Hancock County climate

Hancock County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bentley, 8 km from Hancock County

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.28 in over about 12 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 Hancock County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
5.28 in
Record high
102°FMay 31, 1934
Record low
33°FMay 3, 1976
Chance of a freeze
9%
Days of 90°F or more
1.1
Daylight
13 h 56 min to 14 h 51 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
10.3 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°F48°F88°F 195234°F 199641%
May 269°F48°F90°F 196834°F 199441%
May 369°F49°F87°F 195933°F 197641%
May 470°F49°F88°F 195233°F 200541%
May 570°F49°F91°F 195234°F 200541%
May 670°F50°F89°F 193433°F 198941%
May 771°F50°F89°F 200433°F 198941%
May 871°F50°F92°F 197936°F 198941%
May 971°F51°F91°F 196335°F 196641%
May 1072°F51°F89°F 201133°F 196641%
May 1172°F52°F93°F 201138°F 195141%
May 1272°F52°F95°F 195637°F 201341%0%
May 1373°F52°F92°F 202238°F 197141%0%
May 1473°F53°F88°F 199139°F 199641%0%
May 1573°F53°F91°F 198838°F 195940%0%
May 1674°F53°F89°F 202539°F 199740%0%
May 1774°F54°F91°F 201939°F 197340%0%
May 1874°F54°F91°F 199638°F 200240%0%
May 1975°F55°F91°F 196239°F 200240%0%
May 2075°F55°F91°F 199641°F 198139%0%
May 2175°F55°F92°F 195638°F 200239%0%
May 2276°F56°F93°F 195636°F 196339%0%
May 2376°F56°F90°F 193938°F 196339%0%
May 2476°F57°F92°F 193942°F 193539%0%
May 2577°F57°F93°F 196743°F 199238%0%
May 2677°F57°F92°F 197843°F 196138%0%
May 2777°F58°F92°F 201241°F 199238%0%
May 2878°F58°F93°F 200642°F 199238%0%
May 2978°F58°F96°F 193441°F 198438%0%
May 3078°F59°F97°F 193441°F 198437%0%
May 3179°F59°F102°F 193445°F 197237%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hancock County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 8:00 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 8:28 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00110598 (Bentley), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00134381, 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.