Van Buren County climate

Van Buren County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fall Creek Falls SP, 10.6 km from Van Buren County

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.81 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 Van Buren County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
4.81 in
Record high
100°FMay 29, 1914
Record low
30°FMay 1, 1908
Chance of a freeze
24%
Daylight
13 h 39 min to 14 h 24 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
80%
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 172°F47°F89°F 195130°F 19080%
May 273°F47°F93°F 201931°F 19630%
May 373°F47°F92°F 191533°F 19610%
May 473°F48°F89°F 189532°F 19710%
May 573°F48°F92°F 195935°F 19030%
May 673°F48°F90°F 195234°F 19680%
May 774°F48°F90°F 194035°F 19740%
May 874°F49°F89°F 195233°F 19060%
May 974°F49°F90°F 193633°F 20200%
May 1074°F49°F90°F 191632°F 19060%
May 1174°F50°F90°F 190536°F 19660%
May 1274°F50°F92°F 190237°F 19890%
May 1375°F50°F93°F 191636°F 20130%
May 1475°F50°F93°F 191533°F 19170%
May 1575°F51°F95°F 191536°F 19170%
May 1675°F51°F93°F 196235°F 19730%
May 1775°F51°F94°F 196238°F 19970%
May 1875°F51°F95°F 196236°F 19730%
May 1976°F52°F94°F 196235°F 19760%
May 2076°F52°F92°F 190237°F 20020%
May 2176°F52°F94°F 194139°F 19540%
May 2276°F52°F96°F 194134°F 18950%
May 2376°F53°F91°F 190341°F 19240%
May 2477°F53°F95°F 191436°F 19310%
May 2577°F53°F95°F 192639°F 19760%
May 2677°F53°F97°F 191436°F 19250%
May 2777°F54°F95°F 191434°F 19610%
May 2877°F54°F99°F 191436°F 19610%
May 2978°F54°F100°F 191443°F 19710%
May 3078°F55°F99°F 191439°F 19840%
May 3178°F55°F98°F 191838°F 19840%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Van Buren County, 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 7:29 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:28 AM, sunset 7:52 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00403040 (Fall Creek Falls SP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00405882, 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.