Iowa May Weather

Iowa weather averages and all-time records in the month of May from 1991–2020 based on data made available by the NOAA.
State:
Month:
Statewide May Averages
High temperature 71.1 °F
Low temperature 48.8 °F
Precipitation 4.8 inches
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Iowa Cities
May weather averages for various places in Iowa, from 1991–2020.
City Average (°F) Record (°F) Monthly (inches)
High Low High Low Precipitation Snow
Ames 71.9 49.9 104 18 5.1 n/a
Burlington 73.6 53.1 103 26 4.9 n/a
Carroll 71.3 48.6 107 18 4.5 0.0
Cedar Rapids 73.4 50.5 104 24 4.8 0.0
Davenport 73.5 51.0 103 25 4.7 0.0
Des Moines 72.5 52.6 106 21 5.2 0.2
Dubuque 69.3 48.7 95 21 4.3 0.0
Fort Madison 72.7 54.5 95 22 5.1 0.0
Iowa City 73.1 51.5 105 24 4.6 n/a
Iowa Falls 70.4 47.5 107 18 5.5 0.0
Lamoni 72.3 51.9 102 25 5.7 0.0
Mason City 69.8 47.0 104 22 5.1 0.3
Northwood 67.2 45.9 105 20 5.0 0.0
Ottumwa 72.1 51.6 103 24 5.1 n/a
Rockwell City 69.9 48.5 106 17 5.0 0.2
Sac City 70.2 47.5 108 23 4.3 0.2
Sioux City 72.9 49.1 106 25 3.9 0.0
Spirit Lake 68.9 49.1 100 26 4.3 0.1
Waterloo 71.6 48.9 108 22 4.6 0.1
Webster City 70.8 47.5 107 17 5.3 0.2