Bell County climate

Bell County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Stillhouse Hollow Dam, 4.8 km from Bell County

Average highs run from 81°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 58°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.85 in over about 9 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 Bell County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
63°F
Precipitation
4.85 in
Record high
100°FMay 6, 1984
Record low
29°FMay 15, 2014
Chance of a freeze
2%
Days of 90°F or more
9.1
Daylight
13 h 24 min to 14 h 01 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
10.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 181°F58°F94°F 200242°F 201426%
May 281°F58°F95°F 200242°F 201026%
May 381°F59°F92°F 196440°F 201026%
May 482°F59°F91°F 201242°F 197026%
May 582°F59°F98°F 198443°F 201326%
May 682°F60°F100°F 198441°F 199127%
May 782°F60°F99°F 198446°F 199227%
May 883°F60°F99°F 199848°F 199227%
May 983°F61°F94°F 196748°F 196927%
May 1083°F61°F95°F 201140°F 201427%
May 1183°F61°F95°F 196743°F 198127%
May 1283°F61°F97°F 196745°F 198127%
May 1384°F62°F96°F 196742°F 201427%
May 1484°F62°F92°F 196746°F 197127%
May 1584°F62°F95°F 200329°F 201427%
May 1684°F63°F94°F 199651°F 196727%
May 1785°F63°F100°F 200351°F 197027%
May 1885°F63°F95°F 199654°F 198627%
May 1985°F64°F98°F 196652°F 199527%
May 2086°F64°F96°F 200850°F 200227%
May 2186°F64°F97°F 199652°F 200227%
May 2286°F65°F98°F 199649°F 200127%
May 2386°F65°F99°F 200552°F 196727%
May 2487°F65°F98°F 199653°F 201727%
May 2587°F65°F97°F 199654°F 197127%
May 2687°F66°F97°F 201154°F 197927%
May 2787°F66°F97°F 201156°F 198827%
May 2888°F66°F97°F 201148°F 201027%
May 2988°F66°F97°F 201155°F 197327%
May 3088°F67°F99°F 199648°F 201027%
May 3188°F67°F97°F 199855°F 198327%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bell County, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 8:09 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 8:28 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00418646 (Stillhouse Hollow Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00418646, 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.