Sergeant Bluff climate

Sergeant Bluff Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sioux City Gateway AP, 2.2 km from Sergeant Bluff

Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.87 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 Sergeant Bluff, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
3.87 in
Record high
106°FMay 14, 2013
Record low
25°FMay 1, 1997
Chance of a freeze
43%
Days of 90°F or more
1.8
Daylight
14 h 05 min to 15 h 03 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
11.9 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°F42°F93°F 195925°F 199737%2%
May 267°F43°F91°F 196527°F 202637%2%
May 367°F43°F94°F 194925°F 197637%1%
May 468°F44°F93°F 195228°F 194438%1%
May 568°F44°F95°F 200428°F 194438%1%
May 668°F45°F92°F 195526°F 194438%1%
May 769°F45°F94°F 201430°F 195438%1%
May 869°F45°F91°F 201728°F 194538%1%
May 970°F46°F95°F 201130°F 201038%1%
May 1070°F46°F96°F 201130°F 194538%1%
May 1170°F47°F92°F 196227°F 194638%0%
May 1271°F47°F94°F 202228°F 194638%0%
May 1371°F48°F95°F 198725°F 199738%0%
May 1472°F48°F106°F 201333°F 200438%0%
May 1572°F48°F101°F 200132°F 194238%0%
May 1672°F49°F91°F 198728°F 201438%0%
May 1773°F49°F97°F 199630°F 201438%0%
May 1873°F50°F96°F 197034°F 200238%0%
May 1974°F50°F97°F 200932°F 200239%0%
May 2074°F50°F94°F 194832°F 199739%0%
May 2174°F51°F94°F 197335°F 200339%0%
May 2275°F51°F92°F 200030°F 202239%0%
May 2375°F52°F94°F 195037°F 196339%0%
May 2475°F52°F95°F 201037°F 194940%0%
May 2576°F53°F102°F 196739°F 200240%0%
May 2676°F53°F97°F 201834°F 199240%0%
May 2777°F53°F102°F 201834°F 199240%0%
May 2877°F54°F98°F 200631°F 194740%0%
May 2977°F54°F95°F 194327°F 194740%0%
May 3078°F55°F94°F 200237°F 194740%0%
May 3178°F55°F92°F 200942°F 196440%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sergeant Bluff, 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 6:20 AM, sunset 8:25 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:52 AM, sunset 8:55 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014943 (Sioux City Gateway AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014943, 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.