Wellington climate

Wellington Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wellington, 1.6 km from Wellington

Average highs run from 82°F on May 1 to 91°F on May 31, and lows from 52°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.24 in over about 6 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 Wellington, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
3.24 in
Record high
111°FMay 23, 2000
Record low
32°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
2%
Days of 90°F or more
10.6
Daylight
13 h 36 min to 14 h 20 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
58%
Dew point
52°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 182°F52°F99°F 199237°F 198418%0%
May 282°F52°F104°F 201237°F 201318%0%
May 383°F53°F103°F 199632°F 201318%0%
May 483°F53°F105°F 201237°F 201318%0%
May 583°F53°F105°F 201238°F 201319%0%
May 684°F54°F102°F 201441°F 198219%0%
May 784°F54°F106°F 202240°F 196019%0%
May 884°F55°F107°F 201139°F 198419%0%
May 984°F55°F105°F 201140°F 198419%0%
May 1085°F55°F104°F 196743°F 198119%0%
May 1185°F56°F107°F 200045°F 198119%0%
May 1285°F56°F101°F 196141°F 196019%0%
May 1386°F56°F100°F 200940°F 195320%0%
May 1486°F57°F101°F 202639°F 195320%0%
May 1586°F57°F105°F 199640°F 196720%0%
May 1687°F57°F107°F 199645°F 198320%0%
May 1787°F58°F103°F 199643°F 197620%0%
May 1887°F58°F102°F 202647°F 200220%0%
May 1988°F58°F107°F 202244°F 197120%0%
May 2088°F59°F103°F 201445°F 198120%0%
May 2188°F59°F103°F 195341°F 196720%0%
May 2289°F59°F105°F 199647°F 196720%0%
May 2389°F60°F111°F 200049°F 196320%0%
May 2489°F60°F111°F 200049°F 201720%0%
May 2589°F61°F106°F 201750°F 200220%0%
May 2690°F61°F102°F 195347°F 195020%0%
May 2790°F61°F105°F 201147°F 196120%0%
May 2890°F62°F108°F 202245°F 199220%0%
May 2991°F62°F104°F 201143°F 198420%0%
May 3091°F62°F105°F 198548°F 198420%0%
May 3191°F63°F106°F 201348°F 198320%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wellington, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 8:26 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 8:49 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00419565 (Wellington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023007, 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.