West Dundee climate

West Dundee Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elgin, 3.9 km from West Dundee

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.12 in over about 13 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 West Dundee, 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
5.12 in
Record high
97°FMay 25, 2010
Record low
24°FMay 3, 2004
Chance of a freeze
33%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
14 h 03 min to 15 h 02 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
51°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°F43°F88°F 200127°F 200543%
May 265°F43°F85°F 200731°F 200543%
May 366°F44°F86°F 200124°F 200443%
May 466°F44°F87°F 200125°F 200543%
May 566°F44°F84°F 201029°F 200243%
May 667°F45°F86°F 200032°F 199443%
May 767°F45°F87°F 200038°F 199743%
May 868°F46°F86°F 200738°F 201043%
May 968°F46°F89°F 200432°F 201043%
May 1068°F46°F91°F 200432°F 199743%
May 1169°F47°F91°F 201132°F 200943%
May 1269°F47°F91°F 201132°F 200943%
May 1369°F47°F89°F 201130°F 200143%
May 1470°F48°F85°F 200032°F 200142%
May 1570°F48°F94°F 200734°F 200042%
May 1670°F48°F91°F 200130°F 199742%
May 1771°F49°F91°F 200130°F 200942%
May 1871°F49°F91°F 199829°F 200242%0%
May 1971°F49°F95°F 199630°F 200242%0%
May 2072°F50°F92°F 199638°F 199742%0%
May 2172°F50°F89°F 200925°F 200241%0%
May 2272°F50°F91°F 200927°F 200241%0%
May 2373°F51°F90°F 199437°F 199741%0%
May 2473°F51°F93°F 201038°F 200141%0%
May 2574°F51°F97°F 201036°F 199941%0%
May 2674°F52°F92°F 201035°F 200141%0%
May 2774°F52°F91°F 201027°F 200240%0%
May 2875°F53°F86°F 199838°F 200840%0%
May 2975°F53°F94°F 199836°F 200840%0%
May 3075°F53°F91°F 200732°F 199640%0%
May 3176°F54°F94°F 201032°F 200140%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at West Dundee, 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 5:49 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:20 AM, sunset 8:22 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00112736 (Elgin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00118324, 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.