Nebraska weather in May: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020
In May, Nebraska's statewide normal high is 71°F and normal low 46°F; normal highs run from 64°F in Harrison to 76°F in Beaver City (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).
- Statewide normal high
- 71°FMay, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal low
- 46°FMay, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 3.87 inMay
- Warmest place
- 76°Fnormal high, Beaver City
- Coolest place
- 64°Fnormal high, Harrison
Where is Nebraska warmest and wettest in May?
Beaver City has the warmest May afternoons (76°F) and Harrison the coolest (64°F). Crete gets the most precipitation (5.65 in) and Big Springs the least (2.52 in). The most snow falls in Harrison (2.7 inches).
Statewide, May averaged 57.9°F in 2021, 58.7°F in 2022, 62.0°F in 2023, 59.4°F in 2024, 59.0°F in 2025, 60.1°F in 2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 58.4°F.
| Place | High | Low | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 75°F | 53°F | 4.66 | 0.1 |
| Lincoln | 75°F | 51°F | 4.91 | 0.1 |
| Grand Island | 73°F | 51°F | 4.70 | 0.0 |
| Kearney | 72°F | 47°F | 4.40 | 0.1 |
| Fremont | 73°F | 50°F | 4.55 | – |
| Norfolk | 72°F | 48°F | 4.00 | 0.0 |
| Hastings | 73°F | 51°F | 4.35 | – |
| Columbus | 73°F | 51°F | 4.57 | 0.0 |
| North Platte | 73°F | 44°F | 3.35 | 0.0 |
| Scottsbluff | 72°F | 44°F | 2.78 | 0.9 |
| Beatrice | 74°F | 50°F | 5.05 | 0.0 |
| Gretna | 72°F | 51°F | 4.99 | 0.2 |
| York | 73°F | 50°F | 5.00 | – |
| Alliance | 69°F | 39°F | 2.65 | – |
| Blair | 73°F | 50°F | – | – |
| Seward | 72°F | 50°F | 4.87 | 0.0 |
| Crete | 73°F | 50°F | 5.65 | 0.0 |
| Nebraska City | 74°F | 51°F | 5.41 | 0.1 |
| McCook | 75°F | 48°F | 3.08 | – |
| Sidney | 70°F | 40°F | 2.87 | – |
| Wayne | 71°F | 48°F | 4.20 | 0.0 |
| Holdrege | 72°F | 46°F | 4.42 | 0.2 |
| Chadron | 70°F | 42°F | 2.71 | – |
| Wahoo | 73°F | 49°F | – | – |
| Ogallala | 72°F | 46°F | 3.22 | 0.2 |
| Aurora | 73°F | 51°F | 5.11 | 0.0 |
| Falls City | 75°F | 53°F | 4.62 | – |
| Fairbury | 74°F | 49°F | 5.10 | 0.0 |
| O'Neill | 70°F | 46°F | 4.21 | 0.4 |
| Broken Bow | 71°F | 47°F | 3.95 | – |
| Auburn | 75°F | 53°F | 4.99 | 0.1 |
| Gothenburg | 72°F | 48°F | 4.11 | – |
| Ashland | 73°F | 50°F | 5.19 | 0.0 |
| Valley | 73°F | 53°F | 4.74 | 0.1 |
| Central City | 73°F | 49°F | 4.73 | 0.1 |
| Minden | 71°F | 50°F | 4.52 | 0.0 |
| David City | 72°F | 49°F | 4.53 | 0.0 |
