Fairmont climate

Fairmont Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fairmont, 0.9 km from Fairmont

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.39 in over about 10 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 Fairmont, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
4.39 in
Record high
100°FMay 15, 2013
Record low
27°FMay 3, 2011
Chance of a freeze
33%
Days of 90°F or more
1.8
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 14 h 53 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
12.1 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°F43°F86°F 202133°F 201433%
May 268°F43°F91°F 202029°F 202633%
May 368°F44°F85°F 201227°F 201133%
May 469°F44°F92°F 201527°F 201333%
May 569°F45°F90°F 201236°F 202533%
May 669°F45°F93°F 201233°F 201333%
May 770°F45°F86°F 201634°F 201333%
May 870°F46°F90°F 201433°F 201033%
May 970°F46°F91°F 201734°F 202033%
May 1071°F47°F99°F 201131°F 202033%
May 1171°F47°F94°F 201133°F 201933%
May 1272°F48°F92°F 202232°F 201333%
May 1372°F48°F93°F 202236°F 201533%
May 1472°F48°F89°F 202535°F 201432%
May 1573°F49°F100°F 201332°F 201432%
May 1673°F49°F97°F 202631°F 201432%
May 1774°F50°F93°F 201933°F 201432%
May 1874°F50°F92°F 201234°F 201432%
May 1974°F50°F92°F 201239°F 201532%
May 2075°F51°F90°F 200936°F 202332%
May 2175°F51°F89°F 200937°F 201532%0%
May 2276°F52°F84°F 202334°F 202232%0%
May 2376°F52°F88°F 201841°F 201932%0%
May 2476°F52°F92°F 201244°F 201732%0%
May 2577°F53°F89°F 201845°F 201732%0%
May 2677°F53°F94°F 201843°F 201132%0%
May 2778°F53°F100°F 201843°F 201132%0%
May 2878°F54°F98°F 201843°F 202532%0%
May 2978°F54°F96°F 201846°F 200932%0%
May 3079°F54°F91°F 202346°F 202132%0%
May 3179°F55°F90°F 202341°F 201531%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fairmont, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 8:27 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 8:55 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00252840 (Fairmont), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00259513, 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.