Bolivar climate

Bolivar Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bolivar Wtr Wks, 0.7 km from Bolivar

Average highs run from 76°F on May 1 to 83°F on May 31, and lows from 53°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.33 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 Bolivar, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
5.33 in
Record high
99°FMay 30, 1926
Record low
32°FMay 7, 1944
Chance of a freeze
1%
Days of 90°F or more
1.0
Daylight
13 h 37 min to 14 h 22 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
6.7 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 176°F53°F90°F 190134°F 200536%0%
May 276°F53°F91°F 195933°F 190936%0%
May 376°F53°F91°F 194134°F 196136%0%
May 476°F54°F91°F 190234°F 195436%0%
May 577°F54°F94°F 195235°F 201336%0%
May 677°F54°F94°F 195237°F 194436%0%
May 777°F54°F93°F 195232°F 194436%0%
May 877°F55°F90°F 193435°F 194736%0%
May 977°F55°F90°F 193436°F 202036%0%
May 1078°F55°F90°F 198632°F 194736%0%
May 1178°F56°F91°F 193637°F 194736%0%
May 1278°F56°F92°F 190238°F 195136%0%
May 1378°F56°F92°F 196238°F 191736%0%
May 1479°F57°F93°F 191635°F 191736%0%
May 1579°F57°F95°F 196234°F 191736%0%
May 1679°F57°F95°F 196238°F 194236%0%
May 1779°F57°F95°F 196242°F 200536%0%
May 1880°F58°F94°F 196232°F 189535%0%
May 1980°F58°F95°F 191138°F 200235%0%
May 2080°F58°F96°F 194143°F 200735%0%
May 2180°F59°F98°F 194140°F 195435%0%
May 2281°F59°F97°F 194140°F 189535%0%
May 2381°F59°F94°F 196939°F 196334%0%
May 2481°F60°F94°F 192141°F 193134%0%
May 2581°F60°F98°F 192144°F 189734%0%
May 2682°F60°F96°F 196240°F 189734%0%
May 2782°F60°F95°F 192637°F 196134%0%
May 2882°F61°F95°F 191141°F 190734%0%
May 2982°F61°F98°F 191142°F 190734%0%
May 3083°F61°F99°F 192641°F 198433%0%
May 3183°F62°F97°F 193742°F 194733%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bolivar, 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 6:05 AM, sunset 7:42 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:43 AM, sunset 8:05 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00400876 (Bolivar Wtr Wks), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00400876, 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.