Claremont climate

Claremont Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Owatonna, 19.6 km from Claremont

Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.61 in over about 12 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 Claremont, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
4.61 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
96°FMay 15, 2013
Record low
20°FMay 3, 2005
Chance of a freeze
67%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 15 h 15 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
48°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 162°F40°F78°F 200726°F 199638%1%
May 262°F41°F78°F 199826°F 199638%1%
May 363°F41°F79°F 201220°F 200538%1%
May 463°F42°F89°F 200024°F 200539%1%
May 564°F42°F82°F 201026°F 200439%1%
May 664°F42°F83°F 200027°F 199439%1%
May 764°F43°F88°F 201637°F 199639%1%
May 865°F43°F86°F 200027°F 199739%1%
May 965°F44°F78°F 200226°F 201039%1%
May 1065°F44°F86°F 200429°F 199739%0%
May 1166°F45°F87°F 201131°F 200939%0%
May 1266°F45°F79°F 199826°F 201339%0%
May 1367°F45°F75°F 199826°F 199639%0%
May 1467°F46°F90°F 199829°F 200039%0%
May 1567°F46°F96°F 201325°F 201639%0%
May 1668°F47°F85°F 199828°F 199739%0%
May 1768°F47°F83°F 201729°F 200739%0%
May 1868°F47°F88°F 199629°F 200939%0%
May 1969°F48°F93°F 199827°F 200039%0%
May 2069°F48°F87°F 200929°F 200240%0%
May 2170°F49°F86°F 199428°F 199740%0%
May 2270°F49°F87°F 199430°F 200640%0%
May 2370°F50°F85°F 199433°F 200640%0%
May 2471°F50°F85°F 201231°F 201340%0%
May 2571°F50°F91°F 201037°F 199540%0%
May 2672°F51°F88°F 201037°F 200340%0%
May 2772°F51°F85°F 201429°F 199741%0%
May 2872°F52°F88°F 201238°F 199741%0%
May 2973°F52°F93°F 200634°F 199641%0%
May 3073°F52°F93°F 200637°F 199641%0%
May 3173°F53°F88°F 199435°F 201541%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Claremont, 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 (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:32 AM, sunset 8:47 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00216287 (Owatonna), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00211174, 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.