Monroe County Weather in May
Average highs run from 77°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.60 in over about 11 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
- 80°F
- Average low
- 52°F
- Precipitation
- 4.60 in
- Record high
- 94°FMay 29, 1987
- Record low
- 27°FMay 1, 1963
- Chance of a freeze
- 39%
- Daylight
- 13 h 42 min to 14 h 30 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 59°F
- Wind
- 4.9 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 | 77°F | 48°F | 87°F 2007 | 27°F 1963 | 37% | 0% |
| May 2 | 77°F | 48°F | 88°F 1987 | 31°F 1963 | 37% | 0% |
| May 3 | 78°F | 49°F | 86°F 2007 | 33°F 2005 | 37% | 0% |
| May 4 | 78°F | 49°F | 88°F 1959 | 30°F 1971 | 37% | 0% |
| May 5 | 78°F | 49°F | 91°F 1959 | 33°F 1957 | 37% | 0% |
| May 6 | 78°F | 49°F | 87°F 1959 | 33°F 1957 | 36% | 0% |
| May 7 | 78°F | 50°F | 89°F 1986 | 37°F 1957 | 36% | 0% |
| May 8 | 78°F | 50°F | 88°F 2000 | 33°F 1960 | 36% | 0% |
| May 9 | 79°F | 50°F | 89°F 1963 | 33°F 1980 | 36% | 0% |
| May 10 | 79°F | 50°F | 89°F 1986 | 30°F 1966 | 36% | 0% |
| May 11 | 79°F | 50°F | 88°F 2005 | 35°F 1990 | 36% | 0% |
| May 12 | 79°F | 51°F | 91°F 2005 | 35°F 1989 | 36% | 0% |
| May 13 | 79°F | 51°F | 91°F 1998 | 36°F 1960 | 36% | 0% |
| May 14 | 79°F | 51°F | 92°F 1988 | 35°F 1996 | 36% | 0% |
| May 15 | 79°F | 51°F | 91°F 1988 | 37°F 1973 | 36% | 0% |
| May 16 | 80°F | 52°F | 93°F 1962 | 34°F 1997 | 36% | 0% |
| May 17 | 80°F | 52°F | 91°F 1962 | 38°F 1983 | 36% | 0% |
| May 18 | 80°F | 52°F | 93°F 1962 | 38°F 1973 | 36% | 0% |
| May 19 | 80°F | 52°F | 91°F 1962 | 34°F 2002 | 36% | 0% |
| May 20 | 80°F | 52°F | 91°F 1998 | 41°F 1968 | 36% | 0% |
| May 21 | 80°F | 53°F | 90°F 1988 | 35°F 1954 | 36% | 0% |
| May 22 | 81°F | 53°F | 92°F 1962 | 36°F 2002 | 36% | 0% |
| May 23 | 81°F | 53°F | 90°F 1975 | 38°F 1963 | 36% | 0% |
| May 24 | 81°F | 53°F | 92°F 1970 | 40°F 1961 | 36% | 0% |
| May 25 | 81°F | 54°F | 92°F 1970 | 42°F 1956 | 36% | 0% |
| May 26 | 81°F | 54°F | 91°F 1996 | 34°F 1979 | 36% | 0% |
| May 27 | 81°F | 54°F | 92°F 1987 | 33°F 1961 | 35% | 0% |
| May 28 | 82°F | 54°F | 93°F 1987 | 38°F 1961 | 35% | 0% |
| May 29 | 82°F | 55°F | 94°F 1987 | 43°F 1964 | 35% | 0% |
| May 30 | 82°F | 55°F | 92°F 1987 | 37°F 1984 | 35% | 0% |
| May 31 | 82°F | 55°F | 93°F 1988 | 39°F 1984 | 35% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 7:31 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:26 AM, sunset 7:56 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00157800 (Summer Shade), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00153246, 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.