Fond du Lac weather in May: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Fond du Lac in May has a normal high of 68°F and a normal low of 47°F, a daily mean of 57°F, rising from 62°F on the 1st to 74°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal May, 3.31 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 20°C and low of 8°C, 84 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationFond Du Lac County Airport
- Station IDUSW00004840
- Location43.77°N 88.49°W
- Elevation809 ft (247 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population44,469
- Jan 27° 11°
- Feb 30° 14°
- Mar 42° 24°
- Apr 56° 35°
- May 68° 47°
- Jun 78° 57°
- Jul 82° 61°
- Aug 80° 59°
- Sep 73° 51°
- Oct 59° 40°
- Nov 45° 29°
- Dec 32° 18°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Fond du Lac in May?
The normal high is 68°F and the normal low 47°F, for a daily mean of 57.4°F. May is 12.0°F warmer than April and 10.0°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Fond du Lac and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 12°F, from 62°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 54°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 41%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 62°F | 41°F | 39% | 24% |
| May 8 | 65°F | 43°F | 39% | 25% |
| May 15 | 68°F | 46°F | 40% | 25% |
| May 22 | 71°F | 49°F | 41% | 25% |
| May 31 | 74°F | 52°F | 41% | 26% |
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 | 62°F | 41°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 2 | 63°F | 41°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 3 | 63°F | 41°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 4 | 64°F | 42°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 5 | 64°F | 42°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 6 | 64°F | 43°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 7 | 65°F | 43°F | 39% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 8 | 65°F | 43°F | 39% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 9 | 66°F | 44°F | 39% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 10 | 66°F | 44°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 11 | 66°F | 45°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 12 | 67°F | 45°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 13 | 67°F | 45°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 14 | 68°F | 46°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 15 | 68°F | 46°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 16 | 68°F | 47°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 17 | 69°F | 47°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 18 | 69°F | 47°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 19 | 69°F | 48°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 20 | 70°F | 48°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 21 | 70°F | 49°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 22 | 71°F | 49°F | 41% | 25% | 15 h |
| May 23 | 71°F | 49°F | 41% | 26% | 15 h |
| May 24 | 71°F | 50°F | 41% | 26% | 15 h |
| May 25 | 72°F | 50°F | 41% | 26% | 15 h |
| May 26 | 72°F | 51°F | 41% | 26% | 15 h |
| May 27 | 72°F | 51°F | 41% | 26% | 15 h |
| May 28 | 73°F | 51°F | 41% | 26% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 29 | 73°F | 52°F | 41% | 26% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 30 | 73°F | 52°F | 41% | 26% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 31 | 74°F | 52°F | 41% | 26% | 15 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 68°FMay average
- Normal low
- 47°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 3.31 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 14 h 10 min to 15 h 10 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 14
- Days at 80°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00004840; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Fond du Lac in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 40% on average, highest around May 28 (41%). In all, 3.31 in falls on 13 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Fond du Lac, 1 days reach 90°F and 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00004840.
What are the records for May in Fond du Lac?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1996) is 95°F, on May 28, 2018; the coldest is 25°F, on May 3, 2004. The wettest May brought 9.70 in (2004).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 57.4°F: 2021 58.4°F (+1.0), 2022 60.3°F (+2.9), 2023 58.5°F (+1.1), 2024 60.0°F (+2.6), 2025 54.7°F (−2.7), 2026 55.6°F (−1.8). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58.4°F | +1.0°F | 3.03 in |
| 2022 | 60.3°F | +2.9°F | 2.91 in |
| 2023 | 58.5°F | +1.1°F | 1.99 in |
| 2024 | 60.0°F | +2.6°F | 7.00 in |
| 2025 | 54.7°F | −2.7°F | 4.21 in |
| 2026 | 55.6°F | −1.8°F | 1.02 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00004840; recent months: ACIS, station USW00004840. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Fond du Lac 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; Fond du Lac's is 68°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.