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26
Mostly cloudy
60°
43°
27
Sunny and pleasant
70°
46°
28
A shower in the afternoon
65°
51°
29
Cloudy, a shower and t-storm
64°
49°
30
Windy with partial sunshine
64°
42°
1
Mostly sunny and windy
60°
38°
2
Cool with clouds and sun
55°
39°
3
Sunny to partly cloudy
59°
42°
4
Sun through high clouds
64°
46°
5
Showers around in the p.m.
65°
46°
6
Periods of rain
66°
50°
7
Cloudy, a little rain; windy
68°
49°
8
Mostly cloudy
70°
51°
9
Plenty of sun
68°
50°
10
Partly sunny
66°
49°
11
Mostly sunny
65°
50°
12
Cloudy
66°
55°
13
Cloudy
68°
51°
14
Cloudy
65°
49°
15
Cloudy with a bit of rain
64°
48°
16
Rain
62°
48°
17
Times of sun and clouds
62°
47°
18
Rather cloudy
66°
48°
19
Decreasing clouds
70°
57°
20
Mostly sunny
71°
52°
21
Mostly sunny
67°
50°
22
Mostly sunny
68°
49°
23
Partly sunny
67°
50°
24
Sunny to partly cloudy
68°
56°
25
Partly sunny with a shower
75°
59°
26
Sunny and less humid
73°
53°
27
Mostly sunny
68°
51°
28
Mostly sunny
67°
51°
29
Plenty of sun
69°
52°
30
Partly sunny
72°
57°
31
Sunny
77°
60°
1
Mostly sunny
78°
60°
2
Plenty of sunshine
78°
61°
3
Humid with plenty of sunshine
79°
62°
4
A shower and thunderstorm
80°
61°
5
Decreasing clouds; less humid
78°
56°
6
Mostly sunny
71°
55°

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May Weather in Fairfax

Fairfax's May 2026 forecast shows daily high temperatures ranging from 55° to 80°, with overnight lows between 38° and 62°. The average high for May is 68° with an average low of 51°. 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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