Speedway climate

Speedway Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Indianapolis Eagle Creek AP, 3.5 km from Speedway

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.32 in over about 14 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 Speedway, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
4.32 in
Record high
96°FMay 28, 2018
Record low
30°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
8%
Daylight
13 h 55 min to 14 h 48 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
9.8 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°F48°F83°F 200736°F 202143%
May 270°F49°F87°F 202436°F 200543%
May 370°F49°F85°F 201234°F 200543%
May 470°F50°F84°F 200134°F 200543%
May 571°F50°F83°F 201535°F 201143%
May 671°F50°F86°F 200140°F 202043%
May 771°F51°F85°F 200539°F 201744%
May 871°F51°F86°F 200734°F 202044%
May 972°F51°F84°F 200330°F 202044%
May 1072°F52°F88°F 200534°F 202144%
May 1172°F52°F91°F 200538°F 202044%
May 1273°F52°F88°F 202236°F 202044%0%
May 1373°F53°F87°F 200539°F 201344%0%
May 1473°F53°F89°F 201840°F 201944%0%
May 1574°F53°F88°F 200139°F 201644%0%
May 1674°F54°F86°F 200136°F 199744%0%
May 1774°F54°F85°F 199942°F 200243%0%
May 1874°F54°F86°F 199836°F 201443%0%
May 1975°F55°F89°F 202435°F 200243%0%
May 2075°F55°F88°F 202240°F 200243%0%
May 2175°F56°F89°F 202435°F 200243%0%
May 2276°F56°F85°F 200737°F 200243%0%
May 2376°F56°F88°F 200743°F 199743%0%
May 2476°F57°F88°F 201042°F 200342%0%
May 2577°F57°F88°F 201845°F 201342%0%
May 2677°F57°F90°F 201244°F 200242%0%
May 2777°F58°F94°F 201845°F 199942%0%
May 2877°F58°F96°F 201846°F 200842%0%
May 2978°F58°F90°F 200646°F 202142%0%
May 3078°F59°F90°F 201145°F 202142%0%
May 3178°F59°F90°F 201145°F 200342%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Speedway, 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 6:45 AM, sunset 8:40 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:19 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 USW00053842 (Indianapolis Eagle Creek AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053842, 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.