Whitefish weather in May: Whitefish, Montana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Whitefish in May has a normal high of 64°F and a normal low of 39°F, a daily mean of 51°F, rising from 59°F on the 1st to 67°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal May, 1.99 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 18°C and low of 4°C, 51 mm of precipitation and 0 cm of snow in May.
- NOAA stationWhitefish
- Station IDUSC00248902
- Location48.41°N 114.36°W
- Elevation3,100 ft (945 m)
- Population9,256
- Jan 29° 16°
- Feb 34° 16°
- Mar 43° 23°
- Apr 53° 30°
- May 64° 39°
- Jun 70° 45°
- Jul 81° 50°
- Aug 80° 48°
- Sep 69° 40°
- Oct 53° 31°
- Nov 38° 24°
- Dec 29° 18°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Whitefish in May?
The normal high is 64°F and the normal low 39°F, for a daily mean of 51.2°F. May is 9.6°F warmer than April and 6.2°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Whitefish and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 59°F on May 1 to 67°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 49°F and 54°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 46%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 59°F | 34°F | 34% | 16% |
| May 8 | 62°F | 37°F | 36% | 18% |
| May 15 | 64°F | 39°F | 38% | 21% |
| May 22 | 65°F | 41°F | 42% | 24% |
| May 31 | 67°F | 43°F | 46% | 28% |
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 | 59°F | 34°F | 34% | 16% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 59°F | 34°F | 34% | 16% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 3 | 60°F | 35°F | 35% | 16% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 60°F | 35°F | 35% | 17% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 61°F | 36°F | 35% | 17% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 61°F | 36°F | 35% | 17% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 61°F | 36°F | 36% | 18% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 62°F | 37°F | 36% | 18% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 62°F | 37°F | 36% | 18% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 62°F | 37°F | 36% | 19% | 15 h |
| May 11 | 63°F | 38°F | 37% | 19% | 15 h |
| May 12 | 63°F | 38°F | 37% | 19% | 15 h |
| May 13 | 63°F | 38°F | 38% | 20% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 14 | 63°F | 39°F | 38% | 20% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 15 | 64°F | 39°F | 38% | 21% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 16 | 64°F | 39°F | 39% | 21% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 17 | 64°F | 40°F | 39% | 22% | 15 h 20 min |
| May 18 | 64°F | 40°F | 40% | 22% | 15 h 20 min |
| May 19 | 65°F | 40°F | 41% | 23% | 15 h 20 min |
| May 20 | 65°F | 40°F | 41% | 23% | 15 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 65°F | 41°F | 42% | 24% | 15 h 30 min |
| May 22 | 65°F | 41°F | 42% | 24% | 15 h 30 min |
| May 23 | 65°F | 41°F | 43% | 25% | 15 h 30 min |
| May 24 | 66°F | 41°F | 43% | 25% | 15 h 30 min |
| May 25 | 66°F | 42°F | 44% | 26% | 15 h 30 min |
| May 26 | 66°F | 42°F | 44% | 26% | 15 h 40 min |
| May 27 | 66°F | 42°F | 44% | 27% | 15 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 66°F | 42°F | 45% | 27% | 15 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 66°F | 42°F | 45% | 28% | 15 h 40 min |
| May 30 | 66°F | 43°F | 46% | 28% | 15 h 40 min |
| May 31 | 67°F | 43°F | 46% | 28% | 15 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 64°FMay average
- Normal low
- 39°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 1.99 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.1 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 6
- Daylight
- 14 h 30 min to 15 h 50 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 10
- Days at 80°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 68%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00248902; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Whitefish in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around May 31 (46%). In all, 1.99 in falls on 12 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Whitefish, 6 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.1 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00248902.
How does May in Whitefish compare across Montana?
Across the 141 places PlainClimate covers in Montana, May normal highs run from 54°F in Cooke City to 72°F in Savage; Whitefish's is 64°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.