Burlington, IA: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 63.2°F in Burlington, IA, the warmest May since 2024, tied 55th warmest of 129 (with 1958, 1955, 1938 and 1 other year).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 63.2°F; Warmest since 2024; 55th warmest of 129
Precipitation: 1.73 in; Driest since 2006; 11th driest of 129

A normal May in Burlington, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 62.8°F, between 59.8°F and 67.8°F in eight years of ten and 4.07 in of precipitation, between 1.79 in and 10.17 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Burlington, IA since 1898: 63.2°F in 2026; the highest is 71.2°F, in 2018.

Normal range, 59.8 to 67.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Burlington, IA from 1898 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	63.2	55	74.9	46	51.5	72	1.73	118	0
2025	62	76	73.1	64	50.9	85	3.88	61	0
2024	66.1	23	76.9	26	55.3	23	3.03	85	0
2023	64.7	38	76.7	27	52.7	52	2.97	88	0
2022	64.5	41	74.1	54	55	25	3.05	84	1
2021	60.2	97	68.9	106	51.6	71	5.77	21	0
2020	59.9	100	68.7	110	51	83	4.27	51	0
2019	61.4	80	70.4	97	52.4	57	10.30	6	0
2018	71.2	1	82.4	2	60	1	3.16	80	0
2017	62.2	72	72.6	75	51.8	68	3.32	74	0
2016	62.2	72	72.5	76	52	64	3.00	86	0
2015	64.4	44	74	56	54.7	28	4.64	46	0
2014	64.2	46	75.1	42	53.4	44	1.81	116	0
2013	63	61	72.7	72	53.5	43	11.50	2	1
2012	67.6	12	78.8	14	56.4	13	5.47	26	0
2011	62.3	71	72.4	77	52.1	61	5.23	32	0
2010	64.5	41	74.2	53	54.8	27	8.72	9	0
2009	62.6	66	73.2	63	51.9	66	4.76	39	0
2008	60.2	97	70.9	94	49.5	103	3.85	65	0
2007	69.2	5	79.5	9	58.9	3	1.88	113	0
2006	64.2	46	74.5	48	54	37	0.96	127	0
2005	61.1	83	72.7	72	49.6	101	2.79	96	0
2004	65.6	27	76.3	31	54.9	26	4.02	56	0
2003	60.2	97	70.5	96	49.8	95	4.13	55	0
2002	58.5	110	69.5	104	47.6	116	7.53	10	0
2001	62.9	63	71.8	84	54	37	9.04	8	0
2000	64.3	45	75	45	53.6	42	3.06	83	0
1999	66.3	21	76.4	29	56.1	16	2.96	90	0
1998	69.4	4	79.3	10	59.6	2	2.91	91	0
1997	56.7	126	67.5	123	46	126	3.50	73	0
1996	60.5	92	69.5	104	51.5	72	11.96	1	0
1995	59.3	104	68.2	118	50.4	90	10.15	7	0
1994	62.5	67	74.3	51	50.7	87	1.60	121	0
1993	63.4	53	73.5	60	53.2	46	5.32	31	0
1992	62.7	65	74.1	54	51.4	76	0.92	129	0
1991	67.3	14	76.2	32	58.5	5	4.49	48	0
1990	58.5	110	67.4	124	49.7	98	6.96	12	0
1989	60.4	95	71.2	86	49.6	101	3.27	78	0
1988	66.9	16	79.8	7	54	37	1.15	124	0
1987	68.8	7	80.5	4	57.4	7	2.03	110	2
1986	64	48	73.8	58	54.2	34	6.21	17	1
1985	65	34	76	34	54	37	4.61	47	0
1984	58.8	108	68.8	109	48.7	109	5.17	33	0
1983	58.4	115	68.7	110	48.1	113	3.60	71	0
1982	66.6	18	76.4	29	56.7	11	4.26	52	1
1981	58.7	109	68.5	114	48.9	106	5.99	20	0
1980	64	48	74.4	50	53.1	50	3.87	62	1
1979	61.7	77	73	66	50.3	91	3.87	62	0
1978	60.9	89	70.8	95	51.1	82	5.52	23	0
1977	68.4	8	79.8	7	57.1	10	2.91	91	0
1976	58.5	110	68.9	106	48	114	3.29	76	0
1975	64.9	36	75.6	39	54.3	31	2.81	94	0
1974	59.7	102	68.1	120	51.3	78	6.97	11	0
1973	59.2	106	68.5	114	49.9	94	6.67	14	0
1972	63	61	73.7	59	52.3	58	2.85	93	0
1971	59.2	106	70.3	98	48.2	111	3.30	75	0
1970	65	34	76	34	54.1	36	2.99	87	0
1969	61.7	77	71.9	81	51.4	76	2.42	99	0
1968	58.5	110	68.9	106	48.2	111	1.84	114	0
1967	56.6	127	66.9	127	46.3	123	4.29	50	0
1966	57.9	118	68.7	110	47.1	118	4.00	58	0
1965	67.1	15	77.9	17	56.4	13	1.96	111	0
1964	67.8	11	79.1	12	56.4	13	1.05	126	0
1963	61	87	72.1	79	49.8	95	3.28	77	0
1962	69.6	3	80.5	4	58.7	4	4.66	43	0
1961	58.2	117	70.1	99	46.3	123	1.63	120	0
1960	59.8	101	70	100	49.7	98	4.65	45	0
1959	65.2	28	75.7	38	54.6	29	3.81	67	0
1958	63.2	55	76	34	50.3	91	3.74	68	0
1957	60.9	89	71	90	50.7	87	4.97	36	0
