Evansville, IN: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 66.1°F in Evansville, IN, the coldest May since 2025, tied 62nd coldest of 130 (with 1951).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 66.1°F; Coldest since 2025; 62nd coldest of 130
Precipitation: 3.63 in; Driest since 2023; 56th driest of 130

A normal May in Evansville, IN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 66.8°F, between 63.7°F and 70.2°F in eight years of ten and 4.64 in of precipitation, between 2.57 in and 7.92 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Evansville, IN since 1897: 66.1°F in 2026; the lowest is 60.2°F, in 1997 and 1924.

Normal range, 63.7 to 70.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Evansville, IN from 1897 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
2026	66.1	68	75.8	78	56.4	60	3.63	74
2025	66	70	74.8	84	57.1	47	6.62	20
2024	70.8	10	80.5	16	61	7	8.06	10
2023	67	53	78.4	33	55.7	70	3.59	78
2022	69.3	21	79.7	22	58.8	25	3.75	68
2021	63.4	100	74.6	89	52.3	107	3.04	90
2020	63.8	93	73.1	104	54.5	84	6.03	27
2019	68	35	77.5	49	58.6	27	5.63	33
2018	73.9	2	84.5	3	63.4	2	5.75	30
2017	67.7	41	78.6	31	56.7	56	3.99	57
2016	63.7	97	73.6	100	53.9	90	4.05	56
2015	68.2	33	78	40	58.4	33	3.44	82
2014	68.4	29	78.5	32	58.3	34	3.72	69
2013	66.5	63	76.6	65	56.4	60	5.08	45
2012	72.1	3	84.6	2	59.6	15	2.29	109
2011	65.3	79	74.8	84	55.8	68	7.90	12
2010	68.4	29	78.3	34	58.5	29	3.03	91
2009	66.2	67	76.4	71	55.9	66	6.47	23
2008	63.1	109	73	106	53.1	100	8.07	9
2007	69.6	18	81.4	12	57.7	39	2.73	99
2006	64.1	90	74.5	91	53.7	94	5.77	29
2005	63.2	105	75.6	79	50.8	120	2.33	108
2004	70.1	15	79.8	21	60.4	11	9.31	6
2003	64.4	87	73.6	100	55.2	77	6.48	22
2002	63.8	93	74.4	93	53.1	100	5.70	32
2001	67.6	44	79.2	27	56	64	3.82	65
2000	67.4	49	77.8	46	57	51	2.60	103
1999	65.4	77	77.1	56	53.8	92	3.21	88
1998	69.8	16	79.5	26	60.1	13	5.91	28
1997	60.2	129	70.6	127	49.9	127	7.57	15
1996	67.3	51	77.3	54	57.2	45	7.32	18
1995	66.4	66	76.4	71	56.4	60	13.51	1
1994	64	91	76.4	71	51.6	115	0.94	128
1993	67	53	77.5	49	56.5	58	4.20	51
1992	63.9	92	74.5	91	53.3	97	3.44	82
1991	71	9	80.8	15	61.3	5	3.11	89
1990	63	110	72.1	120	53.8	92	11.34	4
1989	63.2	105	74.2	94	52.2	108	3.72	69
1988	66.9	56	81.9	9	52	110	1.33	120
1987	71.7	6	84.5	3	58.9	23	3.90	62
1986	67.6	44	78.1	39	57	51	2.93	94
1985	66.5	63	77.7	47	55.3	75	2.97	92
1984	62.5	113	73	106	52	110	2.89	95
1983	62.7	112	73	106	52.4	106	8.87	7
1982	70.6	11	83.5	6	57.8	37	4.29	49
1981	61.4	122	71.6	123	51.1	118	12.89	2
1980	65.4	77	76.4	71	54.4	85	4.10	55
1979	63.5	99	75.5	80	51.4	116	3.72	69
1978	64.3	88	74.8	84	53.9	90	3.93	61
1977	72	4	83.9	5	60	14	2.68	101
1976	61.6	119	72.7	111	50.5	123	7.48	16
1975	69.6	18	80.3	18	58.9	23	3.63	74
1974	67	53	77.2	55	56.8	54	6.38	24
1973	62.4	114	72.3	116	52.5	102	5.57	37
1972	66	70	77.9	43	54.1	87	1.84	114
1971	63.4	100	74.9	83	51.9	113	3.96	59
1970	68.4	29	79.7	22	57.1	47	3.33	86
1969	64.9	83	77.4	52	52.5	102	5.36	41
1968	63.2	105	73.1	104	53.2	99	4.13	54
1967	61.6	119	72.2	118	51	119	3.81	66
1966	61.2	124	73.5	102	48.8	130	3.48	80
1965	69.7	17	82	7	57.4	43	0.91	129
1964	67.7	41	80.1	20	55.3	75	1.88	113
1963	63.3	103	76.2	75	50.4	124	3.62	76
1962	74.4	1	85.3	1	63.5	1	5.39	40
1961	61.4	122	72.4	114	50.4	124	12.22	3
1960	62.3	116	72.9	109	51.8	114	3.97	58
1959	69	22	78.7	30	59.2	20	7.80	13
1958	65.3	79	76.8	62	53.7	94	3.84	63
1957	65.9	72	77.1	56	54.6	83	8.22	8
