Plainfield climate

Plainfield Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Indianapolis, 10.2 km from Plainfield

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 49°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.75 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 Plainfield, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
4.75 in
Record high
95°FMay 28, 2018
Record low
29°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
12%
Daylight
13 h 54 min to 14 h 47 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
8.3 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°F49°F84°F 201339°F 201542%
May 269°F49°F86°F 201240°F 202342%
May 370°F50°F87°F 201239°F 201742%
May 470°F50°F80°F 201240°F 202342%
May 570°F50°F85°F 201540°F 202042%
May 671°F51°F86°F 201239°F 201742%
May 771°F51°F88°F 201539°F 201742%
May 871°F51°F87°F 201536°F 201742%
May 971°F51°F83°F 201829°F 202042%
May 1072°F52°F86°F 202238°F 202042%
May 1172°F52°F89°F 202236°F 202042%
May 1272°F52°F87°F 202235°F 202042%0%
May 1373°F53°F89°F 201838°F 201342%0%
May 1473°F53°F90°F 201842°F 201642%0%
May 1573°F53°F87°F 201339°F 201642%0%
May 1673°F54°F85°F 201736°F 201642%0%
May 1774°F54°F85°F 201842°F 201442%0%
May 1874°F54°F87°F 201738°F 201442%0%
May 1974°F55°F88°F 201243°F 201441%0%
May 2075°F55°F90°F 201243°F 201541%0%
May 2175°F55°F87°F 202447°F 201541%0%
May 2275°F56°F83°F 201845°F 201541%0%
May 2375°F56°F84°F 201941°F 202541%0%
May 2476°F56°F87°F 201243°F 201341%0%
May 2576°F57°F89°F 201245°F 201341%0%
May 2676°F57°F93°F 201249°F 202341%0%
May 2777°F57°F94°F 201250°F 202340%0%
May 2877°F58°F95°F 201850°F 202240%0%
May 2977°F58°F89°F 201854°F 202440%0%
May 3078°F58°F87°F 201351°F 202440%0%
May 3178°F59°F89°F 201853°F 201240%0%

Chance of rain

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

May 1
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 8:40 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 9:07 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093819 (Indianapolis), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00124260, 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.