Peosta climate

Peosta Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dubuque Rgnl AP, 13.4 km from Peosta

Average highs run from 64°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.30 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 Peosta, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
4.30 in
Record high
95°FMay 27, 2018
Record low
21°FMay 3, 2005
Chance of a freeze
42%
Daylight
14 h 05 min to 15 h 04 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
10.7 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°F43°F88°F 195228°F 197841%
May 264°F43°F85°F 195924°F 200541%
May 364°F44°F83°F 195521°F 200541%
May 465°F44°F88°F 195225°F 201141%
May 565°F44°F87°F 198027°F 195841%
May 666°F45°F85°F 201628°F 195441%
May 766°F45°F84°F 197028°F 198941%
May 866°F46°F86°F 196330°F 202042%
May 967°F46°F86°F 202225°F 202042%
May 1067°F46°F90°F 201124°F 196642%
May 1167°F47°F92°F 202233°F 196642%
May 1268°F47°F93°F 202232°F 196942%
May 1368°F47°F88°F 202232°F 195342%
May 1469°F48°F90°F 201334°F 196642%
May 1569°F48°F89°F 202532°F 199742%
May 1669°F49°F87°F 199231°F 199742%
May 1770°F49°F88°F 197132°F 200942%
May 1870°F49°F88°F 199835°F 197642%
May 1970°F50°F87°F 201234°F 196842%
May 2071°F50°F88°F 197234°F 196342%
May 2171°F50°F89°F 197033°F 200242%
May 2271°F51°F89°F 195634°F 196342%
May 2372°F51°F88°F 197231°F 196342%
May 2472°F52°F90°F 201036°F 200142%
May 2573°F52°F86°F 196737°F 198842%0%
May 2673°F52°F90°F 196733°F 196142%0%
May 2773°F53°F95°F 201835°F 196142%0%
May 2874°F53°F92°F 201837°F 196542%0%
May 2974°F53°F89°F 200631°F 196542%0%
May 3074°F54°F90°F 195337°F 196542%0%
May 3175°F54°F89°F 198840°F 198442%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Peosta, 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 5:58 AM, sunset 8:03 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:29 AM, sunset 8:33 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094908 (Dubuque Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094908, 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.