Average Rainfall for Alabama in May
The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall during May at cities, towns and other locations in Alabama.
Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives this month. There is also a count of the number of days with wet weather, when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.
The rainfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.
You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Gulf Coast, South, Central and North Alabama.
Alabama Gulf Coast
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Bay Minette | 5.9 | 149 |
| 6 | Coden | 5.7 | 145 |
| 7 | Dauphin Island | 5.0 | 127 |
| 8 | Fairhope | 4.9 | 125 |
| 8 | Mobile | 5.4 | 137 |
South Alabama
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Atmore | 5.1 | 129 |
| 9 | Auburn | 4.0 | 100 |
| 8 | Demopolis Dam | 3.7 | 93 |
| 8 | Dothan | 2.9 | 74 |
| 6 | Enterprise | 3.1 | 77 |
| 8 | Jackson | 4.0 | 100 |
| 8 | Montgomery | 3.9 | 99 |
| 7 | Troy | 3.5 | 90 |
Central Alabama
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Alexander City | 4.5 | 113 |
| 10 | Anniston | 4.4 | 110 |
| 8 | Bankhead Lake Dam | 4.4 | 111 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 4.9 | 125 |
| 8 | Gadsden | 4.8 | 122 |
| 9 | Jasper | 5.3 | 135 |
| 9 | Talladega | 4.7 | 118 |
| 8 | Tuscaloosa | 3.8 | 96 |
North Alabama
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cullman | 5.5 | 140 |
| 11 | Decatur | 4.2 | 105 |
| 10 | Guntersville | 4.6 | 116 |
| 10 | Huntsville | 4.7 | 119 |
| 11 | Muscle Shoals | 4.6 | 116 |
| 9 | Scottsboro | 4.6 | 116 |
Reference
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.