Mendota climate

Mendota Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Paw Paw 2S, 17.6 km from Mendota

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.83 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 Mendota, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
4.83 in
Record high
99°FMay 29, 1987
Record low
25°FMay 6, 1974
Chance of a freeze
38%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
14 h 02 min to 14 h 59 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
52°F
Wind
10.7 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 165°F42°F87°F 200730°F 197839%
May 265°F43°F89°F 199229°F 197839%
May 366°F43°F87°F 201828°F 200539%
May 466°F44°F88°F 200127°F 200539%
May 566°F44°F87°F 198228°F 200539%
May 667°F44°F85°F 200025°F 197439%
May 767°F45°F88°F 200425°F 198939%
May 868°F45°F89°F 201431°F 198939%
May 968°F46°F89°F 197928°F 202039%
May 1068°F46°F90°F 197927°F 196639%
May 1169°F46°F92°F 201135°F 196939%
May 1269°F47°F95°F 202232°F 198139%
May 1369°F47°F93°F 202231°F 198139%
May 1470°F48°F92°F 202232°F 198139%
May 1570°F48°F92°F 201332°F 197339%
May 1670°F48°F93°F 202533°F 199739%
May 1771°F49°F93°F 200134°F 197339%0%
May 1871°F49°F93°F 196433°F 200238%0%
May 1971°F49°F93°F 199633°F 200238%0%
May 2072°F50°F93°F 199637°F 196738%0%
May 2172°F50°F90°F 197231°F 200238%0%
May 2272°F51°F92°F 196432°F 200238%0%
May 2373°F51°F90°F 196435°F 197938%0%
May 2473°F51°F91°F 197236°F 199238%0%
May 2574°F52°F94°F 201031°F 199238%0%
May 2674°F52°F93°F 197735°F 199238%0%
May 2774°F52°F92°F 197832°F 199238%0%
May 2875°F53°F96°F 201233°F 199238%0%
May 2975°F53°F99°F 198736°F 198438%0%
May 3075°F53°F99°F 198738°F 202137%0%
May 3176°F54°F92°F 199440°F 197237%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mendota, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:25 AM, sunset 8:24 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00116661 (Paw Paw 2S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116753, 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.