Spencer climate

Spencer Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chippewa Lake, 16.6 km from Spencer

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.04 in over about 14 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 Spencer, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
4.04 in
Record high
93°FMay 30, 2006
Record low
30°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
44%
Daylight
14 h 00 min to 14 h 55 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
9.2 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°F42°F84°F 200131°F 202147%
May 265°F43°F85°F 201234°F 202647%
May 365°F43°F89°F 201233°F 200446%
May 466°F43°F84°F 200131°F 200446%
May 566°F43°F86°F 201033°F 200546%
May 666°F44°F86°F 200035°F 202146%
May 766°F44°F86°F 200035°F 202046%
May 867°F44°F89°F 201532°F 201746%
May 967°F45°F88°F 201530°F 202046%
May 1067°F45°F86°F 200434°F 202046%
May 1168°F45°F88°F 201534°F 202045%
May 1268°F46°F86°F 200032°F 202045%
May 1368°F46°F89°F 201432°F 202045%
May 1469°F46°F84°F 199832°F 201545%
May 1569°F47°F89°F 200736°F 201645%
May 1669°F47°F86°F 201734°F 201644%
May 1769°F47°F87°F 201737°F 201244%
May 1870°F48°F88°F 201733°F 202344%
May 1970°F48°F89°F 199835°F 200244%
May 2070°F48°F90°F 202437°F 200243%0%
May 2170°F49°F91°F 201331°F 200243%0%
May 2271°F49°F87°F 202433°F 200243%0%
May 2371°F49°F90°F 200738°F 200643%0%
May 2471°F50°F90°F 200737°F 201343%0%
May 2572°F50°F92°F 201234°F 201343%0%
May 2672°F50°F89°F 202037°F 201342%0%
May 2772°F51°F89°F 201039°F 199942%0%
May 2872°F51°F92°F 201838°F 200842%0%
May 2973°F51°F92°F 200635°F 200842%0%
May 3073°F52°F93°F 200644°F 200141%0%
May 3173°F52°F92°F 200640°F 200141%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Spencer, 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 6:26 AM, sunset 8:26 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 8:54 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00331541 (Chippewa Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004849, 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.