1956	66.9	56	78	40	55.8	68	3.38	85
1955	66.9	56	77.9	43	56	64	3.32	87
1954	60.8	126	72.4	114	49.2	129	3.45	81
1953	67.7	41	77.9	43	57.6	41	4.22	50
1952	65.7	74	76.5	70	54.9	80	3.61	77
1951	66.1	68	79	28	53.3	97	1.74	115
1950	66.9	56	76.9	60	56.9	53	5.54	38
1949	66.6	62	79	28	54.1	87	3.54	79
1948	63.8	93	75.1	82	52.5	102	4.19	52
1947	62	117	73.8	99	50.2	126	3.77	67
1946	62	117	71.5	124	52.5	102	7.39	17
1945	60.9	125	71	125	50.7	122	2.80	98
1944	69.5	20	80.4	17	58.5	29	2.95	93
1943	66.5	63	76.2	75	56.8	54	6.30	25
1942	64.8	84	74.8	84	54.8	81	5.19	42
1941	67.6	44	80.2	19	55	78	2.13	110
1940	63.3	103	72.3	116	54.3	86	2.49	105
1939	68.7	25	78.3	34	59.2	20	2.56	104
1938	67.4	49	76.7	63	58	36	3.95	60
1937	67.6	44	77	58	58.2	35	5.62	34
1936	70.5	12	81.5	11	59.5	17	1.43	118
1935	63.4	100	72.1	120	54.8	81	9.96	5
1934	70.2	14	80.9	14	59.5	17	2.12	111
1933	68.6	26	76.6	65	60.6	10	6.75	19
1932	66.8	61	76.6	65	57.1	47	0.99	125
1931	62.8	111	72.2	118	53.4	96	2.37	107
1930	67.8	39	76.9	60	58.7	26	0.97	126
1929	63.7	97	72.5	113	55	78	6.27	26
1928	65.5	76	75.5	80	55.5	73	5.11	44
1927	65.1	82	72.9	109	57.2	45	7.80	13
1926	68.5	28	79.7	22	57.3	44	0.97	126
1925	63.2	105	74.1	95	52.2	108	1.45	117
1924	60.2	129	69.1	129	51.4	116	3.44	82
1923	64.8	84	74.1	95	55.5	73	4.66	47
1922	70.4	13	79.7	22	61	7	2.69	100
1921	68.1	34	77.7	47	58.5	29	1.56	116
1920	65.6	75	74.6	89	56.7	56	5.18	43
1919	63.8	93	71.8	122	55.9	66	4.74	46
1918	71.9	5	81.8	10	62	3	5.75	30
1917	60.4	128	70	128	50.8	120	3.68	73
1916	68.4	29	78.2	37	58.6	27	3.72	69
1915	65.2	81	73.9	98	56.5	58	7.96	11
1914	67.9	37	78.3	34	57.5	42	1.03	123
1913	67.5	48	77.4	52	57.7	39	0.59	130
1912	68	35	76.7	63	59.3	19	3.84	63
1911	71.7	6	82	7	61.5	4	1.30	121
1910	62.4	114	70.7	126	54	89	2.63	102
1909	64.2	89	72.7	111	55.6	71	2.47	106
1908	67.2	52	76	77	58.5	29	6.51	21
1907	60.5	127	69	130	52	110	5.59	35
1906	66.9	56	77.5	49	56.4	60	1.09	122
1905	68.6	26	77	58	60.3	12	4.17	53
1904	65.9	72	74.7	88	57.1	47	2.01	112
1903	68.9	23	78.2	37	59.6	15	2.82	97
1902	71.3	8	81.2	13	61.3	5	1.36	119
1901	64.8	84	74	97	55.6	71	1.03	123
1900	67.9	37	78	40	57.8	37	5.59	35
1899	68.8	24	76.6	65	61	7	5.40	39
1898	67.8	39	76.6	65	59	22	4.61	48
1897	61.6	119	73.4	103	49.9	127	2.89	95

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1962	74.4
2018	73.9
2012	72.1
1977	72
1918	71.9
1987	71.7
1911	71.7
1902	71.3
1991	71
2024	70.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1997	60.2
1924	60.2
1917	60.4
1907	60.5
1954	60.8
1945	60.9
1966	61.2
1981	61.4
1961	61.4
1976	61.6
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1995	13.51
1981	12.89
1961	12.22
1990	11.34
1935	9.96
2004	9.31
1983	8.87
1957	8.22
2008	8.07
2024	8.06

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1913	0.59
1965	0.91
1994	0.94
1930	0.97
1926	0.97
1932	0.99
1914	1.03
1901	1.03
1906	1.09
1911	1.30

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 88°F; 17 May 2026
Coldest night: 35°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.18 in; 18 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 3.63 in of precipitation in Evansville, IN, the driest May since 2023, tied 56th driest of 130 (with 1975).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Evansville, IN: 88°F on Sunday 17 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Evansville, IN: a low of 35°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Evansville, IN: 1.18 in on Monday 18 May 2026.