Adel Weather in May
Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 46°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.84 in over about 13 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 72°F
- Average low
- 52°F
- Precipitation
- 4.84 in
- Snowfall
- 0.2 in
- Record high
- 105°FMay 30, 1934
- Record low
- 20°FMay 4, 1907
- Chance of a freeze
- 15%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.6
- Daylight
- 14 h 01 min to 14 h 58 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 74%
- Dew point
- 52°F
- Wind
- 11.0 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 67°F | 46°F | 89°F 2007 | 25°F 1909 | 40% | 1% |
| May 2 | 67°F | 46°F | 90°F 1987 | 25°F 1925 | 40% | 1% |
| May 3 | 67°F | 47°F | 91°F 1918 | 25°F 2005 | 40% | 1% |
| May 4 | 68°F | 47°F | 95°F 1918 | 20°F 1907 | 40% | 1% |
| May 5 | 68°F | 47°F | 94°F 1909 | 24°F 1968 | 40% | 1% |
| May 6 | 68°F | 48°F | 99°F 1934 | 28°F 1925 | 41% | 1% |
| May 7 | 69°F | 48°F | 92°F 1934 | 20°F 1931 | 41% | 1% |
| May 8 | 69°F | 49°F | 96°F 1934 | 29°F 1980 | 41% | 1% |
| May 9 | 69°F | 49°F | 95°F 1934 | 26°F 1947 | 41% | 1% |
| May 10 | 70°F | 49°F | 93°F 2022 | 29°F 1966 | 41% | 0% |
| May 11 | 70°F | 50°F | 89°F 1987 | 26°F 1925 | 41% | 0% |
| May 12 | 70°F | 50°F | 96°F 2000 | 29°F 1928 | 41% | 0% |
| May 13 | 71°F | 51°F | 94°F 1940 | 29°F 1997 | 41% | 0% |
| May 14 | 71°F | 51°F | 92°F 1932 | 32°F 1997 | 42% | 0% |
| May 15 | 72°F | 51°F | 98°F 2013 | 31°F 1926 | 42% | 0% |
| May 16 | 72°F | 52°F | 92°F 1939 | 30°F 1929 | 42% | 0% |
| May 17 | 72°F | 52°F | 94°F 1917 | 34°F 1930 | 42% | 0% |
| May 18 | 73°F | 53°F | 96°F 1934 | 33°F 1916 | 42% | 0% |
| May 19 | 73°F | 53°F | 96°F 1934 | 31°F 1929 | 42% | 0% |
| May 20 | 73°F | 53°F | 95°F 1925 | 30°F 1907 | 42% | 0% |
| May 21 | 74°F | 54°F | 92°F 1925 | 29°F 1931 | 42% | 0% |
| May 22 | 74°F | 54°F | 101°F 1925 | 31°F 1931 | 43% | 0% |
| May 23 | 74°F | 55°F | 93°F 1939 | 32°F 1963 | 43% | 0% |
| May 24 | 75°F | 55°F | 101°F 1939 | 35°F 1935 | 43% | 0% |
| May 25 | 75°F | 55°F | 96°F 1967 | 28°F 1925 | 43% | 0% |
| May 26 | 75°F | 56°F | 98°F 1926 | 35°F 1925 | 43% | 0% |
| May 27 | 76°F | 56°F | 98°F 2018 | 34°F 1907 | 43% | 0% |
| May 28 | 76°F | 57°F | 92°F 1934 | 31°F 1947 | 43% | 0% |
| May 29 | 76°F | 57°F | 104°F 1934 | 30°F 1947 | 43% | 0% |
| May 30 | 77°F | 57°F | 105°F 1934 | 36°F 1930 | 43% | 0% |
| May 31 | 77°F | 58°F | 104°F 1934 | 37°F 1930 | 43% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 8:43 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00132209 (Des Moines Wsfo-Johnston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00136566, 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.