Prospect climate

Prospect Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Marion 2 N, 19.1 km from Prospect

Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.20 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 Prospect, 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
50°F
Precipitation
4.20 in
Record high
95°FMay 27, 2012
Record low
22°FMay 10, 1966
Chance of a freeze
34%
Daylight
13 h 57 min to 14 h 51 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
9.8 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°F88°F 194227°F 194342%
May 268°F45°F88°F 195929°F 196142%
May 368°F45°F89°F 201229°F 195742%
May 468°F45°F91°F 194929°F 195742%
May 569°F46°F94°F 194931°F 195442%
May 669°F46°F92°F 194925°F 196842%
May 769°F47°F89°F 201529°F 197442%
May 869°F47°F89°F 193628°F 194742%
May 970°F47°F90°F 193626°F 194742%
May 1070°F48°F90°F 193622°F 196642%
May 1170°F48°F91°F 197929°F 194542%
May 1271°F48°F88°F 201128°F 193842%
May 1371°F49°F88°F 198229°F 193842%
May 1471°F49°F89°F 194032°F 192042%
May 1572°F49°F91°F 199830°F 192042%
May 1672°F50°F88°F 195130°F 192041%
May 1772°F50°F90°F 196233°F 192141%
May 1872°F50°F92°F 196234°F 193241%
May 1973°F51°F91°F 193935°F 192541%0%
May 2073°F51°F92°F 193435°F 192941%0%
May 2173°F51°F92°F 193433°F 195441%0%
May 2273°F52°F92°F 194131°F 192441%0%
May 2374°F52°F90°F 192131°F 193241%0%
May 2474°F52°F89°F 200731°F 196341%0%
May 2574°F53°F91°F 197528°F 192541%0%
May 2675°F53°F91°F 201233°F 193441%0%
May 2775°F54°F95°F 201232°F 196141%0%
May 2875°F54°F95°F 201234°F 195741%0%
May 2975°F54°F93°F 194135°F 196541%0%
May 3076°F55°F93°F 201136°F 196141%0%
May 3176°F55°F94°F 201138°F 193641%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Prospect, 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 6:32 AM, sunset 8:29 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 8:56 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00334942 (Marion 2 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00334979, 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.