Clinton climate

Clinton Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dennard 10 Wsw, 25.7 km from Clinton

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 49°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.76 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Clinton, in °F, with the record for each date.30405060708090151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
5.76 in
Record high
85°FMay 29, 2018
Record low
37°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
13 h 38 min to 14 h 24 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
4.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 169°F49°F73°F 201839°F 20170%
May 269°F49°F76°F 201839°F 20170%
May 369°F50°F78°F 202045°F 20160%
May 469°F50°F69°F 201640°F 20170%
May 570°F50°F71°F 201640°F 20170%
May 670°F51°F76°F 201840°F 20170%
May 770°F51°F82°F 201840°F 20170%
May 870°F51°F84°F 201840°F 20170%
May 971°F52°F81°F 201837°F 20200%
May 1071°F52°F83°F 201843°F 20190%
May 1171°F52°F78°F 201640°F 20200%
May 1271°F53°F80°F 201641°F 20200%
May 1372°F53°F78°F 201842°F 20200%
May 1472°F53°F82°F 201845°F 20160%
May 1572°F54°F84°F 201845°F 20160%
May 1672°F54°F82°F 201945°F 20160%
May 1773°F55°F81°F 201950°F 20160%
May 1873°F55°F78°F 201945°F 20160%
May 1973°F55°F79°F 201845°F 20160%
May 2074°F56°F84°F 201848°F 20160%
May 2174°F56°F82°F 201850°F 20160%
May 2274°F56°F78°F 201749°F 20170%
May 2375°F57°F79°F 201949°F 20170%
May 2475°F57°F80°F 201946°F 20170%
May 2575°F58°F81°F 201946°F 20170%
May 2676°F58°F82°F 201846°F 20170%
May 2776°F58°F82°F 201859°F 20200%
May 2876°F59°F83°F 201856°F 20200%
May 2977°F59°F85°F 201856°F 20200%
May 3077°F59°F83°F 201852°F 20200%
May 3177°F60°F85°F 201856°F 20200%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clinton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 7:56 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 8:20 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00031935 (Dennard 10 Wsw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00031935, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.