Indianapolis May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Indianapolis, Indiana in the month of May.
Typical Indianapolis May Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 73.6 °F
Average daily low 53.8 °F
Average monthly precipitation 4.7 inches
Average monthly snow none
Daily chance of precipitation 42.8%
Daily chance of snow 0%
Indianapolis May Weather Records
1901–2024
Highest temperature 99 °F May 31, 1934
Lowest temperature 24 °F May 9, 1947
Highest daily low 73 °F May 25, 2012
Lowest daily high 40 °F May 3, 1940
Hottest average high temperature 83.2 °F 2018
Coldest average high temperature 66.8 °F 1907
Most daily precipitation 3.8 inches May 30, 2004
Most monthly precipitation 12.7 inches 1943
Most daily snow 2.1 inches May 9, 1923
Most monthly snow 2.1 inches 1923
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°F) Record (°F)
High Low High Low
May 1 68.7 48.4 88 25
May 2 69.0 48.8 87 28
May 3 69.1 49.1 87 29
May 4 69.3 49.3 88 26
May 5 69.5 49.6 92 28
May 6 69.9 49.9 89 31
May 7 70.2 50.3 89 28
May 8 70.6 50.6 88 30
May 9 71.0 51.0 91 24
May 10 71.4 51.3 91 28
May 11 71.6 51.7 89 28
May 12 72.0 52.2 87 32
May 13 72.5 52.6 88 31
May 14 72.9 53.0 89 31
May 15 73.2 53.4 88 34
May 16 73.5 53.7 89 29
May 17 73.9 54.1 90 36
May 18 74.2 54.4 92 35
May 19 74.6 54.7 91 32
May 20 74.8 55.0 92 35
May 21 75.0 55.3 94 27
May 22 75.2 55.5 96 30
May 23 75.4 55.8 93 34
May 24 75.7 56.0 91 35
May 25 75.9 56.3 94 28
May 26 76.2 56.6 95 34
May 27 76.6 57.0 98 31
May 28 77.0 57.5 96 30
May 29 77.4 58.0 93 33
May 30 77.7 58.4 94 32
May 31 78.1 58.7 99 34
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Indianapolis International Airport location
1901–1947 Whitestown location