Fort Benton Weather in May
Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.08 in over about 10 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
- 68°F
- Average low
- 41°F
- Precipitation
- 2.08 in
- Snowfall
- 0.3 in
- Record high
- 97°FMay 16, 1988
- Record low
- 14°FMay 1, 2013
- Chance of a freeze
- 94%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.6
- Daylight
- 14 h 31 min to 15 h 44 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 55%
- Dew point
- 37°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 63°F | 35°F | 89°F 1897 | 14°F 2013 | 29% | 3% |
| May 2 | 64°F | 36°F | 89°F 1947 | 16°F 1954 | 29% | 3% |
| May 3 | 64°F | 36°F | 90°F 1897 | 16°F 1899 | 29% | 3% |
| May 4 | 64°F | 36°F | 89°F 1897 | 20°F 1967 | 29% | 3% |
| May 5 | 65°F | 37°F | 91°F 1992 | 23°F 1909 | 30% | 2% |
| May 6 | 65°F | 37°F | 92°F 1992 | 21°F 2026 | 30% | 2% |
| May 7 | 66°F | 37°F | 89°F 1911 | 29°F 1942 | 30% | 2% |
| May 8 | 66°F | 38°F | 90°F 1987 | 24°F 1969 | 30% | 2% |
| May 9 | 66°F | 38°F | 89°F 1987 | 24°F 2002 | 30% | 2% |
| May 10 | 67°F | 38°F | 91°F 1906 | 14°F 1946 | 31% | 2% |
| May 11 | 67°F | 39°F | 91°F 1958 | 20°F 1895 | 31% | 2% |
| May 12 | 67°F | 39°F | 94°F 1960 | 21°F 1943 | 31% | 1% |
| May 13 | 68°F | 40°F | 88°F 1969 | 24°F 2004 | 31% | 1% |
| May 14 | 68°F | 40°F | 92°F 2026 | 28°F 2004 | 31% | 1% |
| May 15 | 68°F | 40°F | 91°F 1897 | 27°F 1971 | 32% | 1% |
| May 16 | 69°F | 41°F | 97°F 1988 | 26°F 1895 | 32% | 1% |
| May 17 | 69°F | 41°F | 90°F 2006 | 27°F 1943 | 32% | 1% |
| May 18 | 69°F | 42°F | 91°F 2006 | 27°F 1965 | 33% | 1% |
| May 19 | 69°F | 42°F | 92°F 2006 | 26°F 1968 | 33% | 1% |
| May 20 | 70°F | 42°F | 92°F 1958 | 28°F 1903 | 33% | 1% |
| May 21 | 70°F | 43°F | 97°F 1980 | 27°F 2009 | 34% | 1% |
| May 22 | 70°F | 43°F | 91°F 1980 | 24°F 2022 | 34% | 1% |
| May 23 | 71°F | 43°F | 91°F 1985 | 31°F 2002 | 35% | 1% |
| May 24 | 71°F | 44°F | 94°F 2001 | 32°F 1984 | 35% | 1% |
| May 25 | 71°F | 44°F | 93°F 1999 | 28°F 2012 | 35% | 0% |
| May 26 | 71°F | 44°F | 92°F 1966 | 27°F 1975 | 36% | 0% |
| May 27 | 72°F | 45°F | 94°F 1966 | 32°F 1973 | 36% | 0% |
| May 28 | 72°F | 45°F | 94°F 1958 | 21°F 1947 | 36% | 0% |
| May 29 | 72°F | 45°F | 93°F 1984 | 27°F 1895 | 37% | 0% |
| May 30 | 72°F | 45°F | 94°F 1984 | 30°F 1977 | 37% | 0% |
| May 31 | 73°F | 46°F | 93°F 1972 | 27°F 1982 | 37% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 8:36 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:29 AM, sunset 9:13 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00243113 (Ft Benton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00243113, 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.