| Valentine | 72°F | 44°F | 3.52 | 0.1 |
| St. Paul | 74°F | 50°F | 4.47 | 0.0 |
| Kimball | 67°F | 40°F | 2.82 | 1.0 |
| Madison | 72°F | 48°F | 4.16 | – |
| Geneva | 74°F | 52°F | 4.93 | 0.0 |
| Ord | 71°F | 46°F | 3.70 | – |
| Syracuse | 74°F | 50°F | 5.63 | 0.0 |
| Imperial | 73°F | 46°F | 2.92 | – |
| Superior | 74°F | 49°F | 4.51 | 0.0 |
| Albion | 71°F | 47°F | 4.22 | 0.1 |
| Tekamah | 74°F | 51°F | 3.95 | – |
| Tecumseh | 74°F | 50°F | 5.29 | 0.0 |
| Ainsworth | 71°F | 47°F | 3.80 | 0.3 |
| Springfield | 72°F | 51°F | 4.82 | – |
| Mitchell | 70°F | 43°F | – | – |
| Wakefield | 73°F | 46°F | 4.12 | 0.0 |
| Stanton | 73°F | 49°F | – | – |
| Hartington | 70°F | 48°F | 4.37 | 0.0 |
| Bridgeport | 73°F | 44°F | 3.31 | 0.7 |
| Gordon | 66°F | 41°F | 3.24 | 1.7 |
| Hebron | 74°F | 50°F | 5.26 | 0.0 |
| Ravenna | 73°F | 47°F | 3.94 | 0.1 |
| Atkinson | 69°F | 46°F | 4.31 | 0.2 |
| Creighton | 71°F | 48°F | 4.29 | 0.0 |
| Fort Calhoun | 70°F | 50°F | 5.01 | – |
| Weeping Water | 74°F | 51°F | 5.25 | 0.0 |
| Cambridge | 74°F | 46°F | 3.26 | 0.3 |
| Loup City | 73°F | 46°F | 4.36 | 0.0 |
| Burwell | 70°F | 47°F | 4.04 | 0.2 |
| Friend | 72°F | 50°F | 4.90 | 0.1 |
| Red Cloud | 74°F | 47°F | 4.19 | 0.0 |
| Franklin | 73°F | 48°F | 4.39 | 0.0 |
| Osceola | 73°F | 50°F | 4.86 | 0.0 |
| Chappell | 70°F | 44°F | 2.94 | – |
| Genoa | 73°F | 49°F | 4.37 | 0.1 |
| Pawnee City | 73°F | 51°F | – | – |
| Curtis | 75°F | 47°F | 3.69 | 0.4 |
| Osmond | 72°F | 48°F | 3.98 | – |
| Rushville | 68°F | 42°F | – | – |
| Benkelman | 74°F | 47°F | 3.11 | 0.1 |
| Oshkosh | 70°F | 44°F | 3.02 | 0.4 |
| Hemingford | 67°F | 43°F | 3.00 | 1.6 |
| Crofton | 71°F | 48°F | 3.96 | 0.3 |
| Clay Center | 73°F | 50°F | 5.34 | 0.0 |
| Elgin | 70°F | 48°F | 3.97 | 0.2 |
| Minatare | 69°F | 43°F | 2.74 | – |
| Walthill | 73°F | 49°F | 4.05 | 0.1 |
| Oxford | 73°F | 47°F | 3.68 | 0.1 |
| Clarkson | 72°F | 48°F | – | – |
| Mead | 73°F | 49°F | 4.72 | 0.1 |
| Hershey | 71°F | 44°F | 3.33 | 0.1 |
| Arnold | 68°F | 46°F | 3.73 | 0.4 |
| Fairmont | 73°F | 49°F | 4.39 | 0.0 |
| Hay Springs | 68°F | 41°F | 2.94 | – |
| Howells | 73°F | 50°F | 4.25 | 0.0 |
| Callaway | 70°F | 46°F | 4.63 | – |
| Beaver City | 76°F | 47°F | 3.64 | 0.0 |
| Culbertson | 75°F | 46°F | 3.04 | 0.2 |
| Mullen | 69°F | 45°F | 3.81 | 0.8 |
| Trenton | 74°F | 47°F | 2.89 | 0.1 |
| Big Springs | 72°F | 43°F | 2.52 | 0.2 |
| Eustis | 71°F | 47°F | 3.58 | 0.4 |
| Ewing | 73°F | 46°F | 4.08 | 0.1 |
