Marquette weather in May: Marquette, Michigan: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Marquette in May has a normal high of 59°F and a normal low of 41°F, a daily mean of 50°F, rising from 53°F on the 1st to 64°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal May, 2.90 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 15°C and low of 5°C, 74 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in May.
- NOAA stationMarquette
- Station IDUSW00014838
- Location46.55°N 87.38°W
- Elevation665 ft (203 m)
- Population21,845
- Jan 25° 12°
- Feb 27° 13°
- Mar 35° 21°
- Apr 46° 31°
- May 59° 41°
- Jun 68° 50°
- Jul 75° 58°
- Aug 74° 58°
- Sep 67° 52°
- Oct 54° 40°
- Nov 41° 29°
- Dec 30° 19°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Marquette in May?
The normal high is 59°F and the normal low 41°F, for a daily mean of 49.8°F. May is 11.4°F warmer than April and 9.2°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Marquette and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 53°F on May 1 to 64°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 46°F and 53°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 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 53°F | 36°F | 35% | 20% |
| May 8 | 56°F | 38°F | 36% | 21% |
| May 15 | 59°F | 41°F | 38% | 22% |
| May 22 | 61°F | 43°F | 39% | 22% |
| May 31 | 64°F | 45°F | 39% | 23% |
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 | 53°F | 36°F | 35% | 20% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 2 | 53°F | 37°F | 35% | 20% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 3 | 54°F | 37°F | 35% | 20% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 4 | 54°F | 37°F | 36% | 20% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 5 | 55°F | 38°F | 36% | 20% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 6 | 55°F | 38°F | 36% | 20% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 7 | 56°F | 38°F | 36% | 21% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 8 | 56°F | 38°F | 36% | 21% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 9 | 56°F | 39°F | 36% | 21% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 10 | 57°F | 39°F | 37% | 21% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 57°F | 39°F | 37% | 21% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 58°F | 40°F | 37% | 22% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 58°F | 40°F | 37% | 22% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 14 | 58°F | 40°F | 38% | 22% | 15 h |
| May 15 | 59°F | 41°F | 38% | 22% | 15 h |
| May 16 | 59°F | 41°F | 38% | 22% | 15 h |
| May 17 | 59°F | 41°F | 38% | 22% | 15 h |
| May 18 | 60°F | 41°F | 38% | 22% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 19 | 60°F | 42°F | 38% | 22% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 60°F | 42°F | 38% | 22% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 61°F | 42°F | 38% | 22% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 22 | 61°F | 43°F | 39% | 22% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 61°F | 43°F | 39% | 23% | 15 h 20 min |
| May 24 | 62°F | 43°F | 39% | 23% | 15 h 20 min |
| May 25 | 62°F | 44°F | 39% | 23% | 15 h 20 min |
| May 26 | 62°F | 44°F | 39% | 23% | 15 h 20 min |
| May 27 | 63°F | 44°F | 39% | 23% | 15 h 20 min |
| May 28 | 63°F | 44°F | 39% | 23% | 15 h 30 min |
| May 29 | 63°F | 45°F | 39% | 23% | 15 h 30 min |
| May 30 | 63°F | 45°F | 39% | 23% | 15 h 30 min |
| May 31 | 64°F | 45°F | 39% | 23% | 15 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 59°FMay average
- Normal low
- 41°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 2.90 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.3 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 3
- Daylight
- 14 h 20 min to 15 h 30 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 7
- Days at 80°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014838; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Marquette in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around May 31 (39%). In all, 2.90 in falls on 12 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Marquette, 3 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014838.
What are the records for May in Marquette?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1860) is 100°F, on May 28, 1969; the coldest is 16°F, on May 2, 1861. The wettest May brought 8.09 in (1894); the snowiest, 12.0 inches (1990).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 49.8°F: 2021 50.8°F (+1.0), 2022 50.6°F (+0.8), 2023 49.4°F (−0.4), 2024 51.1°F (+1.3), 2025 48.7°F (−1.1), 2026 47.9°F (−1.9). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.8°F | +1.0°F | 0.82 in |
| 2022 | 50.6°F | +0.8°F | 2.32 in |
| 2023 | 49.4°F | −0.4°F | 5.30 in |
| 2024 | 51.1°F | +1.3°F | 2.85 in |
| 2025 | 48.7°F | −1.1°F | 1.98 in |
| 2026 | 47.9°F | −1.9°F | 0.70 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00014838; recent months: ACIS, station USW00014838. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Marquette compare across Michigan?
Across the 140 places PlainClimate covers in Michigan, May normal highs run from 57°F in Harrisville to 73°F in Eau Claire; Marquette's is 59°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.