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2026

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26
58°
44°
27
70°
37°
28
63°
49°
29
60°
54°
30
69°
41°
1
68°
38°
2
Cooler with variable clouds
59°
42°
3
Breezy in the morning
64°
42°
4
Mostly sunny and pleasant
75°
56°
5
Increasingly windy
85°
65°
6
A t-storm around in the p.m.
76°
62°
7
A shower and t-storm; windy
68°
43°
8
Partly sunny
64°
43°
9
Mostly cloudy
63°
46°
10
Partial sunshine
69°
50°
11
A little afternoon rain
67°
48°
12
Cloudy
66°
47°
13
Clouds yielding to sun
67°
53°
14
Clouds and limited sun
69°
53°
15
Cloudy
73°
54°
16
Mostly sunny
74°
56°
17
Sunshine
75°
57°
18
Cloudy
75°
57°
19
Mostly sunny
74°
56°
20
Humid with a thundershower
75°
58°
21
Periods of sun
75°
58°
22
A shower and thunderstorm
72°
50°
23
Mostly sunny
66°
50°
24
Partly sunny
67°
51°
25
Cloudy
68°
53°
26
Rain in the afternoon
69°
52°
27
Sun, then clouds; less humid
68°
51°
28
Some sun, then clouds
68°
54°
29
Considerable cloudiness
69°
52°
30
A bit of afternoon rain
69°
57°
31
Considerable cloudiness
72°
61°
1
A little afternoon rain
75°
60°
2
Partly sunny and less humid
71°
57°
3
Mostly sunny
71°
58°
4
A shower in the afternoon
76°
61°
5
Sunny
76°
61°
6
Mostly cloudy and humid
79°
62°

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May Weather in Fairfax

Fairfax's May 2026 forecast shows daily high temperatures ranging from 59° to 85°, with overnight lows between 42° and 65°. The average high for May is 71° with an average low of 54°. AccuWeather's monthly forecast extends further ahead than any other source, with day-by-day RealFeel® Temperatures giving a complete picture of how May weather will actually feel in Fairfax. See also: June | July | August.

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