Van Meter Weather in May
Van Meter in May
The short of it: Van Meter in May averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 118 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 73° · low 50° · rain 4.6 in. · daylight 14 h 30 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Van Meter an average May high of 73°, a low of 50° and some 4.6 in. of rain. Highs rise 10° against April, to near 73°; nights run about 50°. Wet spells are common — about 4.6 in., the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 30 min in mid-May, 73 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 May.
Against its neighbours, Van Meter runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. De Soto, 3 mi to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Van Meter, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 10° warmer, 1.2 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 11 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De SotoIowa | 3 mi W | 73° | 50° | 4.6 in. |
| WaukeeIowa | 7 mi NNE | 73° | 50° | 4.6 in. |
| AdelIowa | 7 mi NNW | 73° | 50° | 4.6 in. |
| EarlhamIowa | 9 mi WSW | 73° | 50° | 4.6 in. |
| Dallas CenterIowa | 11 mi N | 73° | 50° | 4.6 in. |
| CliveIowa | 13 mi ENE | 74° | 51° | 4.6 in. |
| West Des MoinesIowa | 13 mi ENE | 73° | 51° | 4.6 in. |
| Windsor HeightsIowa | 13 mi ENE | 74° | 51° | 4.6 in. |