Laurens climate

Laurens Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sioux Rapids 4 E, 18.1 km from Laurens

Average highs run from 64°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.19 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 Laurens, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
4.19 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
107°FMay 30, 1934
Record low
20°FMay 2, 1967
Chance of a freeze
45%
Days of 90°F or more
0.9
Daylight
14 h 07 min to 15 h 07 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
12.1 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 164°F42°F91°F 199222°F 190937%1%
May 265°F42°F90°F 199220°F 196737%1%
May 365°F43°F90°F 194920°F 196737%1%
May 465°F43°F90°F 191821°F 196738%1%
May 566°F44°F89°F 190923°F 196738%1%
May 666°F44°F99°F 193428°F 192538%1%
May 766°F44°F89°F 193426°F 195438%1%
May 867°F45°F94°F 193428°F 195538%1%
May 967°F45°F89°F 193426°F 196638%1%
May 1068°F46°F91°F 201125°F 196638%0%
May 1168°F46°F95°F 201126°F 194638%0%
May 1268°F47°F90°F 202227°F 194638%0%
May 1369°F47°F92°F 202226°F 199738%0%
May 1469°F48°F93°F 200130°F 196738%0%
May 1570°F48°F89°F 198829°F 199738%0%
May 1670°F48°F90°F 193629°F 192938%0%
May 1770°F49°F91°F 193430°F 201438%0%
May 1871°F49°F96°F 193433°F 191538%0%
May 1971°F50°F95°F 193434°F 196838%0%
May 2072°F50°F93°F 192527°F 190738%0%
May 2172°F51°F90°F 197526°F 193138%0%
May 2272°F51°F93°F 192526°F 196339%0%
May 2373°F51°F90°F 193930°F 196339%0%
May 2473°F52°F95°F 193932°F 192439%0%
May 2574°F52°F93°F 201032°F 190139%0%
May 2674°F53°F97°F 196730°F 197139%0%
May 2774°F53°F95°F 201832°F 190739%0%
May 2875°F53°F99°F 201831°F 194739%0%
May 2975°F54°F104°F 193428°F 194738%0%
May 3075°F54°F107°F 193435°F 193038%0%
May 3176°F55°F100°F 193436°F 196438%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Laurens, 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 6:13 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 8:51 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00137726 (Sioux Rapids 4 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00137979, 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.