Davenport Weather in May
Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 69°F on May 31, and lows from 34°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.37 in over about 7 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
- 65°F
- Average low
- 39°F
- Precipitation
- 1.37 in
- Record high
- 94°FMay 30, 1986
- Record low
- 16°FMay 1, 2013
- Chance of a freeze
- 97%
- Daylight
- 14 h 30 min to 15 h 43 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 60%
- Dew point
- 40°F
- Wind
- 8.3 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 | 61°F | 34°F | 81°F 1931 | 16°F 2013 | 19% | 0% |
| May 2 | 61°F | 34°F | 82°F 1998 | 22°F 1988 | 20% | 0% |
| May 3 | 62°F | 35°F | 83°F 2023 | 25°F 1928 | 20% | 0% |
| May 4 | 62°F | 35°F | 82°F 2023 | 23°F 1982 | 20% | 0% |
| May 5 | 62°F | 35°F | 82°F 1970 | 24°F 1938 | 20% | 0% |
| May 6 | 63°F | 36°F | 86°F 1992 | 22°F 2002 | 20% | 0% |
| May 7 | 63°F | 36°F | 88°F 1992 | 18°F 1930 | 20% | 0% |
| May 8 | 63°F | 36°F | 88°F 1987 | 20°F 1996 | 20% | 0% |
| May 9 | 64°F | 37°F | 89°F 1987 | 22°F 1999 | 20% | 0% |
| May 10 | 64°F | 37°F | 90°F 1924 | 22°F 1999 | 20% | 0% |
| May 11 | 64°F | 37°F | 91°F 1924 | 20°F 1909 | 21% | 0% |
| May 12 | 65°F | 38°F | 88°F 1931 | 27°F 1916 | 21% | 0% |
| May 13 | 65°F | 38°F | 91°F 1993 | 26°F 1956 | 21% | 0% |
| May 14 | 65°F | 38°F | 87°F 1931 | 25°F 1986 | 21% | 0% |
| May 15 | 66°F | 39°F | 89°F 1939 | 27°F 1974 | 22% | 0% |
| May 16 | 66°F | 39°F | 90°F 1973 | 24°F 1986 | 22% | 0% |
| May 17 | 66°F | 39°F | 90°F 2006 | 25°F 2026 | 22% | 0% |
| May 18 | 66°F | 39°F | 91°F 2006 | 24°F 2024 | 22% | 0% |
| May 19 | 67°F | 40°F | 90°F 2006 | 22°F 1987 | 22% | 0% |
| May 20 | 67°F | 40°F | 86°F 1954 | 27°F 1931 | 23% | 0% |
| May 21 | 67°F | 40°F | 89°F 1928 | 28°F 1918 | 23% | 0% |
| May 22 | 67°F | 40°F | 90°F 1958 | 24°F 1920 | 23% | 0% |
| May 23 | 67°F | 41°F | 89°F 1958 | 25°F 1916 | 23% | 0% |
| May 24 | 68°F | 41°F | 91°F 1934 | 25°F 1920 | 23% | 0% |
| May 25 | 68°F | 41°F | 93°F 1928 | 26°F 1932 | 23% | 0% |
| May 26 | 68°F | 41°F | 93°F 1958 | 28°F 1932 | 23% | 0% |
| May 27 | 68°F | 41°F | 92°F 1958 | 27°F 2014 | 23% | 0% |
| May 28 | 68°F | 42°F | 93°F 1934 | 26°F 1920 | 23% | 0% |
| May 29 | 69°F | 42°F | 92°F 1934 | 26°F 2001 | 23% | 0% |
| May 30 | 69°F | 42°F | 94°F 1986 | 25°F 2024 | 23% | 0% |
| May 31 | 69°F | 42°F | 94°F 1986 | 27°F 1920 | 23% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 8:05 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 4:59 AM, sunset 8:42 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00452007 (Davenport), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00452007, 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.