Baldwin City climate

Baldwin City Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ottawa, 19.8 km from Baldwin City

Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.82 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 Baldwin City, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
5.82 in
Record high
98°FMay 30, 1998
Record low
25°FMay 2, 2005
Chance of a freeze
10%
Days of 90°F or more
1.3
Daylight
13 h 50 min to 14 h 41 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
10.5 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 170°F47°F85°F 200129°F 199740%0%
May 271°F48°F84°F 201225°F 200540%0%
May 371°F48°F86°F 201226°F 200540%0%
May 471°F49°F89°F 201232°F 200840%0%
May 572°F49°F90°F 201233°F 202140%0%
May 672°F49°F95°F 202338°F 201141%0%
May 772°F50°F91°F 202336°F 202041%0%
May 873°F50°F88°F 201836°F 202041%0%
May 973°F51°F92°F 201132°F 202041%0%
May 1073°F51°F92°F 202233°F 199741%0%
May 1174°F51°F93°F 200035°F 202041%0%
May 1274°F52°F94°F 202232°F 201341%0%
May 1374°F52°F93°F 201831°F 199741%0%
May 1475°F53°F95°F 201339°F 200040%0%
May 1575°F53°F90°F 200137°F 200540%0%
May 1675°F53°F93°F 200132°F 201440%0%
May 1776°F54°F89°F 199835°F 201440%0%
May 1876°F54°F92°F 199737°F 201440%0%
May 1976°F55°F96°F 199842°F 201640%0%
May 2077°F55°F90°F 199841°F 200040%0%
May 2177°F55°F89°F 199842°F 200340%0%
May 2277°F56°F93°F 200040°F 202240%0%
May 2378°F56°F93°F 201241°F 202240%0%
May 2478°F56°F91°F 200044°F 202640%0%
May 2578°F57°F90°F 201245°F 201739%0%
May 2679°F57°F94°F 201846°F 199939%0%
May 2779°F58°F94°F 201844°F 202239%0%
May 2879°F58°F94°F 201846°F 202339%0%
May 2980°F58°F94°F 201843°F 199739%0%
May 3080°F59°F98°F 199846°F 202139%0%
May 3180°F59°F93°F 200047°F 200138%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Baldwin City, 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 6:23 AM, sunset 8:13 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 8:39 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00146128 (Ottawa), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003997, 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.