Merkel climate

Merkel Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Merkel 12 Sw, 19.7 km from Merkel

Average highs run from 81°F on May 1 to 89°F on May 31, and lows from 53°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.41 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 Merkel, 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
59°F
Precipitation
3.41 in
Record high
109°FMay 24, 2000
Record low
33°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
10.4
Daylight
13 h 28 min to 14 h 08 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
58%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
12.1 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 181°F53°F100°F 200238°F 20140%
May 281°F54°F100°F 202037°F 19670%
May 382°F54°F100°F 202033°F 20130%
May 482°F55°F101°F 202040°F 19780%
May 582°F55°F104°F 201441°F 19790%
May 682°F55°F106°F 200041°F 19990%
May 783°F56°F107°F 202240°F 19820%
May 883°F56°F107°F 202242°F 19840%
May 983°F56°F103°F 202242°F 20200%
May 1083°F57°F107°F 196744°F 19970%
May 1184°F57°F102°F 200041°F 19520%
May 1284°F58°F100°F 197836°F 19790%
May 1384°F58°F100°F 202237°F 19710%
May 1484°F58°F105°F 196041°F 20140%
May 1585°F59°F106°F 202242°F 19730%
May 1685°F59°F106°F 197845°F 19700%
May 1785°F59°F104°F 201348°F 19760%
May 1885°F60°F106°F 202247°F 19680%
May 1986°F60°F107°F 202047°F 19950%
May 2086°F61°F105°F 202249°F 19520%
May 2186°F61°F101°F 195350°F 19670%
May 2286°F61°F104°F 195343°F 20010%
May 2387°F62°F106°F 200050°F 20170%
May 2487°F62°F109°F 200048°F 20170%
May 2587°F62°F102°F 198951°F 20220%
May 2687°F63°F102°F 201850°F 19500%
May 2788°F63°F107°F 201149°F 19610%
May 2888°F63°F109°F 201149°F 19760%
May 2988°F63°F103°F 198547°F 19840%
May 3088°F64°F101°F 201848°F 19920%
May 3189°F64°F103°F 199850°F 19750%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Merkel, 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 6:53 AM, sunset 8:21 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 8:42 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415852 (Merkel 12 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013962, 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.