1956	64.7	38	77.2	21	52.2	60	2.42	99	0
1955	63.2	55	74.5	48	52	64	5.03	35	0
1954	57	123	68.1	120	45.9	127	3.96	59	0
1953	60.5	92	71.2	86	49.8	95	2.19	106	0
1952	61.3	81	71.9	81	50.6	89	4.19	54	0
1951	63.8	51	75.2	40	52.5	56	3.70	69	0
1950	62.4	69	72.9	68	51.9	66	3.10	81	0
1949	65.1	32	77.2	21	53.1	50	0.96	127	0
1948	60.5	92	72.4	77	48.5	110	2.26	105	0
1947	57	123	68.4	116	45.6	128	5.51	24	0
1946	57.9	118	68.3	117	47.5	117	4.66	43	0
1945	56.6	127	67.2	126	46.1	125	5.46	27	0
1944	66.3	21	77	24	55.5	20	4.74	40	0
1943	58.5	110	67.4	124	49.7	98	5.35	29	0
1942	61.2	82	71.1	89	51.2	79	3.51	72	0
1941	66.9	16	78.4	16	55.5	20	5.10	34	0
1940	61.1	83	72.1	79	50.1	93	2.34	103	0
1939	67.9	10	79.3	10	56.6	12	2.97	88	0
1938	63.2	55	73.3	62	53.2	46	4.74	40	0
1937	64.7	38	75.1	42	54.3	31	2.41	101	0
1936	69	6	80.1	6	57.8	6	2.07	109	0
1935	57.7	120	66.5	128	48.9	106	6.60	15	0
1934	70.2	2	83.2	1	57.3	8	1.25	122	0
1933	63.5	52	72.7	72	54.4	30	10.46	4	0
1932	65.9	25	78.6	15	53.2	46	3.92	60	0
1931	59.3	104	69.7	101	48.8	108	4.80	38	0
1930	64.5	41	75.8	37	53.3	45	2.39	102	0
1929	61.1	83	71	90	51.2	79	2.81	94	0
1928	65.1	32	77.5	18	52.7	52	2.31	104	0
1927	61.1	83	71	90	51.2	79	5.34	30	0
1926	66.4	20	79.1	12	53.8	41	2.79	96	0
1925	60.4	95	72.9	68	47.9	115	1.14	125	0
1924	57.6	121	68.2	118	46.9	119	1.74	117	1
1923	62.1	75	73.1	64	51	83	5.62	22	0
1922	66.6	18	77.1	23	56.1	16	6.17	18	0
1921	66.1	23	76.6	28	55.5	20	1.96	111	0
1920	61.7	77	71.9	81	51.5	72	5.49	25	0
1919	59.4	103	69.7	101	49	105	4.01	57	0
1918	65.2	28	76.2	32	54.2	34	6.96	12	0
1917	57	123	67.6	122	46.4	122	4.47	49	0
1916	61	87	71.2	86	50.9	85	10.44	5	0
1915	58.4	115	69.7	101	46.9	119	6.32	16	1
1914	64.8	37	77	24	52.7	52	1.73	118	0
1913	62.2	72	72.8	70	51.7	70	4.22	53	0
1912	65.2	28	77.3	20	53.2	46	2.15	107	0
1911	68.1	9	80.9	3	55.2	24	1.23	123	0
1910	57.6	121	68.6	113	46.7	121	4.73	42	0
1909	60.6	91	71	90	49.5	103	3.83	66	1
1908	62.5	67	72.8	70	52.1	61	11.34	3	0
1907	55.5	129	66	129	44.9	129	2.74	98	0
1906	63.1	60	74.8	47	51.5	72	1.82	115	0
1905	62.8	64	73.5	60	52.1	61	3.07	82	0
1904	62.4	69	73	66	51.8	68	3.70	69	0
1903	65.2	28	74.3	51	56.1	16	4.83	37	0
1902	67.4	13	77.5	18	57.3	8	3.17	79	0
1901	63.3	54	73.9	57	52.7	52	2.10	108	1
1900	65.7	26	75.2	40	56.1	16	3.86	64	0
1899	63.9	50	75.1	42	52.3	58	6.16	19	2
1898	63.2	55	71.7	85	54.3	31	5.36	28	1

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	71.2
1934	70.2
1962	69.6
1998	69.4
2007	69.2
1936	69
1987	68.8
1977	68.4
1911	68.1
1939	67.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1907	55.5
1967	56.6
1945	56.6
1997	56.7
1954	57
1947	57
1917	57
1924	57.6
1910	57.6
1935	57.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1996	11.96
2013	11.50
1908	11.34
1933	10.46
1916	10.44
2019	10.30
1995	10.15
2001	9.04
2010	8.72
2002	7.53

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1992	0.92
2006	0.96
1949	0.96
1964	1.05
1925	1.14
1988	1.15
1911	1.23
1934	1.25
1994	1.60
1961	1.63

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 89°F; 27 May 2026
Coldest night: 33°F; 1 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.67 in; 18 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 1.73 in of precipitation in Burlington, IA, the driest May since 2006, tied 11th driest of 129 (with 1914).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Burlington, IA: 89°F on Wednesday 27 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Burlington, IA: a low of 33°F on Friday 1 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Burlington, IA: 0.67 in on Monday 18 May 2026.