Hill City climate

Hill City Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hill City 1E, 1.3 km from Hill City

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.73 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 Hill City, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
3.73 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
105°FMay 29, 1913
Record low
22°FMay 8, 1915
Chance of a freeze
41%
Days of 90°F or more
3.2
Daylight
13 h 53 min to 14 h 45 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
47°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 169°F42°F97°F 200126°F 192529%0%
May 269°F42°F99°F 196524°F 196729%0%
May 369°F42°F92°F 194726°F 190729%0%
May 470°F43°F93°F 201228°F 190729%0%
May 570°F43°F99°F 200429°F 194430%0%
May 670°F44°F95°F 195529°F 194430%0%
May 771°F44°F97°F 193428°F 191730%0%
May 871°F45°F99°F 196322°F 191530%0%
May 971°F45°F97°F 201132°F 199730%0%
May 1072°F45°F96°F 191430°F 198130%0%
May 1172°F46°F97°F 202228°F 197930%0%
May 1272°F46°F100°F 195631°F 201530%0%
May 1373°F47°F96°F 191528°F 196630%0%
May 1473°F47°F100°F 201328°F 195330%0%
May 1574°F48°F97°F 193127°F 190730%0%
May 1674°F48°F96°F 200131°F 192330%0%
May 1775°F49°F103°F 192730°F 194530%0%
May 1875°F49°F96°F 191731°F 200230%0%
May 1975°F49°F99°F 200630°F 193130%0%
May 2076°F50°F99°F 193431°F 193130%0%
May 2176°F50°F99°F 200530°F 193130%0%
May 2277°F51°F96°F 196434°F 196330%0%
May 2377°F51°F104°F 193934°F 191730%0%
May 2478°F52°F101°F 195331°F 192430%0%
May 2578°F52°F99°F 196437°F 191030%0%
May 2678°F52°F102°F 201237°F 194030%0%
May 2779°F53°F99°F 200628°F 190730%0%
May 2879°F53°F101°F 200632°F 194730%0%
May 2980°F54°F105°F 191334°F 194730%0%
May 3080°F54°F103°F 193441°F 197330%0%
May 3180°F54°F102°F 200240°F 192230%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hill City, 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 6:40 AM, sunset 8:33 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 9:00 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143665 (Hill City 1E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093990, 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.