Lake County climate

Lake County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wolf Ridge Elc, 16.6 km from Lake County

Average highs run from 53°F on May 1 to 65°F on May 31, and lows from 34°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.52 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 Lake County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
3.52 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
93°FMay 30, 2006
Record low
18°FMay 2, 2002
Chance of a freeze
88%
Daylight
14 h 29 min to 15 h 41 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
6.3 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 153°F34°F82°F 199820°F 200233%6%
May 254°F35°F84°F 199918°F 200233%5%
May 354°F35°F80°F 199918°F 200933%5%
May 454°F36°F82°F 200021°F 200434%5%
May 555°F36°F79°F 199821°F 200434%4%
May 655°F36°F89°F 200024°F 200435%4%
May 756°F37°F87°F 200021°F 200435%4%
May 856°F37°F83°F 200027°F 200835%3%
May 957°F37°F86°F 200724°F 200136%3%
May 1057°F38°F88°F 200720°F 200236%3%
May 1158°F38°F84°F 200728°F 200237%3%
May 1258°F39°F76°F 199827°F 200537%2%
May 1359°F39°F71°F 200731°F 200237%2%
May 1459°F39°F76°F 200130°F 200238%2%
May 1559°F40°F80°F 200324°F 200438%2%
May 1660°F40°F86°F 199823°F 200938%2%
May 1760°F40°F76°F 200126°F 200239%1%
May 1861°F41°F82°F 200326°F 200239%1%
May 1961°F41°F90°F 199827°F 200039%1%
May 2061°F41°F81°F 200125°F 200240%1%
May 2162°F42°F89°F 200927°F 200640%1%
May 2262°F42°F73°F 200230°F 200640%1%
May 2362°F42°F82°F 200731°F 200340%1%
May 2463°F43°F86°F 200629°F 200341%1%
May 2563°F43°F80°F 200630°F 200941%0%
May 2664°F43°F85°F 200631°F 200041%0%
May 2764°F44°F82°F 200327°F 200841%0%
May 2864°F44°F87°F 200627°F 200842%0%
May 2965°F44°F87°F 200233°F 200842%0%
May 3065°F45°F93°F 200634°F 200142%0%
May 3165°F45°F88°F 200229°F 200942%0%

Chance of rain

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

May 1
sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 8:18 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:13 AM, sunset 8:54 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00219134 (Wolf Ridge Elc), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00212543, 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.