Hazleton Weather in May
Hazleton in May
The short of it: Hazleton in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 117 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 71° · low 48° · rain 4.6 in. · daylight 14 h 36 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & September
Thirty years of records give Hazleton an average May high of 71°, a low of 48° and some 4.6 in. of rain. Highs rise 12° against April, to near 71°; nights run about 48°. Wet spells are common — about 4.6 in., the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 36 min in mid-May, 77 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and September.
Against its neighbours, Hazleton runs about middling and drier than most in May. Oelwein, 4 mi to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Hazleton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 12° warmer, 0.7 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 10 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OelweinIowa | 4 mi N | 71° | 48° | 4.7 in. |
| FairbankIowa | 8 mi W | 71° | 48° | 4.8 in. |
| IndependenceIowa | 11 mi S | 72° | 49° | 4.5 in. |
| JesupIowa | 13 mi SW | 72° | 49° | 4.7 in. |
| FayetteIowa | 16 mi NNE | 71° | 47° | 4.7 in. |
| SumnerIowa | 18 mi NNW | 71° | 48° | 4.9 in. |
| Strawberry PointIowa | 19 mi ENE | 71° | 47° | 4.4 in. |
| Elk Run HeightsIowa | 21 mi WSW | 72° | 49° | 4.7 in. |