Burlington climate

Burlington Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for John Redmond Lake, 6.7 km from Burlington

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.32 in over about 9 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 Burlington, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
5.32 in
Record high
96°FMay 27, 1964
Record low
29°FMay 2, 1967
Chance of a freeze
6%
Days of 90°F or more
0.9
Daylight
13 h 48 min to 14 h 38 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
57°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 172°F50°F86°F 196531°F 196328%0%
May 272°F50°F89°F 196829°F 196728%0%
May 372°F50°F90°F 196830°F 197628%0%
May 472°F51°F85°F 196432°F 197628%0%
May 573°F51°F87°F 196536°F 197828%0%
May 673°F52°F94°F 202335°F 199128%0%
May 773°F52°F94°F 202337°F 198928%0%
May 873°F52°F91°F 196235°F 198028%0%
May 974°F53°F91°F 196235°F 198028%0%
May 1074°F53°F92°F 202237°F 201928%0%
May 1174°F53°F91°F 196234°F 198128%0%
May 1275°F54°F94°F 200534°F 196928%0%
May 1375°F54°F92°F 196235°F 197128%0%
May 1475°F55°F92°F 201835°F 197128%0%
May 1575°F55°F89°F 202239°F 197328%0%
May 1676°F55°F90°F 201933°F 201428%0%
May 1776°F56°F89°F 202639°F 201428%0%
May 1876°F56°F92°F 197042°F 197628%0%
May 1977°F56°F92°F 199836°F 196829%0%
May 2077°F57°F93°F 196237°F 196829%0%
May 2177°F57°F90°F 196437°F 196729%0%
May 2278°F57°F95°F 196243°F 196829%0%
May 2378°F58°F89°F 196543°F 196129%0%
May 2478°F58°F93°F 197842°F 196629%0%
May 2579°F58°F92°F 196742°F 197129%0%
May 2679°F59°F94°F 196442°F 196128%0%
May 2779°F59°F96°F 196440°F 196128%0%
May 2880°F59°F90°F 199839°F 199228%0%
May 2980°F60°F93°F 196641°F 196528%0%
May 3081°F60°F93°F 199844°F 199228%0%
May 3181°F60°F92°F 199444°F 197228%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Burlington, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 8:40 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00144104 (John Redmond Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00144104, 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.