Sterling County Weather in May
Average highs run from 81°F on May 1 to 89°F on May 31, and lows from 55°F to 66°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.75 in over about 6 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 85°F
- Average low
- 61°F
- Precipitation
- 2.75 in
- Record high
- 109°FMay 25, 2000
- Record low
- 31°FMay 14, 1971
- Chance of a freeze
- 1%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 12.1
- Daylight
- 13 h 27 min to 14 h 05 min
- Cloud cover
- 50%
- Humidity
- 50%
- Dew point
- 51°F
- Wind
- 12.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 81°F | 55°F | 101°F 2002 | 39°F 2016 | 14% | 0% |
| May 2 | 81°F | 56°F | 98°F 2002 | 39°F 1967 | 14% | 0% |
| May 3 | 82°F | 56°F | 98°F 1996 | 36°F 2013 | 14% | 0% |
| May 4 | 82°F | 57°F | 100°F 2012 | 34°F 2013 | 15% | 0% |
| May 5 | 82°F | 57°F | 101°F 2012 | 42°F 1979 | 15% | 0% |
| May 6 | 82°F | 57°F | 101°F 2012 | 39°F 2016 | 15% | 0% |
| May 7 | 83°F | 58°F | 103°F 1962 | 39°F 2016 | 15% | 0% |
| May 8 | 83°F | 58°F | 103°F 2009 | 39°F 2016 | 16% | 0% |
| May 9 | 83°F | 59°F | 105°F 1989 | 45°F 1984 | 16% | 0% |
| May 10 | 83°F | 59°F | 102°F 1967 | 44°F 1961 | 16% | 0% |
| May 11 | 84°F | 59°F | 99°F 1967 | 41°F 1961 | 17% | 0% |
| May 12 | 84°F | 60°F | 103°F 2000 | 44°F 1953 | 17% | 0% |
| May 13 | 84°F | 60°F | 102°F 1961 | 40°F 1953 | 17% | 0% |
| May 14 | 84°F | 60°F | 102°F 2006 | 31°F 1971 | 17% | 0% |
| May 15 | 85°F | 61°F | 102°F 1960 | 43°F 1967 | 18% | 0% |
| May 16 | 85°F | 61°F | 103°F 1978 | 46°F 1970 | 18% | 0% |
| May 17 | 85°F | 62°F | 103°F 2000 | 39°F 2016 | 18% | 0% |
| May 18 | 85°F | 62°F | 103°F 1978 | 48°F 1969 | 18% | 0% |
| May 19 | 86°F | 62°F | 104°F 2003 | 48°F 1971 | 18% | 0% |
| May 20 | 86°F | 63°F | 103°F 1996 | 42°F 1971 | 19% | 0% |
| May 21 | 86°F | 63°F | 105°F 1953 | 48°F 1967 | 19% | 0% |
| May 22 | 86°F | 63°F | 107°F 1953 | 47°F 1967 | 19% | 0% |
| May 23 | 87°F | 64°F | 104°F 1953 | 50°F 1955 | 19% | 0% |
| May 24 | 87°F | 64°F | 108°F 2000 | 46°F 1971 | 19% | 0% |
| May 25 | 87°F | 64°F | 109°F 2000 | 50°F 2017 | 19% | 0% |
| May 26 | 87°F | 64°F | 105°F 2018 | 50°F 1950 | 20% | 0% |
| May 27 | 88°F | 65°F | 103°F 2018 | 49°F 1973 | 20% | 0% |
| May 28 | 88°F | 65°F | 106°F 2011 | 45°F 2016 | 20% | 0% |
| May 29 | 88°F | 65°F | 107°F 2011 | 48°F 1992 | 19% | 0% |
| May 30 | 88°F | 65°F | 107°F 2018 | 48°F 1973 | 19% | 0% |
| May 31 | 89°F | 66°F | 106°F 2018 | 47°F 2016 | 19% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 8:25 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 8:45 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00418630 (Sterling City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023041, 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.