Bolivar climate

Bolivar Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sharpsburg 5 S, 8.8 km from Bolivar

Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.57 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 Bolivar, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
4.57 in
Record high
100°FMay 21, 1934
Record low
26°FMay 11, 1966
Chance of a freeze
35%
Days of 90°F or more
1.0
Daylight
13 h 53 min to 14 h 44 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
4.9 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°F44°F94°F 194230°F 19450%
May 270°F44°F95°F 194230°F 19430%
May 370°F45°F95°F 191330°F 20050%
May 471°F45°F95°F 191331°F 19570%
May 571°F45°F92°F 190530°F 19660%
May 671°F45°F93°F 192833°F 19250%
May 771°F46°F93°F 194328°F 19680%
May 872°F46°F95°F 193031°F 19740%
May 972°F46°F95°F 193628°F 19470%
May 1072°F47°F95°F 193629°F 19470%
May 1172°F47°F94°F 191126°F 19660%
May 1273°F47°F93°F 189632°F 19070%
May 1373°F48°F91°F 195634°F 19070%
May 1473°F48°F92°F 190030°F 19960%
May 1573°F48°F95°F 194034°F 19280%
May 1673°F49°F93°F 191132°F 19730%
May 1774°F49°F96°F 193630°F 19560%
May 1874°F50°F96°F 191135°F 19550%
May 1974°F50°F98°F 191135°F 20090%
May 2074°F50°F97°F 191131°F 20020%
May 2175°F51°F100°F 193435°F 19920%
May 2275°F51°F98°F 193430°F 20020%
May 2375°F51°F100°F 192535°F 20020%
May 2476°F52°F96°F 194131°F 19630%
May 2576°F52°F94°F 193333°F 19560%
May 2676°F52°F96°F 191437°F 19170%
May 2776°F53°F97°F 191437°F 19250%
May 2877°F53°F96°F 194136°F 19940%
May 2977°F53°F98°F 194138°F 19360%
May 3077°F54°F96°F 194137°F 19650%
May 3178°F54°F96°F 189536°F 20010%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bolivar, 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 (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 8:05 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 8:31 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00188207 (Sharpsburg 5 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013734, 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.