Climate averages 1991–2020
Bloomington (Indiana), United States weather
in May.
A warm, wet month: the 5th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in Bloomington (Indiana), United States: daytime highs average 22.5°C and nights cool to about 13.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 130 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes May a wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 18 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Indianapolis (74 km away). In May its highs average 22.0°C, about as warm as Bloomington (Indiana), United States, with 122 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Bloomington (Indiana), United States ranks joint 277th of 498 for the warmest May highs and joint 468th of 498 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 498 cities is 23.8°C; Bloomington (Indiana), United States is 1.3°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 4.8°C to 27.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 130 mm to 111 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bloomington (Indiana), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.2°C-4.7°C | -4.7°C | 87 | 9.5 | 9.810 h |
| February | 5.7°C-3.3°C | -3.3°C | 74 | 8.5 | 10.711 h |
| March | 11.3°C1.4°C | 1.4°C | 101 | 10.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 17.6°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 128 | 12.4 | 13.213 h |
| May, selected | 22.5°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 130 | 13.4 | 14.314 h |
| June | 27.3°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 111 | 11.9 | 14.915 h |
| July | 29.3°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 88 | 11.4 | 14.615 h |
| August | 28.8°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 79 | 8.9 | 13.714 h |
| September | 25.3°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 73 | 7.9 | 12.512 h |
| October | 18.5°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 83 | 8.2 | 11.211 h |
| November | 11.0°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 92 | 8.9 | 10.110 h |
| December | 5.2°C-1.9°C | -1.9°C | 86 | 10.1 | 9.59 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Indianapolis in MayUnited States · 74 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.4°C · 122 mm rain
- Carmel in MayUnited States · 97 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 12.1°C · 118 mm rain
- Fishers in MayUnited States · 98 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 12.0°C · 118 mm rain
- Louisville in MayUnited States · 121 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 13.9°C · 128 mm rain
- Lafayette (Indiana), United States in MayUnited States · 142 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 11.9°C · 109 mm rain
- Muncie in MayUnited States · 150 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 11.5°C · 114 mm rain
- Evansville in MayUnited States · 160 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 15.1°C · 123 mm rain
- Cincinnati in MayUnited States · 174 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 12.5°C · 117 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bloomington) is explained once on the Bloomington (Indiana), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.