Humboldt climate

Humboldt Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salem 5NE, 21.8 km from Humboldt

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 37°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.80 in over about 11 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 Humboldt, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.80 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
101°FMay 27, 2018
Record low
26°FMay 16, 2014
Chance of a freeze
78%
Days of 90°F or more
1.0
Daylight
14 h 10 min to 15 h 12 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
12.1 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 163°F37°F93°F 202131°F 201134%1%
May 263°F38°F82°F 201227°F 201134%1%
May 364°F38°F81°F 201229°F 201135%1%
May 464°F39°F79°F 202533°F 202135%1%
May 565°F39°F84°F 201833°F 202135%1%
May 665°F40°F88°F 201630°F 202635%1%
May 766°F40°F84°F 201735°F 202635%1%
May 866°F41°F83°F 201734°F 201935%0%
May 967°F41°F89°F 202533°F 201535%0%
May 1067°F42°F89°F 202533°F 202035%0%
May 1168°F42°F91°F 202531°F 202135%0%
May 1268°F43°F94°F 202234°F 201535%0%
May 1369°F43°F89°F 202537°F 201635%0%
May 1469°F44°F89°F 202532°F 201635%0%
May 1570°F44°F90°F 202630°F 201435%0%
May 1670°F45°F86°F 201826°F 201435%0%
May 1770°F45°F93°F 201237°F 201435%0%
May 1871°F46°F93°F 201235°F 201535%0%
May 1971°F46°F88°F 202235°F 201535%0%
May 2072°F47°F79°F 201433°F 202635%0%
May 2172°F47°F84°F 202136°F 201735%0%
May 2273°F48°F86°F 201235°F 202235%0%
May 2373°F48°F89°F 201843°F 202236%0%
May 2473°F49°F90°F 201843°F 201736%0%
May 2574°F49°F91°F 201847°F 201236%0%
May 2674°F49°F94°F 201842°F 201136%0%
May 2774°F50°F101°F 201842°F 202136%0%
May 2875°F50°F94°F 202242°F 202136%0%
May 2975°F51°F89°F 202342°F 202136%0%
May 3075°F51°F91°F 202342°F 201236%0%
May 3176°F52°F92°F 202342°F 201536%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Humboldt, 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 6:21 AM, sunset 8:31 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 9:02 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00395360 (Salem 5NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00397666, 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.