Wellington climate

Wellington Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wellington 3 E, 4.2 km from Wellington

Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 33°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.86 in over about 5 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.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
0.86 in
Record high
95°FMay 30, 2002
Record low
21°FMay 7, 2010
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
13 h 53 min to 14 h 46 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
44%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
9.2 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 170°F33°F83°F 202124°F 201117%
May 270°F33°F82°F 200026°F 201317%
May 370°F33°F85°F 200029°F 201017%
May 471°F34°F86°F 200030°F 199917%
May 571°F34°F84°F 200029°F 199917%
May 671°F34°F81°F 202227°F 199917%
May 772°F35°F83°F 201821°F 201017%
May 872°F35°F84°F 201828°F 200217%
May 973°F35°F84°F 201826°F 200217%
May 1073°F36°F85°F 201831°F 199917%
May 1173°F36°F85°F 200725°F 199917%
May 1274°F36°F90°F 202628°F 200017%
May 1374°F37°F86°F 201327°F 201417%
May 1474°F37°F88°F 201333°F 201417%
May 1575°F37°F84°F 201235°F 199917%
May 1675°F37°F86°F 202231°F 199917%
May 1775°F38°F88°F 200629°F 199917%
May 1876°F38°F89°F 200632°F 201717%
May 1976°F38°F87°F 200835°F 201717%0%
May 2076°F39°F88°F 200533°F 202517%0%
May 2177°F39°F89°F 201232°F 201917%0%
May 2277°F39°F88°F 201230°F 200217%0%
May 2377°F39°F88°F 200034°F 200217%0%
May 2478°F40°F87°F 200134°F 200717%0%
May 2578°F40°F89°F 200133°F 201016%0%
May 2678°F40°F88°F 200637°F 202416%0%
May 2779°F40°F93°F 200336°F 200816%0%
May 2879°F41°F93°F 200035°F 200616%0%
May 2979°F41°F94°F 200030°F 200616%0%
May 3080°F41°F95°F 200234°F 201016%0%
May 3180°F41°F95°F 200234°F 202216%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 (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 8:17 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 8:44 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00429368 (Wellington 3 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093141, 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.