Kent County climate

Kent County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for E Grand Rapids, 11.7 km from Kent County

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.40 in over about 14 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 Kent County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
4.40 in
Record high
92°FMay 27, 2020
Record low
20°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
71%
Days of 90°F or more
0.8
Daylight
14 h 07 min to 15 h 08 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
10.3 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 163°F40°F82°F 201023°F 200845%
May 264°F40°F82°F 201833°F 201645%
May 364°F40°F81°F 201828°F 201745%
May 465°F41°F85°F 201328°F 201745%
May 565°F41°F78°F 201326°F 201145%
May 665°F42°F80°F 201826°F 201145%
May 766°F42°F80°F 200825°F 202145%
May 866°F42°F86°F 201522°F 201745%
May 967°F43°F85°F 201420°F 202045%
May 1067°F43°F79°F 201525°F 201045%
May 1167°F44°F84°F 202226°F 201045%
May 1268°F44°F84°F 202229°F 202045%
May 1368°F44°F90°F 202225°F 202044%
May 1469°F45°F88°F 202226°F 201344%
May 1569°F45°F86°F 202226°F 201644%
May 1669°F46°F82°F 200728°F 201444%
May 1770°F46°F86°F 201729°F 201243%
May 1870°F47°F85°F 201729°F 201243%
May 1971°F47°F85°F 201330°F 201643%
May 2071°F48°F87°F 201231°F 200842%
May 2171°F48°F88°F 201234°F 201542%
May 2272°F48°F87°F 202136°F 201242%
May 2372°F49°F86°F 201135°F 202242%0%
May 2472°F49°F88°F 200733°F 201341%0%
May 2573°F50°F90°F 201033°F 201341%0%
May 2673°F50°F88°F 201635°F 202341%0%
May 2774°F51°F92°F 202034°F 201141%0%
May 2874°F51°F90°F 202033°F 200840%0%
May 2974°F51°F92°F 201831°F 200840%0%
May 3075°F52°F90°F 201833°F 200840%0%
May 3175°F52°F91°F 201034°F 202040%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Kent County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 8:43 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 9:14 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00202375 (E Grand Rapids), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00204320, 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.