Sheffield Weather in May
Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 41°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.25 in over about 14 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 70°F
- Average low
- 48°F
- Precipitation
- 5.25 in
- Snowfall
- 0.3 in
- Record high
- 107°FMay 31, 1934
- Record low
- 22°FMay 4, 1907
- Chance of a freeze
- 42%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.7
- Daylight
- 14 h 07 min to 15 h 07 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 75%
- Dew point
- 50°F
- Wind
- 11.6 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 65°F | 41°F | 89°F 2007 | 25°F 1909 | 40% | 2% |
| May 2 | 65°F | 42°F | 92°F 1901 | 27°F 1908 | 41% | 2% |
| May 3 | 65°F | 42°F | 90°F 1949 | 25°F 1967 | 41% | 2% |
| May 4 | 66°F | 42°F | 88°F 1952 | 22°F 1907 | 41% | 1% |
| May 5 | 66°F | 43°F | 95°F 1909 | 27°F 1968 | 41% | 1% |
| May 6 | 66°F | 43°F | 91°F 1934 | 25°F 1989 | 42% | 1% |
| May 7 | 67°F | 44°F | 93°F 1934 | 22°F 1931 | 42% | 1% |
| May 8 | 67°F | 44°F | 96°F 1934 | 29°F 1931 | 42% | 1% |
| May 9 | 68°F | 45°F | 93°F 1895 | 25°F 1945 | 42% | 1% |
| May 10 | 68°F | 45°F | 90°F 1911 | 28°F 1966 | 42% | 1% |
| May 11 | 68°F | 46°F | 95°F 2011 | 27°F 1907 | 42% | 1% |
| May 12 | 69°F | 46°F | 91°F 2022 | 27°F 1895 | 42% | 1% |
| May 13 | 69°F | 46°F | 93°F 2022 | 29°F 1953 | 43% | 0% |
| May 14 | 69°F | 47°F | 91°F 1932 | 30°F 1895 | 43% | 0% |
| May 15 | 70°F | 47°F | 99°F 2013 | 32°F 1907 | 43% | 0% |
| May 16 | 70°F | 48°F | 91°F 2001 | 31°F 1956 | 43% | 0% |
| May 17 | 71°F | 48°F | 93°F 1936 | 29°F 1930 | 43% | 0% |
| May 18 | 71°F | 49°F | 99°F 1934 | 35°F 1925 | 43% | 0% |
| May 19 | 71°F | 49°F | 98°F 1934 | 32°F 1894 | 43% | 0% |
| May 20 | 72°F | 49°F | 96°F 1934 | 28°F 1954 | 43% | 0% |
| May 21 | 72°F | 50°F | 92°F 1970 | 31°F 1931 | 43% | 0% |
| May 22 | 73°F | 50°F | 98°F 1925 | 30°F 1963 | 43% | 0% |
| May 23 | 73°F | 51°F | 89°F 1955 | 28°F 1963 | 44% | 0% |
| May 24 | 73°F | 51°F | 96°F 1939 | 33°F 1924 | 44% | 0% |
| May 25 | 74°F | 52°F | 96°F 1967 | 31°F 1925 | 44% | 0% |
| May 26 | 74°F | 52°F | 94°F 1967 | 34°F 1961 | 44% | 0% |
| May 27 | 74°F | 52°F | 96°F 2018 | 32°F 1907 | 44% | 0% |
| May 28 | 75°F | 53°F | 98°F 2018 | 32°F 1947 | 44% | 0% |
| May 29 | 75°F | 53°F | 102°F 1934 | 32°F 1947 | 44% | 0% |
| May 30 | 76°F | 54°F | 104°F 1934 | 35°F 1897 | 44% | 0% |
| May 31 | 76°F | 54°F | 107°F 1934 | 32°F 1897 | 44% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 8:44 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00133584 (Hampton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00133584, 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.