Potosi Weather in May
Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.29 in over about 13 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 74°F
- Average low
- 54°F
- Precipitation
- 5.29 in
- Record high
- 97°FMay 22, 1925
- Record low
- 27°FMay 2, 1961
- Chance of a freeze
- 9%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.5
- Daylight
- 13 h 47 min to 14 h 36 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 57°F
- Wind
- 4.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 71°F | 50°F | 89°F 2012 | 28°F 1960 | 41% | 0% |
| May 2 | 71°F | 50°F | 90°F 1943 | 27°F 1961 | 41% | 0% |
| May 3 | 71°F | 50°F | 89°F 1949 | 31°F 1967 | 41% | 0% |
| May 4 | 71°F | 51°F | 93°F 2015 | 29°F 1976 | 41% | 0% |
| May 5 | 72°F | 51°F | 93°F 1952 | 32°F 1979 | 41% | 0% |
| May 6 | 72°F | 51°F | 93°F 2012 | 32°F 1944 | 41% | 0% |
| May 7 | 72°F | 51°F | 93°F 1934 | 29°F 1944 | 41% | 0% |
| May 8 | 72°F | 52°F | 94°F 1934 | 34°F 1928 | 41% | 0% |
| May 9 | 72°F | 52°F | 89°F 1934 | 29°F 1980 | 41% | 0% |
| May 10 | 73°F | 52°F | 92°F 1928 | 27°F 1969 | 41% | 0% |
| May 11 | 73°F | 53°F | 90°F 1922 | 29°F 1969 | 41% | 0% |
| May 12 | 73°F | 53°F | 90°F 2022 | 29°F 1960 | 41% | 0% |
| May 13 | 73°F | 53°F | 89°F 1962 | 32°F 1960 | 41% | 0% |
| May 14 | 73°F | 54°F | 93°F 2013 | 34°F 1920 | 41% | 0% |
| May 15 | 74°F | 54°F | 89°F 1962 | 34°F 1973 | 41% | 0% |
| May 16 | 74°F | 54°F | 91°F 1944 | 33°F 1959 | 41% | 0% |
| May 17 | 74°F | 54°F | 93°F 1931 | 35°F 1973 | 40% | 0% |
| May 18 | 74°F | 55°F | 90°F 1907 | 35°F 1968 | 40% | 0% |
| May 19 | 75°F | 55°F | 91°F 2012 | 35°F 1976 | 40% | 0% |
| May 20 | 75°F | 55°F | 91°F 2012 | 37°F 1981 | 40% | 0% |
| May 21 | 75°F | 56°F | 95°F 1925 | 34°F 1981 | 40% | 0% |
| May 22 | 75°F | 56°F | 97°F 1925 | 37°F 1929 | 39% | 0% |
| May 23 | 76°F | 56°F | 92°F 1925 | 34°F 1963 | 39% | 0% |
| May 24 | 76°F | 57°F | 95°F 1939 | 37°F 1961 | 39% | 0% |
| May 25 | 76°F | 57°F | 93°F 2012 | 31°F 1925 | 39% | 0% |
| May 26 | 76°F | 57°F | 97°F 2012 | 34°F 1934 | 39% | 0% |
| May 27 | 77°F | 57°F | 97°F 2012 | 32°F 1961 | 39% | 0% |
| May 28 | 77°F | 58°F | 96°F 2012 | 37°F 1907 | 38% | 0% |
| May 29 | 77°F | 58°F | 97°F 1926 | 37°F 1965 | 38% | 0% |
| May 30 | 78°F | 58°F | 95°F 1934 | 35°F 1947 | 38% | 0% |
| May 31 | 78°F | 59°F | 95°F 1934 | 37°F 1972 | 37% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:43 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00236826 (Potosi 4 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00232809, 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.