Gilbert climate

Gilbert Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ames 8 Wsw, 14 km from Gilbert

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.99 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 Gilbert, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
4.99 in
Record high
100°FMay 25, 1967
Record low
27°FMay 2, 1970
Chance of a freeze
25%
Days of 90°F or more
0.9
Daylight
14 h 04 min to 15 h 01 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
11.2 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 168°F44°F90°F 198728°F 196641%
May 268°F45°F89°F 196827°F 197041%
May 368°F45°F86°F 196827°F 201141%
May 468°F46°F87°F 198231°F 201141%
May 569°F46°F87°F 196633°F 196841%
May 669°F47°F87°F 196629°F 198941%
May 770°F47°F88°F 196634°F 196741%
May 870°F47°F87°F 201431°F 198041%
May 970°F48°F89°F 202232°F 196641%
May 1071°F48°F95°F 201127°F 196641%
May 1171°F49°F96°F 201130°F 198141%
May 1271°F49°F93°F 200032°F 196941%
May 1372°F50°F91°F 202230°F 199740%
May 1472°F50°F97°F 201333°F 196640%
May 1572°F50°F97°F 201334°F 198340%
May 1673°F51°F89°F 199234°F 201440%
May 1773°F51°F90°F 198737°F 197340%
May 1873°F52°F93°F 196737°F 196840%
May 1974°F52°F92°F 197536°F 198140%0%
May 2074°F53°F91°F 197537°F 199740%0%
May 2174°F53°F88°F 197036°F 200240%0%
May 2275°F53°F88°F 197039°F 196740%0%
May 2375°F54°F88°F 197542°F 198340%0%
May 2475°F54°F91°F 196740°F 199240%0%
May 2576°F55°F100°F 196740°F 199240%0%
May 2676°F55°F98°F 196737°F 197140%0%
May 2776°F55°F97°F 201839°F 196539%0%
May 2877°F56°F97°F 201836°F 196539%0%
May 2977°F56°F93°F 201839°F 196539%0%
May 3077°F56°F93°F 201840°F 196539%0%
May 3178°F57°F91°F 200240°F 197239%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Gilbert, 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 6:10 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:42 AM, sunset 8:43 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00130200 (Ames 8 Wsw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00130200, 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.