Marshalltown climate

Marshalltown Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Marshalltown, 2.2 km from Marshalltown

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.94 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 Marshalltown, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
4.94 in
Record high
100°FMay 27, 2018
Record low
22°FMay 3, 2005
Chance of a freeze
38%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
14 h 04 min to 15 h 01 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
74%
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 165°F42°F89°F 202132°F 199740%1%
May 266°F43°F85°F 202127°F 200540%1%
May 366°F43°F84°F 201222°F 200540%1%
May 466°F43°F84°F 200026°F 200540%0%
May 567°F44°F85°F 200031°F 202140%0%
May 667°F44°F86°F 201629°F 200640%0%
May 767°F45°F86°F 201434°F 202640%0%
May 868°F45°F87°F 200432°F 202041%0%
May 968°F46°F89°F 202226°F 202041%0%
May 1069°F46°F94°F 201133°F 202641%0%
May 1169°F46°F91°F 200032°F 202641%0%
May 1269°F47°F92°F 202229°F 202041%0%
May 1370°F47°F82°F 200730°F 199741%0%
May 1470°F48°F95°F 201335°F 201641%0%
May 1570°F48°F91°F 201229°F 199741%0%
May 1671°F49°F89°F 201930°F 199741%0%
May 1771°F49°F89°F 199834°F 200241%0%
May 1871°F49°F90°F 199731°F 200241%0%
May 1972°F50°F90°F 199830°F 200241%0%
May 2072°F50°F87°F 201433°F 199741%0%
May 2173°F51°F85°F 200432°F 200242%0%
May 2273°F51°F83°F 200039°F 200342%0%
May 2373°F52°F88°F 201239°F 200142%0%
May 2474°F52°F91°F 201039°F 200142%0%
May 2574°F52°F88°F 201841°F 201742%0%
May 2674°F53°F95°F 201841°F 202342%0%
May 2775°F53°F100°F 201842°F 202142%0%
May 2875°F54°F96°F 201840°F 202142%0%
May 2976°F54°F93°F 201836°F 202142%0%
May 3076°F54°F89°F 201041°F 202142%0%
May 3176°F55°F90°F 202344°F 201742%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Marshalltown, 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 6:07 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:39 AM, sunset 8:40 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00135198 (Marshalltown), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094988, 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.