Manhattan climate

Manhattan Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Logan Landfill, 6.4 km from Manhattan

Average highs run from 60°F on May 1 to 68°F on May 31, and lows from 32°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.68 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Manhattan, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
2.68 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
92°FMay 13, 2026
Record low
14°FMay 9, 2002
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
14 h 21 min to 15 h 28 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
7.2 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 160°F32°F83°F 200715°F 19541%
May 260°F32°F84°F 198518°F 19541%
May 360°F32°F80°F 194719°F 20011%
May 461°F33°F84°F 196621°F 19671%
May 561°F33°F84°F 196619°F 20101%
May 661°F33°F86°F 196620°F 19991%
May 762°F33°F84°F 198520°F 20011%
May 862°F34°F86°F 198717°F 19651%
May 962°F34°F82°F 201214°F 20021%
May 1063°F34°F85°F 202523°F 19461%
May 1163°F35°F86°F 196022°F 19531%
May 1263°F35°F90°F 200721°F 19431%
May 1364°F35°F92°F 202620°F 19831%
May 1464°F36°F83°F 198723°F 20041%
May 1564°F36°F87°F 198724°F 19861%
May 1664°F36°F88°F 198820°F 19741%
May 1765°F37°F87°F 200725°F 19861%
May 1865°F37°F91°F 200922°F 19651%
May 1965°F37°F92°F 195424°F 20031%
May 2065°F38°F87°F 196424°F 19891%
May 2166°F38°F88°F 198022°F 20011%
May 2266°F38°F87°F 198027°F 19841%
May 2366°F38°F85°F 198526°F 19861%
May 2466°F39°F87°F 198827°F 20241%
May 2567°F39°F86°F 198825°F 19501%
May 2667°F39°F90°F 196923°F 19751%
May 2767°F40°F86°F 196629°F 19731%
May 2867°F40°F87°F 195824°F 19471%
May 2968°F40°F91°F 200326°F 19471%
May 3068°F40°F87°F 198627°F 19791%
May 3168°F41°F89°F 202526°F 19821%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Manhattan, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.30.50.811.31102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 8:33 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:39 AM, sunset 9:07 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00245123 (Logan Landfill), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024132, 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.