Springfield weather in May

In May, Springfield sees average daytime highs of 66°F and overnight lows near 46°F, with 3.2 in of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 63°F in the first days to 68°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Springfield's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Springfield's year-round climate.

Daytime high
66°
5th warmest
Overnight low
46°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3.2 in
10.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:52 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
4 mph
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Springfield is city in Lane County, Oregon, United States.

Density
1,488/km²
people per km²
Founded
1885

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 63°F in the first days to 68°F by the end.

A typical May day in Springfield reaches about 66°F in the afternoon and slips back to 46°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 55°F and 78°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°F warmer than April and about 6°F cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Springfield

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Springfield weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan48° / 35°6.916.51.79.11.5
Feb51° / 36°5.414.91.910.22.2
Mar55° / 38°6.316.91.311.62.9
Apr59° / 41°5.115.60.413.23.9
May66° / 46°3.210.3014.55.9
Jun72° / 50°1.77.3015.27.2
Jul81° / 54°0.31.50158.1
Aug82° / 54°0.52.2013.87.8
Sep75° / 50°1.65012.38.0
Oct64° / 44°4.210.6010.85.7
Nov53° / 39°7.316.40.69.42.5
Dec47° / 35°8.1171.88.81.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33862
43961
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Springfield gets around 3.2 in of rain over 10.3 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
238
337
436
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734
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1435
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
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Wind in May

Winds average 4 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:11 AM to 4:39 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:117:07
214.05:107:08
314.05:087:10
414.15:077:11
514.15:067:12
614.25:047:13
714.25:037:14
814.25:017:16
914.35:007:17
1014.34:597:18
1114.44:587:19
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Springfield

In seasonPeak

None of Springfield's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Springfield's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Springfield?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Springfield for sightseeing.

What to pack for Springfield in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Springfield sees daytime highs around 66°F and nights near 46°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Springfield in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Springfield peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct4Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Springfield in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Springfield is worst in September — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.1× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1537 µg/m³Jan 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Springfield?

Springfield sits at 44.0°N, 123.0°W, 459 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Eugene, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around Springfield

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Springfield.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Springfield has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 692 ft around an average of 499 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,612 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,388 ft.

The land around Springfield is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 2 miles, trees (58%) and grassland (23%) within 10 miles, and trees (84%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
692 ft
10 miles
2,612 ft
50 miles
6,388 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Eugene 3.1 mi · Lebanon 34 mi · Corvallis 38 mi · Albany 41 mi · Roseburg 60 mi · Four Corners 61 mi · Salem 62 mi · Dallas 62 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Springfield (44.0462°, -123.022°, elevation 459 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).