Kennebec climate

Kennebec Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kennebec, 0.3 km from Kennebec

Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.29 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 Kennebec, 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
45°F
Precipitation
3.29 in
Record high
99°FMay 5, 2004
Record low
23°FMay 3, 2005
Chance of a freeze
86%
Days of 90°F or more
1.6
Daylight
14 h 12 min to 15 h 14 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
61%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
11.6 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°F39°F89°F 202127°F 202332%
May 267°F39°F78°F 200026°F 200532%
May 368°F39°F82°F 200023°F 200532%
May 468°F40°F91°F 200032°F 200532%
May 569°F40°F99°F 200431°F 202632%
May 669°F41°F78°F 202525°F 202632%
May 769°F41°F82°F 202230°F 202632%
May 870°F42°F87°F 200430°F 201032%
May 970°F42°F86°F 200432°F 200232%
May 1070°F42°F89°F 202530°F 202032%
May 1171°F43°F89°F 200428°F 202032%
May 1271°F43°F90°F 202529°F 201332%
May 1371°F44°F95°F 201331°F 200032%
May 1472°F44°F91°F 200129°F 200432%
May 1572°F45°F83°F 201330°F 201432%
May 1673°F45°F82°F 200830°F 200932%
May 1773°F45°F92°F 201234°F 200232%
May 1873°F46°F91°F 200632°F 200232%
May 1974°F46°F98°F 200934°F 200232%
May 2074°F47°F84°F 200929°F 202632%
May 2174°F47°F82°F 200035°F 202232%
May 2275°F48°F92°F 201231°F 202233%0%
May 2375°F48°F89°F 200638°F 200233%0%
May 2475°F48°F89°F 202631°F 200233%0%
May 2576°F49°F93°F 202637°F 200233%0%
May 2676°F49°F95°F 202636°F 202233%0%
May 2776°F50°F93°F 200643°F 200533%0%
May 2877°F50°F89°F 200640°F 200533%0%
May 2977°F50°F90°F 200239°F 200533%0%
May 3077°F51°F94°F 200237°F 201233%0%
May 3178°F51°F92°F 200937°F 201233%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Kennebec, 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 6:31 AM, sunset 8:43 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 9:14 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00394516 (Kennebec), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094943, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.