Independence climate

Independence Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Independence, 3.8 km from Independence

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.99 in over about 13 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 Independence, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
5.99 in
Record high
94°FMay 28, 2018
Record low
30°FMay 2, 2005
Chance of a freeze
4%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
13 h 52 min to 14 h 43 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
56°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 169°F48°F81°F 201338°F 200542%0%
May 269°F48°F83°F 201830°F 200542%0%
May 370°F49°F83°F 201233°F 201342%0%
May 470°F49°F86°F 201433°F 201342%0%
May 570°F50°F87°F 201239°F 202142%0%
May 670°F50°F91°F 202342°F 201142%0%
May 771°F50°F89°F 202342°F 202042%0%
May 871°F51°F85°F 201142°F 201042%0%
May 971°F51°F88°F 202238°F 202042%0%
May 1072°F51°F89°F 201138°F 202142%0%
May 1172°F52°F89°F 202239°F 202042%0%
May 1273°F52°F90°F 202237°F 201342%0%
May 1373°F53°F90°F 201842°F 201941%0%
May 1473°F53°F91°F 201342°F 201641%0%
May 1574°F53°F88°F 201740°F 200541%0%
May 1674°F54°F88°F 201933°F 201441%0%
May 1774°F54°F84°F 200839°F 201441%0%
May 1875°F55°F86°F 201842°F 200240%0%
May 1975°F55°F87°F 200544°F 201540%0%
May 2075°F55°F87°F 200444°F 202340%0%
May 2176°F56°F85°F 201445°F 200240%0%
May 2276°F56°F86°F 201045°F 202240%0%
May 2376°F56°F89°F 201845°F 202240%0%
May 2477°F57°F88°F 200647°F 201739%0%
May 2577°F57°F88°F 201048°F 201739%0%
May 2677°F58°F92°F 201850°F 200239%0%
May 2778°F58°F93°F 201847°F 202239%0%
May 2878°F58°F94°F 201850°F 202139%0%
May 2978°F59°F92°F 201846°F 202138%0%
May 3079°F59°F91°F 200347°F 202138%0%
May 3179°F59°F90°F 201851°F 200438%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Independence, 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 6:19 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 8:37 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00234154 (Independence), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053879, 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.