United States · 1991–2020 normal

Sunset Beach in
May.

Typical May weather in Sunset Beach: 26.4°C by day, 16.7°C at night, 97 mm of rain over 7.2 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high26.4°C
Typical low16.7°C
Rain97 mm
Wet days7.2

Comfort score 77 this month (October leads the year at 84). Daylight is calculated as 13 h 54 from latitude 33.88°. Open-water sea temperature is 22.3°C (10 km from the place centre).

Event window

Warm sea in May

The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 22.3°C in May. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 4494082
NOAA station
USC00317813 · SHALLOTTE AG
Station distance
12.5 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 15 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.