Sterling climate

Sterling Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Acme Mesonet, 15 km from Sterling

Average highs run from 75°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31, and lows from 52°F to 64°F.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Sterling, 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
58°F
Record high
108°FMay 24, 2000
Record low
30°FMay 5, 1917
Chance of a freeze
2%
Days of 90°F or more
3.6
Daylight
13 h 36 min to 14 h 19 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
58°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°F52°F94°F 194835°F 19600%
May 275°F53°F96°F 194334°F 19170%
May 376°F53°F96°F 192033°F 19540%
May 476°F54°F97°F 194735°F 19540%
May 576°F54°F98°F 194030°F 19170%
May 676°F54°F100°F 191839°F 19440%
May 777°F55°F102°F 191836°F 19170%
May 877°F55°F104°F 191836°F 19170%
May 977°F55°F99°F 191836°F 19230%
May 1078°F56°F104°F 196739°F 19170%
May 1178°F56°F102°F 196734°F 19170%
May 1278°F57°F100°F 200039°F 19460%
May 1379°F57°F96°F 195640°F 19790%
May 1479°F57°F99°F 195243°F 19530%
May 1579°F58°F96°F 197438°F 19420%
May 1680°F58°F96°F 196640°F 19160%
May 1780°F59°F99°F 196638°F 19450%
May 1880°F59°F99°F 195647°F 19760%
May 1981°F60°F100°F 197345°F 19710%
May 2081°F60°F97°F 193944°F 19290%
May 2181°F60°F100°F 195341°F 19830%
May 2282°F61°F106°F 193941°F 19310%
May 2382°F61°F104°F 193942°F 19170%
May 2483°F61°F108°F 200046°F 19170%
May 2583°F62°F107°F 200046°F 19240%
May 2683°F62°F100°F 196348°F 19920%
May 2784°F63°F101°F 192746°F 19610%
May 2884°F63°F102°F 192747°F 19170%
May 2984°F63°F100°F 192741°F 19470%
May 3085°F64°F104°F 198543°F 19470%
May 3185°F64°F105°F 200346°F 19830%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sterling, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 8:18 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 8:40 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00340010 (Acme Mesonet), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00345063, 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.