Pierre climate

Pierre Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pierre Rgnl AP, 5.4 km from Pierre

Average highs run from 64°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.25 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 Pierre, 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
3.25 in
Record high
105°FMay 27, 1969
Record low
21°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
73%
Days of 90°F or more
1.0
Daylight
14 h 14 min to 15 h 17 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
43°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 164°F39°F98°F 195922°F 195033%
May 265°F39°F92°F 195522°F 201333%
May 365°F40°F94°F 198221°F 201333%
May 465°F40°F95°F 200023°F 196733%
May 566°F40°F97°F 200022°F 194433%
May 666°F41°F89°F 193424°F 197634%
May 766°F41°F95°F 196323°F 194334%
May 867°F42°F103°F 193425°F 194534%
May 967°F42°F93°F 193428°F 196634%
May 1068°F42°F91°F 198524°F 198135%
May 1168°F43°F94°F 194023°F 202035%
May 1268°F43°F95°F 202522°F 194335%
May 1369°F44°F99°F 194124°F 195335%
May 1469°F44°F94°F 200128°F 200436%
May 1569°F45°F96°F 193625°F 201436%
May 1670°F45°F98°F 193429°F 200936%
May 1770°F45°F103°F 193432°F 200236%
May 1870°F46°F103°F 193426°F 200236%
May 1971°F46°F102°F 199229°F 201537%
May 2071°F47°F94°F 193427°F 200237%
May 2171°F47°F93°F 198032°F 196837%0%
May 2272°F47°F94°F 196627°F 196337%0%
May 2372°F48°F90°F 198433°F 199238%0%
May 2472°F48°F90°F 195928°F 200238%0%
May 2573°F49°F95°F 194134°F 199238%0%
May 2673°F49°F96°F 200629°F 199238%0%
May 2773°F49°F105°F 196932°F 199239%0%
May 2874°F50°F105°F 193429°F 196539%0%
May 2974°F50°F101°F 193424°F 194739%0%
May 3074°F51°F103°F 193432°F 194739%0%
May 3175°F51°F95°F 193433°F 201239%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pierre, 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 6:32 AM, sunset 8:46 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 9:18 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024025 (Pierre Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024025, 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.