Normal Weather in May
Normal in May
The short of it: Normal in May averages a high of 24 °C (74 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 116 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 74° · low 52° · rain 4.6 in. · daylight 14 h 25 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
May in Normal brings afternoons near 74° and nights around 52°, with about 4.6 in. of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 11° from April to about 74°, with nights near 52°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 4.6 in..
The sun is up for about 14 h 25 min in mid-May, 71 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; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Normal runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Bloomington, 2 mi to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Normal, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 11° warmer, 0.5 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 10 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BloomingtonIllinois | 2 mi S | 74° | 52° | 4.6 in. |
| HudsonIllinois | 6 mi N | 74° | 51° | 4.5 in. |
| HeyworthIllinois | 14 mi S | 74° | 52° | 4.7 in. |
| LexingtonIllinois | 14 mi NE | 74° | 51° | 4.4 in. |
| El PasoIllinois | 16 mi N | 74° | 51° | 4.5 in. |
| Le RoyIllinois | 16 mi SE | 74° | 52° | 4.6 in. |
| MackinawIllinois | 19 mi W | 74° | 51° | 4.5 in. |
| EurekaIllinois | 21 mi NW | 74° | 51° | 4.4 in. |