Seneca climate

Seneca Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Marseilles Lock, 12.1 km from Seneca

Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.70 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 Seneca, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
4.70 in
Record high
103°FMay 31, 1934
Record low
24°FMay 23, 1932
Chance of a freeze
37%
Days of 90°F or more
0.9
Daylight
14 h 00 min to 14 h 57 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 167°F43°F88°F 195128°F 194341%0%
May 268°F43°F90°F 196829°F 193241%0%
May 368°F44°F93°F 192827°F 193941%0%
May 469°F44°F91°F 195229°F 192641%0%
May 569°F44°F93°F 195230°F 194441%0%
May 669°F45°F91°F 195926°F 196841%0%
May 770°F45°F89°F 193630°F 191741%0%
May 870°F46°F92°F 196331°F 191741%0%
May 970°F46°F94°F 193428°F 194741%0%
May 1071°F46°F88°F 200426°F 196640%0%
May 1171°F47°F92°F 201129°F 191340%0%
May 1271°F47°F94°F 202228°F 193840%0%
May 1372°F47°F93°F 202225°F 193840%0%
May 1472°F48°F92°F 202231°F 192040%0%
May 1572°F48°F93°F 201333°F 193740%0%
May 1673°F49°F95°F 202531°F 192140%0%
May 1773°F49°F93°F 200135°F 193540%0%
May 1873°F49°F93°F 196431°F 200240%0%
May 1974°F50°F92°F 193434°F 191539%0%
May 2074°F50°F92°F 193431°F 195439%0%
May 2174°F50°F94°F 193429°F 200239%0%
May 2275°F51°F96°F 195635°F 196139%0%
May 2375°F51°F94°F 192124°F 193239%0%
May 2475°F52°F95°F 192134°F 195639%0%
May 2576°F52°F95°F 196730°F 192539%0%
May 2676°F52°F96°F 196730°F 192539%0%
May 2776°F53°F93°F 201231°F 196139%0%
May 2877°F53°F100°F 201837°F 194939%0%
May 2977°F53°F97°F 193433°F 196538%0%
May 3077°F54°F97°F 193434°F 199638%0%
May 3177°F54°F103°F 193438°F 200338%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Seneca, 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 5:52 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:24 AM, sunset 8:21 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00115372 (Marseilles Lock), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00115825, 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.