Porter County climate

Porter County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Valparaiso Wtr Wks, 2.9 km from Porter County

Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.59 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 Porter County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
4.59 in
Record high
98°FMay 28, 2018
Record low
26°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
22%
Daylight
14 h 01 min to 14 h 58 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 167°F45°F87°F 200731°F 200541%0%
May 267°F45°F89°F 201829°F 202641%0%
May 368°F46°F86°F 200131°F 200442%0%
May 468°F46°F81°F 200030°F 200542%0%
May 568°F46°F83°F 200034°F 201142%0%
May 669°F47°F90°F 200436°F 201442%0%
May 769°F47°F86°F 201535°F 201742%0%
May 869°F47°F90°F 201429°F 202042%0%
May 969°F47°F88°F 200426°F 202043%0%
May 1070°F48°F88°F 201133°F 201043%0%
May 1170°F48°F90°F 202236°F 202143%0%
May 1270°F48°F89°F 202234°F 201343%0%
May 1370°F49°F88°F 202232°F 200143%0%
May 1471°F49°F89°F 200737°F 201943%0%
May 1571°F49°F91°F 202535°F 201443%0%
May 1671°F49°F88°F 201735°F 201443%0%
May 1772°F50°F86°F 201735°F 200943%0%
May 1872°F50°F90°F 199835°F 200243%0%
May 1972°F50°F90°F 199836°F 200243%0%
May 2072°F50°F92°F 201233°F 200243%0%
May 2173°F51°F88°F 202430°F 200243%0%
May 2273°F51°F87°F 200736°F 200643%0%
May 2373°F51°F89°F 200736°F 200643%0%
May 2473°F52°F90°F 201039°F 201343%0%
May 2574°F52°F92°F 201836°F 201343%0%
May 2674°F52°F91°F 201237°F 200243%0%
May 2774°F52°F97°F 201242°F 200843%0%
May 2875°F53°F98°F 201840°F 200843%0%
May 2975°F53°F95°F 201839°F 202143%0%
May 3075°F53°F91°F 202341°F 202143%0%
May 3175°F54°F91°F 201842°F 200342%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Porter County, 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 7:46 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:17 AM, sunset 8:15 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00128999 (Valparaiso Wtr Wks), 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.