Independence Weather in May
Average highs run from 80°F on May 1 to 91°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.13 in over about 1 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 85°F
- Average low
- 53°F
- Precipitation
- 0.13 in
- Record high
- 105°FMay 14, 2013
- Record low
- 27°FMay 1, 1915
- Chance of a freeze
- 5%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 10.0
- Daylight
- 13 h 43 min to 14 h 30 min
- Cloud cover
- 40%
- Humidity
- 44%
- Dew point
- 29°F
- Wind
- 6.7 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 80°F | 48°F | 95°F 2013 | 27°F 1915 | 4% |
| May 2 | 80°F | 48°F | 97°F 2012 | 28°F 1915 | 4% |
| May 3 | 80°F | 48°F | 94°F 2004 | 29°F 1964 | 4% |
| May 4 | 81°F | 49°F | 97°F 2004 | 32°F 1930 | 4% |
| May 5 | 81°F | 49°F | 96°F 1947 | 30°F 1964 | 4% |
| May 6 | 82°F | 49°F | 96°F 1989 | 33°F 1988 | 4% |
| May 7 | 82°F | 50°F | 98°F 1989 | 31°F 1977 | 4% |
| May 8 | 82°F | 50°F | 98°F 1989 | 35°F 1905 | 4% |
| May 9 | 83°F | 50°F | 95°F 1974 | 32°F 1908 | 4% |
| May 10 | 83°F | 50°F | 95°F 1984 | 33°F 1977 | 4% |
| May 11 | 83°F | 51°F | 97°F 2012 | 35°F 1933 | 4% |
| May 12 | 84°F | 51°F | 96°F 1988 | 33°F 1933 | 4% |
| May 13 | 84°F | 51°F | 102°F 2013 | 30°F 1998 | 4% |
| May 14 | 85°F | 52°F | 105°F 2013 | 30°F 1998 | 4% |
| May 15 | 85°F | 52°F | 97°F 2006 | 33°F 1911 | 4% |
| May 16 | 85°F | 52°F | 103°F 2013 | 35°F 1955 | 4% |
| May 17 | 86°F | 53°F | 99°F 2009 | 35°F 1977 | 4% |
| May 18 | 86°F | 53°F | 101°F 2008 | 32°F 1921 | 4% |
| May 19 | 87°F | 54°F | 103°F 2008 | 34°F 1974 | 4% |
| May 20 | 87°F | 54°F | 103°F 2008 | 37°F 1902 | 4% |
| May 21 | 87°F | 54°F | 98°F 1984 | 36°F 1927 | 4% |
| May 22 | 88°F | 55°F | 101°F 2012 | 28°F 1927 | 4% |
| May 23 | 88°F | 55°F | 101°F 2000 | 36°F 1916 | 4% |
| May 24 | 89°F | 55°F | 102°F 2000 | 28°F 1916 | 4% |
| May 25 | 89°F | 56°F | 100°F 2001 | 30°F 1980 | 4% |
| May 26 | 89°F | 56°F | 102°F 1951 | 35°F 1911 | 4% |
| May 27 | 90°F | 56°F | 102°F 1984 | 36°F 1998 | 4% |
| May 28 | 90°F | 57°F | 103°F 2003 | 35°F 1918 | 4% |
| May 29 | 91°F | 57°F | 105°F 2003 | 34°F 1953 | 4% |
| May 30 | 91°F | 57°F | 104°F 1986 | 38°F 1918 | 4% |
| May 31 | 91°F | 58°F | 104°F 1986 | 36°F 1966 | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 7:42 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 8:06 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00044232 (Independence), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00044232, 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.