Monticello climate

Monticello Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Canton L&d 20, 16.9 km from Monticello

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.17 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 Monticello, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
5.17 in
Record high
102°FMay 31, 1934
Record low
33°FMay 3, 1976
Chance of a freeze
6%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
13 h 55 min to 14 h 49 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
10.1 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 168°F48°F88°F 195234°F 199640%
May 268°F48°F90°F 196834°F 199440%
May 368°F48°F87°F 195933°F 197640%
May 468°F49°F88°F 195233°F 200540%
May 569°F49°F91°F 195234°F 200540%
May 669°F49°F89°F 193433°F 198940%
May 769°F50°F89°F 200433°F 198940%
May 870°F50°F92°F 197936°F 198940%
May 970°F51°F91°F 196335°F 196640%
May 1070°F51°F89°F 201133°F 196639%
May 1170°F51°F93°F 201138°F 195139%
May 1271°F52°F95°F 195637°F 201339%
May 1371°F52°F92°F 202238°F 197139%0%
May 1471°F52°F88°F 199139°F 199639%0%
May 1572°F53°F91°F 198838°F 195939%0%
May 1672°F53°F89°F 202539°F 199738%0%
May 1772°F53°F91°F 201939°F 197338%0%
May 1873°F54°F91°F 199638°F 200238%0%
May 1973°F54°F91°F 196239°F 200238%0%
May 2073°F55°F91°F 199641°F 198138%0%
May 2174°F55°F92°F 195638°F 200238%0%
May 2274°F55°F93°F 195636°F 196337%0%
May 2374°F56°F90°F 193938°F 196337%0%
May 2474°F56°F92°F 193942°F 193537%0%
May 2575°F56°F93°F 196743°F 199237%0%
May 2675°F57°F92°F 197843°F 196137%0%
May 2775°F57°F92°F 201241°F 199237%0%
May 2876°F57°F93°F 200642°F 199237%0%
May 2976°F58°F96°F 193441°F 198436%0%
May 3076°F58°F97°F 193441°F 198436%0%
May 3177°F58°F102°F 193445°F 197236%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Monticello, 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 6:07 AM, sunset 8:02 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:40 AM, sunset 8:29 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00231275 (Canton L&d 20), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00134381, 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.