Bloomington climate

Bloomington Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Victoria Rgnl AP, 22 km from Bloomington

Average highs run from 83°F on May 1 to 89°F on May 31, and lows from 65°F to 72°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.15 in over about 7 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 Bloomington, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
69°F
Precipitation
5.15 in
Record high
99°FMay 3, 1984
Record low
44°FMay 2, 2000
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
9.6
Daylight
13 h 16 min to 13 h 51 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
69°F
Wind
11.4 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 183°F65°F90°F 196752°F 200520%0%
May 283°F65°F91°F 196444°F 200020%0%
May 383°F65°F99°F 198447°F 201320%0%
May 483°F66°F88°F 197644°F 197020%0%
May 584°F66°F91°F 198952°F 201120%0%
May 684°F66°F91°F 199948°F 201320%0%
May 784°F66°F90°F 197352°F 197220%0%
May 884°F67°F93°F 196750°F 196020%0%
May 984°F67°F97°F 199849°F 198220%0%
May 1085°F67°F96°F 199852°F 196120%0%
May 1185°F68°F91°F 199855°F 197221%0%
May 1285°F68°F94°F 196450°F 196021%0%
May 1385°F68°F92°F 197855°F 197121%0%
May 1486°F68°F91°F 195951°F 201221%0%
May 1586°F69°F91°F 202250°F 201421%0%
May 1686°F69°F93°F 201155°F 197321%0%
May 1786°F69°F93°F 201156°F 197021%0%
May 1886°F69°F93°F 200356°F 201121%0%
May 1987°F70°F91°F 198958°F 197221%0%
May 2087°F70°F94°F 200855°F 198121%0%
May 2187°F70°F94°F 200851°F 200021%0%
May 2287°F70°F94°F 200860°F 198121%0%
May 2388°F71°F94°F 200862°F 196321%0%
May 2488°F71°F94°F 198859°F 196721%0%
May 2588°F71°F94°F 195861°F 201722%0%
May 2688°F71°F94°F 197462°F 197222%0%
May 2789°F71°F95°F 197359°F 196122%0%
May 2889°F72°F96°F 197357°F 196122%0%
May 2989°F72°F93°F 201061°F 199222%0%
May 3089°F72°F94°F 201054°F 197622%0%
May 3189°F72°F93°F 197455°F 197222%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bloomington, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 8:03 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 8:21 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00419367 (Victoria Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00417140, 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.