Red Cloud Weather in May
Red Cloud in May
The short of it: Red Cloud in May averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 119 mm (4.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 75° · low 49° · rain 4.7 in. · daylight 14 h 23 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
May in Red Cloud brings afternoons near 75° and nights around 49°, with about 4.7 in. of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 10° from April to about 75°, with nights near 49°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 4.7 in..
The sun is up for about 14 h 23 min in mid-May, 70 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 April.
Against its neighbours, Red Cloud runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Blue Hill, 17 mi to the NNE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Red Cloud, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 10° warmer, 2.4 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 10° colder
- Day–night spread
- 26°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 12 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue HillNebraska | 17 mi NNE | 74° | 49° | 4.8 in. |
| FranklinNebraska | 23 mi W | 75° | 49° | 4.5 in. |
| SuperiorNebraska | 24 mi E | 75° | 51° | 4.6 in. |
| Smith CenterKansas | 26 mi SSW | 76° | 49° | 4.2 in. |
| MankatoKansas | 27 mi SE | 75° | 50° | 4.5 in. |
| JuniataNebraska | 35 mi N | 74° | 49° | 4.9 in. |
| HastingsNebraska | 35 mi NNE | 74° | 50° | 5.0 in. |
| MindenNebraska | 36 mi NW | 74° | 48° | 4.5 in. |