Peru climate

Peru Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wabash, 20.9 km from Peru

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 46°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.36 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 Peru, 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
51°F
Precipitation
4.36 in
Record high
100°FMay 31, 1934
Record low
26°FMay 3, 2026
Chance of a freeze
27%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 14 h 53 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
53°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 168°F46°F93°F 195128°F 202340%0%
May 269°F46°F89°F 193830°F 197840%0%
May 369°F46°F90°F 193826°F 202640%0%
May 469°F47°F92°F 194929°F 192640%0%
May 570°F47°F94°F 195229°F 191140%0%
May 670°F47°F93°F 194931°F 197040%0%
May 770°F48°F89°F 193627°F 197440%0%
May 871°F48°F90°F 193629°F 197640%0%
May 971°F48°F93°F 193626°F 202040%0%
May 1071°F49°F93°F 193626°F 202040%0%
May 1172°F49°F90°F 192228°F 191340%0%
May 1272°F50°F89°F 194432°F 191040%0%
May 1372°F50°F91°F 195631°F 199640%0%
May 1473°F50°F87°F 200531°F 191040%0%
May 1573°F51°F91°F 193231°F 197340%0%
May 1673°F51°F91°F 198833°F 190440%0%
May 1774°F51°F93°F 194930°F 197340%0%
May 1874°F52°F91°F 193433°F 197340%0%
May 1974°F52°F93°F 195130°F 200239%0%
May 2074°F52°F93°F 193433°F 199339%0%
May 2175°F53°F94°F 194129°F 190739%0%
May 2275°F53°F93°F 194133°F 199739%0%
May 2375°F53°F95°F 192132°F 191739%0%
May 2476°F54°F94°F 192138°F 193539%0%
May 2576°F54°F96°F 193931°F 192539%0%
May 2676°F55°F95°F 194436°F 202339%0%
May 2777°F55°F97°F 194131°F 191539%0%
May 2877°F55°F95°F 201835°F 190739%0%
May 2977°F56°F96°F 194235°F 190639%0%
May 3077°F56°F96°F 194439°F 194739%0%
May 3178°F56°F100°F 193435°F 202639%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Peru, 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 (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 8:41 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 9:09 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00129138 (Wabash), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00124662, 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.