Bancroft climate

Bancroft Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Swea City 5N, 19.3 km from Bancroft

Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.60 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 Bancroft, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
4.60 in
Record high
106°FMay 30, 1934
Record low
21°FMay 3, 1967
Chance of a freeze
66%
Days of 90°F or more
1.0
Daylight
14 h 09 min to 15 h 10 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
11.9 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 162°F39°F91°F 198724°F 190938%
May 263°F39°F94°F 202124°F 190838%
May 363°F39°F92°F 191821°F 196738%
May 463°F40°F90°F 191825°F 195738%
May 564°F40°F91°F 192427°F 194439%
May 664°F41°F98°F 193428°F 192539%
May 764°F41°F101°F 193426°F 190639%
May 865°F42°F96°F 193430°F 192339%
May 965°F42°F92°F 189526°F 196639%
May 1066°F43°F93°F 198727°F 196639%
May 1166°F43°F98°F 201126°F 194639%
May 1266°F44°F94°F 202230°F 194639%
May 1367°F44°F96°F 202228°F 199739%
May 1467°F45°F93°F 193232°F 192039%
May 1567°F45°F103°F 201330°F 198339%
May 1668°F46°F93°F 200130°F 192939%
May 1768°F46°F96°F 193431°F 192539%
May 1868°F47°F99°F 193433°F 191639%
May 1969°F47°F97°F 193433°F 192939%0%
May 2069°F48°F97°F 193428°F 190739%0%
May 2170°F48°F91°F 196429°F 193139%0%
May 2270°F49°F98°F 192528°F 196339%0%
May 2370°F49°F93°F 196431°F 191739%0%
May 2471°F49°F99°F 193931°F 192439%0%
May 2571°F50°F99°F 193932°F 192539%0%
May 2671°F50°F98°F 196732°F 190539%0%
May 2772°F51°F95°F 201831°F 190739%0%
May 2872°F51°F100°F 201832°F 194739%0%
May 2973°F52°F101°F 193432°F 194739%0%
May 3073°F52°F106°F 193436°F 202139%0%
May 3173°F52°F105°F 193438°F 189439%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bancroft, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:40 AM, sunset 8:50 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00138026 (Swea City 5N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00130133, 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.