Evansville Weather in May
Average highs run from 59°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31, and lows from 34°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.77 in.
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
- 40°F
- Precipitation
- 2.77 in
- Snowfall
- 2.6 in
- Record high
- 95°FMay 29, 2003
- Record low
- 16°FMay 12, 1953
- Chance of a freeze
- 85%
- Daylight
- 14 h 07 min to 15 h 06 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 55%
- Dew point
- 35°F
- Wind
- 10.1 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 | 59°F | 34°F | 81°F 1959 | 17°F 2005 | 13% | |
| May 2 | 59°F | 34°F | 82°F 2000 | 17°F 2005 | 13% | |
| May 3 | 59°F | 34°F | 83°F 1952 | 17°F 1954 | 12% | |
| May 4 | 60°F | 35°F | 85°F 2000 | 23°F 2024 | 12% | |
| May 5 | 60°F | 35°F | 88°F 2000 | 20°F 1950 | 11% | |
| May 6 | 60°F | 35°F | 86°F 1966 | 18°F 2026 | 11% | |
| May 7 | 61°F | 36°F | 85°F 1992 | 21°F 2010 | 10% | |
| May 8 | 61°F | 36°F | 84°F 1987 | 18°F 2010 | 10% | |
| May 9 | 61°F | 37°F | 83°F 1962 | 18°F 2002 | 9% | |
| May 10 | 62°F | 37°F | 85°F 1961 | 20°F 1990 | 9% | |
| May 11 | 62°F | 38°F | 85°F 2026 | 17°F 1968 | 8% | |
| May 12 | 63°F | 38°F | 87°F 1960 | 16°F 1953 | 8% | |
| May 13 | 63°F | 38°F | 92°F 2026 | 22°F 1983 | 8% | |
| May 14 | 64°F | 39°F | 88°F 2013 | 22°F 2004 | 7% | |
| May 15 | 64°F | 39°F | 87°F 1984 | 27°F 1983 | 7% | |
| May 16 | 64°F | 40°F | 88°F 2012 | 25°F 2009 | 6% | |
| May 17 | 65°F | 40°F | 83°F 1964 | 28°F 1986 | 6% | |
| May 18 | 65°F | 41°F | 88°F 1992 | 28°F 1966 | 6% | |
| May 19 | 66°F | 41°F | 89°F 1992 | 26°F 2026 | 5% | |
| May 20 | 66°F | 42°F | 89°F 1954 | 24°F 2003 | 5% | |
| May 21 | 67°F | 42°F | 87°F 1964 | 26°F 2001 | 5% | |
| May 22 | 67°F | 43°F | 86°F 1980 | 22°F 2022 | 4% | |
| May 23 | 68°F | 43°F | 88°F 1984 | 28°F 1986 | 4% | |
| May 24 | 68°F | 43°F | 86°F 1967 | 26°F 2022 | 3% | |
| May 25 | 69°F | 44°F | 85°F 1969 | 27°F 2020 | 3% | |
| May 26 | 69°F | 44°F | 91°F 2006 | 29°F 1950 | 3% | |
| May 27 | 70°F | 45°F | 91°F 1969 | 30°F 1950 | 3% | |
| May 28 | 70°F | 45°F | 92°F 2014 | 29°F 2005 | 2% | |
| May 29 | 70°F | 45°F | 95°F 2003 | 30°F 1954 | 2% | |
| May 30 | 71°F | 46°F | 92°F 1984 | 29°F 2004 | 2% | |
| May 31 | 71°F | 46°F | 91°F 2020 | 27°F 1979 | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 8:06 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:30 AM, sunset 8:36 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00481572 (Casper 1SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024089, 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.