Lafayette climate

Lafayette Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lancaster Edgar Evins Marina, 15.1 km from Lafayette

Average highs run from 76°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31, and lows from 52°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.76 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Lafayette, 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
4.76 in
Record high
98°FMay 3, 1942
Record low
29°FMay 1, 1963
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.0
Daylight
13 h 41 min to 14 h 27 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
4.5 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°F52°F88°F 194229°F 19630%
May 276°F52°F88°F 194232°F 19630%
May 376°F53°F98°F 194233°F 19270%
May 476°F53°F88°F 193031°F 19710%
May 577°F53°F90°F 189633°F 19570%
May 677°F54°F90°F 195935°F 19570%
May 777°F54°F89°F 201235°F 19440%
May 877°F54°F88°F 189634°F 19600%
May 977°F55°F91°F 193630°F 19760%
May 1078°F55°F91°F 193632°F 19230%
May 1178°F55°F91°F 193635°F 20200%
May 1278°F55°F91°F 189635°F 19890%
May 1378°F56°F92°F 189635°F 20130%
May 1478°F56°F94°F 189635°F 19170%
May 1579°F56°F98°F 189636°F 19590%
May 1679°F57°F92°F 189635°F 19970%
May 1779°F57°F98°F 189638°F 19970%
May 1879°F57°F92°F 189636°F 19730%
May 1979°F57°F93°F 196235°F 20020%
May 2080°F58°F93°F 196239°F 20020%
May 2180°F58°F94°F 189639°F 20020%
May 2280°F58°F96°F 194135°F 20020%
May 2380°F59°F93°F 189637°F 19350%
May 2481°F59°F91°F 192137°F 19310%
May 2581°F59°F92°F 192138°F 19240%
May 2681°F59°F92°F 191635°F 19790%
May 2781°F60°F93°F 191634°F 19610%
May 2881°F60°F94°F 191637°F 19610%
May 2982°F60°F96°F 194142°F 19320%
May 3082°F61°F93°F 194136°F 19840%
May 3182°F61°F92°F 200638°F 19840%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lafayette, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 7:31 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:27 AM, sunset 7:54 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00405035 (Lancaster Edgar Evins Marina), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00402009, 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.