Aberdeen climate

Aberdeen Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Aberdeen Exp Stn, 1.5 km from Aberdeen

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.17 in over about 8 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Aberdeen, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
1.17 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
97°FMay 28, 2003
Record low
20°FMay 1, 1972
Chance of a freeze
94%
Daylight
14 h 07 min to 15 h 07 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
8.9 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 163°F35°F85°F 198520°F 197223%1%
May 263°F35°F88°F 194721°F 202423%1%
May 364°F36°F88°F 194726°F 200623%1%
May 464°F36°F87°F 196624°F 200123%0%
May 564°F36°F87°F 196621°F 198224%0%
May 665°F37°F88°F 199225°F 200324%0%
May 765°F37°F88°F 194721°F 201024%0%
May 865°F37°F84°F 194725°F 200224%0%
May 966°F38°F85°F 195420°F 200224%0%
May 1066°F38°F89°F 202523°F 200824%0%
May 1166°F39°F90°F 196022°F 199924%0%
May 1267°F39°F92°F 200128°F 196624%0%
May 1367°F39°F90°F 201323°F 201424%0%
May 1467°F40°F86°F 198427°F 201724%0%
May 1568°F40°F88°F 201228°F 194324%0%
May 1668°F40°F88°F 198825°F 197424%0%
May 1768°F41°F87°F 199229°F 201724%0%
May 1869°F41°F91°F 200922°F 201724%0%
May 1969°F41°F93°F 195423°F 200324%0%
May 2069°F41°F89°F 195823°F 200324%0%
May 2169°F42°F92°F 201226°F 200124%0%
May 2270°F42°F87°F 196729°F 202224%0%
May 2370°F42°F88°F 196723°F 196624%0%
May 2470°F42°F89°F 200329°F 202424%0%
May 2571°F43°F91°F 200127°F 197524%0%
May 2671°F43°F90°F 202229°F 197524%0%
May 2771°F43°F90°F 195830°F 196524%0%
May 2871°F43°F97°F 200332°F 195524%0%
May 2972°F43°F96°F 200329°F 198223%0%
May 3072°F44°F93°F 202028°F 197923%0%
May 3172°F44°F91°F 202527°F 197823%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Aberdeen, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 8:32 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 9:03 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00100010 (Aberdeen Exp Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024156, 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.