Bennington climate

Bennington Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ft Calhoun 4W, 10.5 km from Bennington

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.01 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 Bennington, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
5.01 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
100°FMay 15, 2013
Record low
30°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
19%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
14 h 00 min to 14 h 57 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
11.6 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 165°F44°F88°F 200731°F 20051%
May 266°F45°F86°F 202031°F 20131%
May 366°F45°F82°F 202130°F 20131%
May 466°F46°F84°F 201230°F 20131%
May 567°F46°F84°F 201033°F 20131%
May 667°F46°F88°F 200437°F 20211%
May 767°F47°F87°F 201637°F 20211%
May 867°F47°F95°F 201435°F 20101%
May 968°F48°F92°F 201735°F 20191%
May 1068°F48°F94°F 201134°F 20200%
May 1168°F48°F94°F 201134°F 20200%
May 1269°F49°F83°F 200736°F 20200%
May 1369°F49°F89°F 200740°F 20020%
May 1469°F50°F87°F 200734°F 20040%
May 1570°F50°F100°F 201334°F 20040%
May 1670°F50°F90°F 201734°F 20140%
May 1770°F51°F92°F 201936°F 20140%
May 1871°F51°F87°F 201240°F 20020%
May 1971°F52°F87°F 201237°F 20150%
May 2072°F52°F88°F 200937°F 20190%
May 2172°F53°F85°F 200939°F 20190%
May 2272°F53°F86°F 200432°F 20220%
May 2373°F53°F86°F 201039°F 20220%
May 2473°F54°F88°F 201240°F 20020%
May 2573°F54°F88°F 201041°F 20020%
May 2674°F55°F83°F 202142°F 20020%
May 2774°F55°F94°F 201846°F 20110%
May 2874°F55°F97°F 201843°F 20210%
May 2975°F56°F94°F 201842°F 20210%
May 3075°F56°F87°F 200242°F 20210%
May 3175°F57°F92°F 200247°F 20150%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bennington, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.511.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 8:22 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 8:51 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00252980 (Ft Calhoun 4W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00252980, 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.