| Brady | 74°F | 47°F | 3.75 | – |
| Niobrara | 74°F | 49°F | 3.19 | – |
| Lodgepole | 71°F | 43°F | 2.62 | 0.3 |
| Wallace | 72°F | 44°F | 3.47 | 0.1 |
| Chambers | 70°F | 47°F | 4.28 | – |
| Dalton | 69°F | 46°F | 3.47 | 1.6 |
| Oakdale | 69°F | 47°F | 4.13 | 0.0 |
| Butte | 69°F | 45°F | 4.23 | 0.2 |
| Stapleton | 70°F | 43°F | 3.46 | 0.2 |
| North Loup | 72°F | 45°F | 3.81 | 0.0 |
| Springview | 70°F | 43°F | – | – |
| Weston | 73°F | 50°F | 4.93 | 0.3 |
| Table Rock | 74°F | 50°F | 5.01 | 0.0 |
| Madrid | 72°F | 45°F | 3.54 | – |
| Harrison | 64°F | 39°F | 3.67 | 2.7 |
| Hayes Center | 72°F | 45°F | 3.56 | 0.2 |
| Lynch | 72°F | 45°F | – | – |
| Raymond | 72°F | 50°F | 5.19 | 0.0 |
| Mason City | 71°F | 47°F | 4.37 | 0.0 |
| Oconto | 72°F | 45°F | – | – |
| Haigler | 73°F | 46°F | 2.68 | 0.1 |
| Taylor | 70°F | 44°F | 4.06 | 0.0 |
| Arthur | 70°F | 44°F | 3.37 | 0.5 |
| Concord | 73°F | 46°F | 4.00 | – |
| Bartlett | 72°F | 46°F | 3.97 | 0.3 |
| Edison | 74°F | 47°F | 3.52 | – |
| Anselmo | 69°F | 43°F | 3.74 | 0.2 |
| Broadwater | 71°F | 42°F | 2.78 | 0.5 |
| Ericson | 69°F | 45°F | 3.97 | – |
| Merriman | 69°F | 42°F | 2.99 | 0.7 |
| Comstock | 71°F | 45°F | – | – |
| Virginia | 72°F | 50°F | 5.32 | 0.0 |
| Kilgore | 67°F | 42°F | 3.37 | 0.3 |
| Newport | 68°F | 45°F | 4.06 | 0.4 |
| Verdel | 71°F | 46°F | 3.91 | – |
| Surprise | 73°F | 48°F | 4.87 | 0.0 |
| Ragan | 72°F | 49°F | 4.35 | 0.0 |
| Agate (3 mi E) | 70°F | 39°F | 2.89 | 1.6 |
| Bushnell (15 mi S) | 65°F | 36°F | 2.68 | 2.7 |
| Canaday Steam Plant | 72°F | 48°F | 3.76 | 0.1 |
| Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge | 68°F | 42°F | 3.07 | 1.0 |
| Ellsworth (15 mi NNE) | 68°F | 42°F | 3.05 | – |
| Ellsworth (2 mi W) | 69°F | 41°F | 2.75 | 1.6 |
| Elsmere (9 mi ENE) | 74°F | 46°F | 4.15 | 0.3 |
| Fort Robinson | 69°F | 42°F | – | – |
| Greeley | 71°F | 45°F | 4.18 | 0.2 |
| Harlan County Lake | 74°F | 49°F | 4.06 | 0.0 |
| Harrisburg (12 mi WNW) | 69°F | 39°F | 2.71 | 1.6 |
| Kingsley Dam | 69°F | 47°F | 3.35 | 0.2 |
| Medicine Creek Dam | 73°F | 45°F | 3.24 | 0.0 |
| North Platte Experiment Farm | 70°F | 45°F | 3.50 | 0.1 |
| Plainsview Ranch | 68°F | 41°F | 3.22 | 3.6 |
| Purdum | 71°F | 44°F | – | – |
| Red Willow Dam | 73°F | 44°F | 2.77 | – |
| Swan Lake | 69°F | 44°F | – | – |
| West Point | 71°F | 49°F | 4.20 | 0.1 |
| Whitman (5 mi ENE) | 67°F | 44°F | 2.96 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.