Beloit weather in May: Beloit, Wisconsin: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May

Beloit in May has a normal high of 67°F and a normal low of 46°F, a daily mean of 56°F, rising from 61°F on the 1st to 72°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal May, 4.34 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 19°C and low of 8°C, 110 mm of precipitation in May.

  • NOAA stationBeloit
  • Station IDUSC00470696
  • Location42.50°N 89.03°W
  • Elevation788 ft (240 m)
  • Population36,633
  1. Jan 25° 11°
  2. Feb 29° 14°
  3. Mar 42° 24°
  4. Apr 55° 34°
  5. May 67° 46°
  6. Jun 76° 56°
  7. Jul 80° 60°
  8. Aug 78° 58°
  9. Sep 71° 50°
  10. Oct 58° 39°
  11. Nov 43° 27°
  12. Dec 31° 17°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Beloit in May?

The normal high is 67°F and the normal low 46°F, for a daily mean of 56.1°F. May is 11.5°F warmer than April and 9.8°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Beloit and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 61°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 53°F and 59°F.

Beloit in May, day by day: normal high and low

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 38%).

Normal high and low on five days of May, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
May 161°F40°F37%26%
May 864°F43°F38%26%
May 1566°F45°F38%27%
May 2269°F48°F37%27%
May 3172°F51°F37%27%
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
Beloit: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of May
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
May 161°F40°F37%26%14 h
May 261°F41°F37%26%14 h
May 362°F41°F37%26%14 h 10 min
May 462°F41°F37%26%14 h 10 min
May 563°F42°F37%26%14 h 10 min
May 663°F42°F38%26%14 h 10 min
May 763°F42°F38%26%14 h 20 min
May 864°F43°F38%26%14 h 20 min
May 964°F43°F38%27%14 h 20 min
May 1064°F44°F38%27%14 h 20 min
May 1165°F44°F38%27%14 h 30 min
May 1265°F44°F38%27%14 h 30 min
May 1366°F45°F38%27%14 h 30 min
May 1466°F45°F38%27%14 h 30 min
May 1566°F45°F38%27%14 h 30 min
May 1667°F46°F38%27%14 h 40 min
May 1767°F46°F38%27%14 h 40 min
May 1867°F47°F37%27%14 h 40 min
May 1968°F47°F37%27%14 h 40 min
May 2068°F47°F37%27%14 h 40 min
May 2168°F48°F37%27%14 h 50 min
May 2269°F48°F37%27%14 h 50 min
May 2369°F48°F37%27%14 h 50 min
May 2469°F49°F37%27%14 h 50 min
May 2570°F49°F37%27%14 h 50 min
May 2670°F49°F37%27%15 h
May 2770°F50°F37%27%15 h
May 2871°F50°F37%27%15 h
May 2971°F50°F37%27%15 h
May 3071°F51°F37%27%15 h
May 3172°F51°F37%27%15 h
Normal high
67°FMay average
Normal low
46°FMay average
Precipitation
4.34 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
120.01 inch or more
Nights at 32°F or colder
1
Daylight
14 h to 15 hMay 1 to May 31
Days at 70°F or more
15
Days at 80°F or more
6
Sunshine
71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00470696; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Beloit in May?

On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around May 9 (38%). In all, 4.34 in falls on 12 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.

In a normal May in Beloit, 1 nights fall to freezing.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00470696.

What are the records for May in Beloit?

The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 103°F, on May 31, 1934; the coldest is 26°F, on May 9, 1966. The wettest May brought 8.37 in (1933); the snowiest, 2.0 inches (1935).

The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 56.1°F: 2021 58.1°F (+2.0), 2022 61.5°F (+5.4), 2023 59.7°F (+3.6), 2024 63.2°F (+7.1), 2025 57.8°F (+1.7), 2026 59.3°F (+3.2). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Beloit: May in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
MayMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202158.1°F+2.0°F2.22 in
202261.5°F+5.4°F2.51 in
202359.7°F+3.6°F2.26 in
202463.2°F+7.1°F3.68 in
202557.8°F+1.7°F2.27 in
202659.3°F+3.2°F0.78 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USC00470696; recent months: ACIS, station USC00470696. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does May in Beloit 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; Beloit's is 67°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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