Grant County climate

Grant County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Jefferson 3SE, 12.7 km from Grant County

Average highs run from 75°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.79 in over about 10 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 Grant County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
4.79 in
Record high
104°FMay 10, 1967
Record low
33°FMay 1, 1960
Chance of a freeze
14%
Days of 90°F or more
4.8
Daylight
13 h 43 min to 14 h 30 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
55°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 175°F47°F93°F 195933°F 196029%0%
May 275°F48°F93°F 195534°F 196129%0%
May 376°F48°F91°F 195533°F 201329%0%
May 476°F49°F97°F 196334°F 201329%0%
May 576°F49°F100°F 201437°F 200530%0%
May 676°F49°F100°F 201439°F 198930%0%
May 777°F50°F97°F 201438°F 196030%0%
May 877°F50°F94°F 196235°F 198430%0%
May 977°F51°F97°F 196239°F 198030%0%
May 1078°F51°F104°F 196740°F 198130%0%
May 1178°F51°F99°F 196736°F 198131%0%
May 1279°F52°F95°F 195634°F 201331%0%
May 1379°F52°F97°F 195636°F 196631%0%
May 1479°F52°F95°F 196340°F 200431%0%
May 1580°F53°F95°F 196640°F 198331%0%
May 1680°F53°F94°F 197240°F 201431%0%
May 1780°F54°F97°F 196741°F 201431%0%
May 1881°F54°F102°F 195643°F 197631%0%
May 1981°F54°F95°F 196243°F 196831%0%
May 2081°F55°F100°F 195640°F 198131%0%
May 2182°F55°F96°F 195642°F 196731%0%
May 2282°F55°F99°F 195644°F 196731%0%
May 2382°F56°F101°F 199646°F 200131%0%
May 2483°F56°F97°F 200041°F 201731%0%
May 2583°F57°F100°F 196242°F 201731%0%
May 2683°F57°F100°F 196241°F 199231%0%
May 2784°F57°F96°F 195845°F 196131%0%
May 2884°F58°F94°F 196646°F 199231%0%
May 2984°F58°F97°F 201245°F 198431%0%
May 3085°F58°F96°F 195641°F 198431%0%
May 3185°F59°F102°F 195843°F 197231%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Grant County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 8:44 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00344573 (Jefferson 3SE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00340818, 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.