville 19 mi · Sugar Hill 20 mi · Athens 20 mi · Suwanee 21 mi · Gainesville 22 mi · Duluth 24 mi · Johns Creek 27 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 Winder (33.9926°, -83.7202°, elevation 988 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).