Springfield climate

Springfield Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gretna 4NE, 9.8 km from Springfield

Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.99 in over about 13 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 Springfield, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
4.99 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
98°FMay 15, 2013
Record low
31°FMay 3, 2011
Chance of a freeze
18%
Days of 90°F or more
1.5
Daylight
14 h 00 min to 14 h 55 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
11.4 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 167°F44°F85°F 200732°F 200542%1%
May 267°F44°F86°F 202133°F 200542%1%
May 367°F45°F82°F 201231°F 201142%1%
May 468°F45°F84°F 201231°F 201142%1%
May 568°F46°F88°F 201236°F 201342%1%
May 668°F46°F91°F 201238°F 202142%1%
May 769°F46°F85°F 201640°F 202142%1%
May 869°F47°F95°F 201438°F 201042%0%
May 970°F47°F91°F 201738°F 201042%0%
May 1070°F48°F97°F 201139°F 201942%0%
May 1170°F48°F96°F 201137°F 200842%0%
May 1271°F49°F91°F 202237°F 201342%0%
May 1371°F49°F94°F 202237°F 201342%0%
May 1472°F50°F87°F 200737°F 201642%0%
May 1572°F50°F98°F 201337°F 201442%0%
May 1672°F51°F91°F 201734°F 201442%0%
May 1773°F51°F93°F 201935°F 201442%0%
May 1873°F52°F88°F 201239°F 201442%0%
May 1974°F52°F88°F 201238°F 201542%0%
May 2074°F53°F91°F 200639°F 201542%0%
May 2174°F53°F86°F 200939°F 201542%0%
May 2275°F54°F85°F 200536°F 202242%0%
May 2375°F54°F87°F 201046°F 201942%0%
May 2476°F55°F91°F 201247°F 201742%0%
May 2576°F55°F90°F 201846°F 200742%0%
May 2677°F56°F94°F 201846°F 201142%0%
May 2777°F56°F97°F 201846°F 201142%0%
May 2877°F56°F98°F 201842°F 202242%0%
May 2978°F57°F94°F 201844°F 202142%0%
May 3078°F57°F88°F 201046°F 200542%0%
May 3178°F58°F91°F 202346°F 201542%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Springfield, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • 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 5:55 AM, sunset 8:50 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00253467 (Gretna 4NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00253467, 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.