Pioneer climate

Pioneer Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Montpelier, 12 km from Pioneer

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.32 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 Pioneer, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
4.32 in
Record high
94°FMay 27, 1911
Record low
16°FMay 8, 2017
Chance of a freeze
40%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
14 h 02 min to 14 h 59 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
10.3 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°F43°F87°F 194224°F 190341%
May 266°F43°F85°F 189923°F 201741%
May 366°F44°F88°F 193824°F 200541%
May 466°F44°F87°F 194925°F 192641%
May 567°F44°F88°F 194925°F 190041%
May 667°F45°F88°F 194925°F 196841%
May 767°F45°F86°F 192623°F 197441%
May 868°F45°F88°F 192616°F 201741%
May 968°F46°F87°F 193025°F 195541%
May 1068°F46°F89°F 193619°F 196641%
May 1169°F46°F85°F 192225°F 190741%
May 1269°F47°F86°F 202227°F 194641%
May 1369°F47°F87°F 194026°F 194640%
May 1470°F47°F87°F 196227°F 197340%
May 1570°F48°F88°F 193230°F 192040%
May 1670°F48°F88°F 196226°F 198440%
May 1771°F49°F90°F 196228°F 197340%
May 1871°F49°F90°F 191127°F 197340%
May 1971°F49°F90°F 191128°F 200240%0%
May 2072°F50°F90°F 193428°F 192939%0%
May 2172°F50°F90°F 193428°F 195439%0%
May 2272°F50°F89°F 192131°F 192439%0%
May 2373°F51°F92°F 192128°F 196339%0%
May 2473°F51°F89°F 200731°F 196339%0%
May 2573°F51°F89°F 191129°F 192539%0%
May 2674°F52°F91°F 191131°F 195839%0%
May 2774°F52°F94°F 191126°F 192538%0%
May 2874°F52°F93°F 201231°F 190238%0%
May 2974°F53°F94°F 201830°F 196638%0%
May 3075°F53°F92°F 194232°F 196138%0%
May 3175°F53°F92°F 193729°F 196638%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pioneer, 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 6:35 AM, sunset 8:37 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 9:06 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00335438 (Montpelier), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00203823, 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.