Platte County Weather in May
Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 33°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.70 in over about 8 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
- 71°F
- Average low
- 39°F
- Precipitation
- 2.70 in
- Snowfall
- 1.4 in
- Record high
- 98°FMay 29, 2003
- Record low
- 13°FMay 12, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 98%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.6
- Daylight
- 14 h 04 min to 15 h 02 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 53%
- Dew point
- 35°F
- Wind
- 10.7 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 | 65°F | 33°F | 88°F 1943 | 17°F 1967 | 23% | 4% |
| May 2 | 66°F | 34°F | 85°F 1947 | 20°F 1913 | 23% | 4% |
| May 3 | 66°F | 34°F | 87°F 1949 | 17°F 2008 | 23% | 4% |
| May 4 | 66°F | 35°F | 89°F 1986 | 20°F 1913 | 24% | 4% |
| May 5 | 67°F | 35°F | 92°F 2000 | 24°F 1913 | 24% | 4% |
| May 6 | 67°F | 35°F | 89°F 2004 | 22°F 1942 | 24% | 3% |
| May 7 | 68°F | 36°F | 91°F 1928 | 24°F 1938 | 24% | 3% |
| May 8 | 68°F | 36°F | 91°F 1928 | 23°F 2010 | 24% | 3% |
| May 9 | 68°F | 37°F | 92°F 1928 | 19°F 2002 | 25% | 3% |
| May 10 | 69°F | 37°F | 94°F 1896 | 25°F 1946 | 25% | 3% |
| May 11 | 69°F | 37°F | 88°F 1940 | 22°F 1946 | 25% | 3% |
| May 12 | 69°F | 38°F | 92°F 1941 | 13°F 1983 | 25% | 3% |
| May 13 | 70°F | 38°F | 91°F 1906 | 23°F 2000 | 25% | 2% |
| May 14 | 70°F | 39°F | 92°F 1936 | 26°F 1924 | 26% | 2% |
| May 15 | 71°F | 39°F | 92°F 1931 | 22°F 1916 | 26% | 2% |
| May 16 | 71°F | 39°F | 94°F 1996 | 26°F 1913 | 26% | 2% |
| May 17 | 72°F | 40°F | 91°F 1934 | 25°F 1913 | 26% | 2% |
| May 18 | 72°F | 40°F | 91°F 1934 | 25°F 1913 | 27% | 2% |
| May 19 | 72°F | 41°F | 94°F 1934 | 26°F 1915 | 27% | 2% |
| May 20 | 73°F | 41°F | 95°F 1954 | 20°F 1931 | 27% | 2% |
| May 21 | 73°F | 41°F | 92°F 1925 | 26°F 1931 | 27% | 2% |
| May 22 | 74°F | 42°F | 93°F 2012 | 26°F 2022 | 27% | 2% |
| May 23 | 74°F | 42°F | 95°F 1934 | 28°F 2007 | 28% | 1% |
| May 24 | 74°F | 42°F | 97°F 1896 | 30°F 1913 | 28% | 1% |
| May 25 | 75°F | 43°F | 92°F 1913 | 30°F 1893 | 28% | 1% |
| May 26 | 75°F | 43°F | 94°F 1913 | 32°F 1950 | 28% | 1% |
| May 27 | 76°F | 43°F | 97°F 1969 | 31°F 1950 | 28% | 1% |
| May 28 | 76°F | 44°F | 95°F 1934 | 27°F 1947 | 28% | 1% |
| May 29 | 76°F | 44°F | 98°F 2003 | 20°F 1947 | 28% | 1% |
| May 30 | 77°F | 44°F | 95°F 1984 | 31°F 1973 | 28% | 1% |
| May 31 | 77°F | 45°F | 91°F 1933 | 33°F 1974 | 28% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 7:59 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:27 AM, sunset 8:29 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00489615 (Wheatland 4 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00489615, 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.