Baraboo weather in May: Baraboo, Wisconsin: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Baraboo in May has a normal high of 70°F and a normal low of 46°F, a daily mean of 58°F, rising from 64°F on the 1st to 75°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal May, 4.28 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 8°C, 109 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationBaraboo
- Station IDUSC00470516
- Location43.46°N 89.73°W
- Elevation823 ft (251 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population13,096
- Jan 28° 10°
- Feb 32° 13°
- Mar 44° 23°
- Apr 57° 34°
- May 70° 46°
- Jun 79° 56°
- Jul 83° 60°
- Aug 81° 58°
- Sep 74° 50°
- Oct 61° 38°
- Nov 46° 28°
- Dec 33° 17°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Baraboo in May?
The normal high is 70°F and the normal low 46°F, for a daily mean of 57.9°F. May is 12.3°F warmer than April and 9.7°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Baraboo and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 64°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 55°F and 61°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 42%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 64°F | 40°F | 41% | 27% |
| May 8 | 67°F | 43°F | 42% | 27% |
| May 15 | 69°F | 46°F | 41% | 27% |
| May 22 | 72°F | 49°F | 41% | 27% |
| May 31 | 75°F | 52°F | 40% | 27% |
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 64°F | 40°F | 41% | 27% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 2 | 64°F | 41°F | 41% | 27% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 3 | 65°F | 41°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 4 | 65°F | 41°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 5 | 66°F | 42°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 6 | 66°F | 42°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 7 | 66°F | 43°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 8 | 67°F | 43°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 9 | 67°F | 44°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 10 | 68°F | 44°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 11 | 68°F | 44°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 12 | 68°F | 45°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 13 | 69°F | 45°F | 42% | 27% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 14 | 69°F | 46°F | 41% | 27% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 15 | 69°F | 46°F | 41% | 27% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 16 | 70°F | 46°F | 41% | 27% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 17 | 70°F | 47°F | 41% | 27% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 18 | 70°F | 47°F | 41% | 27% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 19 | 71°F | 48°F | 41% | 27% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 20 | 71°F | 48°F | 41% | 27% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 21 | 72°F | 48°F | 41% | 27% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 22 | 72°F | 49°F | 41% | 27% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 23 | 72°F | 49°F | 41% | 27% | 15 h |
| May 24 | 73°F | 49°F | 41% | 27% | 15 h |
| May 25 | 73°F | 50°F | 41% | 27% | 15 h |
| May 26 | 73°F | 50°F | 41% | 27% | 15 h |
| May 27 | 74°F | 50°F | 41% | 27% | 15 h |
| May 28 | 74°F | 51°F | 41% | 27% | 15 h |
| May 29 | 74°F | 51°F | 41% | 27% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 30 | 75°F | 52°F | 40% | 27% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 31 | 75°F | 52°F | 40% | 27% | 15 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 70°FMay average
- Normal low
- 46°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.28 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 3
- Daylight
- 14 h 10 min to 15 h 10 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 16
- Days at 80°F or more
- 6
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00470516; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Baraboo in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 41% on average, highest around May 5 (42%). In all, 4.28 in falls on 13 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Baraboo, 1 days reach 90°F and 3 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00470516.
What are the records for May in Baraboo?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 96°F, on May 28, 2018; the coldest is 19°F, on May 5, 1996. The wettest May brought 9.88 in (2004).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 57.9°F: 2021 57.0°F (−0.9), 2022 59.3°F (+1.4), 2023 58.0°F (+0.1), 2024 60.8°F (+2.9), 2025 57.6°F (−0.3), 2026 56.4°F (−1.5). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57.0°F | −0.9°F | 4.34 in |
| 2022 | 59.3°F | +1.4°F | 2.74 in |
| 2023 | 58.0°F | +0.1°F | 0.99 in |
| 2024 | 60.8°F | +2.9°F | 5.50 in |
| 2025 | 57.6°F | −0.3°F | 3.43 in |
| 2026 | 56.4°F | −1.5°F | 2.80 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00470516; recent months: ACIS, station USC00470516. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Baraboo compare across Wisconsin?
Across the 165 places PlainClimate covers in Wisconsin, May normal highs run from 57°F in Superior to 73°F in Mondovi; Baraboo's is 70°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.