Seneca climate

Seneca Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Centralia, 13.3 km from Seneca

Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.08 in over about 11 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 Seneca, 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
5.08 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
98°FMay 15, 2013
Record low
30°FMay 16, 2014
Chance of a freeze
15%
Days of 90°F or more
1.4
Daylight
13 h 55 min to 14 h 48 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
11.4 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°F48°F86°F 201337°F 201738%1%
May 271°F48°F88°F 200835°F 201338%1%
May 371°F48°F83°F 201235°F 201138%1%
May 471°F49°F84°F 201534°F 200838%1%
May 572°F49°F87°F 201231°F 202138%1%
May 672°F50°F91°F 201243°F 201338%1%
May 772°F50°F86°F 201442°F 202138%1%
May 872°F50°F93°F 201440°F 201038%1%
May 973°F51°F87°F 201141°F 201038%0%
May 1073°F51°F95°F 201139°F 202138%0%
May 1173°F52°F93°F 201140°F 200838%0%
May 1274°F52°F86°F 201136°F 201338%0%
May 1374°F52°F86°F 201433°F 202137%0%
May 1474°F53°F80°F 201337°F 202137%0%
May 1575°F53°F98°F 201336°F 201637%0%
May 1675°F54°F90°F 201330°F 201437%0%
May 1775°F54°F86°F 201733°F 201437%0%
May 1876°F54°F86°F 200835°F 201436%0%
May 1976°F55°F87°F 201240°F 201536%0%
May 2076°F55°F86°F 201242°F 201536%0%
May 2177°F55°F88°F 201440°F 201536%0%
May 2277°F56°F85°F 201446°F 201736%0%
May 2377°F56°F87°F 201245°F 201536%0%
May 2478°F57°F91°F 201246°F 201336%0%
May 2578°F57°F87°F 201042°F 201736%0%
May 2678°F57°F90°F 200849°F 201136%0%
May 2779°F58°F91°F 201250°F 201136%0%
May 2879°F58°F89°F 201248°F 202135%0%
May 2979°F58°F92°F 201247°F 202135%0%
May 3080°F59°F87°F 200942°F 202135%0%
May 3180°F59°F89°F 200945°F 201735%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Seneca, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 8:46 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00141408 (Centralia), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00143634, 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.