Norwalk climate

Norwalk Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Des Moines Intl AP, 6.8 km from Norwalk

Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 46°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.24 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 Norwalk, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
5.24 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
99°FMay 27, 2018
Record low
28°FMay 6, 1947
Chance of a freeze
13%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 167°F46°F89°F 198732°F 195040%1%
May 268°F47°F90°F 195230°F 196740%1%
May 368°F47°F88°F 194930°F 200540%1%
May 468°F48°F89°F 195230°F 195440%1%
May 569°F48°F89°F 196234°F 195440%1%
May 669°F48°F86°F 195528°F 194740%1%
May 769°F49°F92°F 196631°F 195440%1%
May 870°F49°F88°F 196332°F 195440%1%
May 970°F50°F93°F 202233°F 196640%1%
May 1070°F50°F95°F 201132°F 196640%1%
May 1171°F50°F93°F 200030°F 194640%0%
May 1271°F51°F94°F 195632°F 194640%0%
May 1371°F51°F92°F 195632°F 199740%0%
May 1472°F52°F94°F 201336°F 196640%0%
May 1572°F52°F91°F 201235°F 195940%0%
May 1672°F52°F91°F 201936°F 201440%0%
May 1773°F53°F88°F 196239°F 197340%0%
May 1873°F53°F91°F 196736°F 200241%0%
May 1974°F54°F93°F 197537°F 200241%0%
May 2074°F54°F90°F 195540°F 196341%0%
May 2174°F54°F88°F 196238°F 200241%0%
May 2275°F55°F91°F 197033°F 196341%0%
May 2375°F55°F90°F 196732°F 196341%0%
May 2475°F56°F93°F 196741°F 200141%0%
May 2576°F56°F98°F 196742°F 197941%0%
May 2676°F56°F96°F 201839°F 196141%0%
May 2776°F57°F99°F 201838°F 199241%0%
May 2877°F57°F98°F 201832°F 194741%0%
May 2977°F57°F95°F 201832°F 194741%0%
May 3077°F58°F92°F 195344°F 194741%0%
May 3178°F58°F93°F 201840°F 197241%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Norwalk, 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 6:12 AM, sunset 8:13 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 8:42 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014933 (Des Moines Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014933, 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.