Portage climate

Portage Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Indiana Dunes Nl, 9.6 km from Portage

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.27 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 Portage, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
4.27 in
Record high
98°FMay 28, 2018
Record low
26°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
24%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
14 h 02 min to 14 h 59 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
51°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 163°F45°F87°F 200731°F 200540%
May 264°F45°F89°F 201829°F 202640%
May 364°F46°F86°F 200131°F 200440%
May 465°F46°F81°F 200030°F 200540%
May 565°F46°F83°F 200034°F 201140%
May 665°F47°F90°F 200436°F 201440%
May 766°F47°F86°F 201535°F 201741%
May 866°F47°F90°F 201429°F 202041%
May 966°F48°F88°F 200426°F 202041%
May 1067°F48°F88°F 201133°F 201041%
May 1167°F48°F90°F 202236°F 202141%
May 1267°F48°F89°F 202234°F 201341%
May 1368°F49°F88°F 202232°F 200141%0%
May 1468°F49°F89°F 200737°F 201941%0%
May 1568°F49°F91°F 202535°F 201441%0%
May 1669°F50°F88°F 201735°F 201441%0%
May 1769°F50°F86°F 201735°F 200941%0%
May 1869°F50°F90°F 199835°F 200241%0%
May 1969°F51°F90°F 199836°F 200240%0%
May 2070°F51°F92°F 201233°F 200240%0%
May 2170°F51°F88°F 202430°F 200240%0%
May 2270°F51°F87°F 200736°F 200640%0%
May 2371°F52°F89°F 200736°F 200640%0%
May 2471°F52°F90°F 201039°F 201340%0%
May 2571°F52°F92°F 201836°F 201340%0%
May 2672°F53°F91°F 201237°F 200240%0%
May 2772°F53°F97°F 201242°F 200840%0%
May 2872°F53°F98°F 201840°F 200840%0%
May 2973°F54°F95°F 201839°F 202140%0%
May 3073°F54°F91°F 202341°F 202140%0%
May 3173°F54°F91°F 201842°F 200340%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Portage, 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 5:45 AM, sunset 7:47 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:17 AM, sunset 8:16 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00124244 (Indiana Dunes Nl), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004846, 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.