Ellsworth Weather in May
Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 83°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.94 in over about 9 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
- 77°F
- Average low
- 52°F
- Precipitation
- 4.94 in
- Record high
- 108°FMay 23, 1939
- Record low
- 17°FMay 1, 1909
- Chance of a freeze
- 21%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 2.7
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 41 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 66%
- Dew point
- 52°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 71°F | 45°F | 94°F 1968 | 17°F 1909 | 27% | 0% |
| May 2 | 72°F | 45°F | 97°F 1968 | 26°F 1909 | 27% | 0% |
| May 3 | 72°F | 46°F | 94°F 1959 | 25°F 1907 | 27% | 0% |
| May 4 | 72°F | 46°F | 95°F 1909 | 24°F 1907 | 27% | 0% |
| May 5 | 73°F | 47°F | 100°F 1909 | 31°F 1917 | 27% | 0% |
| May 6 | 73°F | 47°F | 96°F 1916 | 28°F 1944 | 27% | 0% |
| May 7 | 73°F | 48°F | 96°F 2014 | 29°F 1917 | 27% | 0% |
| May 8 | 74°F | 48°F | 99°F 2014 | 29°F 1984 | 28% | 0% |
| May 9 | 74°F | 49°F | 100°F 1963 | 30°F 1923 | 28% | 0% |
| May 10 | 74°F | 49°F | 100°F 2011 | 30°F 1909 | 28% | 0% |
| May 11 | 75°F | 49°F | 97°F 1970 | 29°F 1979 | 28% | 0% |
| May 12 | 75°F | 50°F | 97°F 1970 | 32°F 1914 | 28% | 0% |
| May 13 | 76°F | 50°F | 100°F 1956 | 27°F 1966 | 28% | 0% |
| May 14 | 76°F | 51°F | 100°F 1941 | 28°F 1953 | 28% | 0% |
| May 15 | 76°F | 51°F | 95°F 2013 | 23°F 1907 | 28% | 0% |
| May 16 | 77°F | 52°F | 95°F 2026 | 30°F 1907 | 28% | 0% |
| May 17 | 77°F | 52°F | 97°F 2026 | 34°F 1945 | 28% | 0% |
| May 18 | 78°F | 53°F | 99°F 1917 | 35°F 1904 | 28% | 0% |
| May 19 | 78°F | 53°F | 105°F 1933 | 37°F 1968 | 28% | 0% |
| May 20 | 78°F | 54°F | 99°F 1933 | 30°F 1931 | 28% | 0% |
| May 21 | 79°F | 54°F | 101°F 1925 | 34°F 1968 | 28% | 0% |
| May 22 | 79°F | 54°F | 100°F 2005 | 32°F 1931 | 28% | 0% |
| May 23 | 80°F | 55°F | 108°F 1939 | 34°F 1917 | 28% | 0% |
| May 24 | 80°F | 55°F | 100°F 1939 | 33°F 1924 | 29% | 0% |
| May 25 | 80°F | 56°F | 100°F 1962 | 40°F 1925 | 29% | 0% |
| May 26 | 81°F | 56°F | 100°F 1953 | 37°F 1940 | 28% | 0% |
| May 27 | 81°F | 56°F | 100°F 2012 | 28°F 1907 | 28% | 0% |
| May 28 | 82°F | 57°F | 98°F 1913 | 39°F 1907 | 28% | 0% |
| May 29 | 82°F | 57°F | 106°F 1913 | 32°F 1947 | 28% | 0% |
| May 30 | 82°F | 58°F | 106°F 1913 | 38°F 1992 | 28% | 0% |
| May 31 | 83°F | 58°F | 104°F 1913 | 40°F 1975 | 28% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 8:25 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 8:51 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00142459 (Ellsworth), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00142459, 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.