Mitchell climate

Mitchell Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mitchell, 7 km from Mitchell

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.69 in over about 12 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 Mitchell, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
3.69 in
Record high
99°FMay 28, 2006
Record low
20°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
36%
Days of 90°F or more
1.1
Daylight
14 h 11 min to 15 h 12 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
11.9 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°F92°F 202129°F 202634%
May 265°F43°F85°F 201526°F 200534%
May 365°F43°F85°F 200020°F 201335%
May 466°F44°F89°F 200031°F 200535%
May 566°F44°F95°F 200430°F 202635%
May 667°F45°F89°F 201627°F 202636%
May 767°F45°F88°F 201730°F 202636%
May 867°F45°F84°F 200431°F 202036%
May 968°F46°F91°F 200434°F 200936%
May 1068°F46°F88°F 202529°F 200236%
May 1168°F47°F90°F 202529°F 202037%
May 1269°F47°F91°F 202230°F 201337%
May 1369°F48°F93°F 201333°F 200437%
May 1470°F48°F95°F 200129°F 200437%
May 1570°F48°F86°F 200127°F 201437%
May 1670°F49°F85°F 201831°F 201437%
May 1771°F49°F93°F 201231°F 200237%
May 1871°F50°F93°F 201229°F 200238%
May 1972°F50°F98°F 200929°F 200238%
May 2072°F51°F91°F 200934°F 200238%0%
May 2172°F51°F88°F 200534°F 202238%0%
May 2273°F51°F91°F 201033°F 202239%0%
May 2373°F52°F93°F 200639°F 202239%0%
May 2473°F52°F91°F 201036°F 200239%0%
May 2574°F53°F92°F 201841°F 200039%0%
May 2674°F53°F97°F 202636°F 202239%0%
May 2775°F53°F97°F 201842°F 200739%0%
May 2875°F54°F99°F 200641°F 200039%0%
May 2975°F54°F93°F 201042°F 200539%0%
May 3076°F54°F96°F 200240°F 201239%0%
May 3176°F55°F91°F 202342°F 201539%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mitchell, 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 6:24 AM, sunset 8:35 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 9:06 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00395669 (Mitchell), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094950, 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.