Springfield climate

Springfield Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cooperstown, 14.6 km from Springfield

Average highs run from 56°F on May 1 to 64°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.71 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
60°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.71 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
86°FMay 19, 2026
Record low
25°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
66%
Daylight
14 h 06 min to 15 h 07 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
4.7 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 156°F40°F63°F 201328°F 201243%2%
May 256°F40°F68°F 201728°F 202243%2%
May 356°F41°F79°F 201836°F 202643%2%
May 457°F41°F76°F 201831°F 201743%2%
May 557°F41°F77°F 201529°F 202043%2%
May 658°F42°F76°F 202628°F 202043%1%
May 758°F42°F72°F 201528°F 201443%1%
May 858°F42°F78°F 201530°F 202243%1%
May 959°F43°F82°F 201525°F 202043%1%
May 1059°F43°F79°F 201525°F 202043%1%
May 1159°F43°F80°F 201530°F 201643%1%
May 1260°F44°F80°F 201531°F 202043%1%
May 1360°F44°F79°F 201427°F 202043%1%
May 1460°F44°F78°F 202227°F 202043%1%
May 1560°F45°F78°F 202228°F 201343%1%
May 1661°F45°F74°F 202232°F 201642%1%
May 1761°F45°F77°F 202532°F 201642%1%
May 1861°F46°F84°F 201727°F 202342%1%
May 1961°F46°F86°F 202627°F 202342%1%
May 2062°F46°F82°F 202633°F 202342%1%
May 2162°F47°F80°F 202134°F 201542%1%
May 2262°F47°F85°F 202139°F 201942%1%
May 2362°F47°F84°F 202229°F 201542%0%
May 2463°F47°F78°F 202034°F 201542%0%
May 2563°F48°F74°F 201832°F 202341%0%
May 2663°F48°F80°F 201632°F 202341%0%
May 2763°F48°F85°F 202134°F 202341%0%
May 2864°F49°F84°F 202035°F 201341%0%
May 2964°F49°F86°F 201636°F 202141%0%
May 3064°F49°F84°F 201239°F 202141%0%
May 3164°F50°F81°F 201140°F 201441%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 (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 8:00 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:24 AM, sunset 8:31 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00301752 (Cooperstown), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00303322, 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.