Michigan weather in May: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020
In May, Michigan's statewide normal high is 67°F and normal low 43°F; normal highs run from 57°F in Harrisville to 73°F in Eau Claire (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).
- Statewide normal high
- 67°FMay, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal low
- 43°FMay, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 3.46 inMay
- Warmest place
- 73°Fnormal high, Eau Claire
- Coolest place
- 57°Fnormal high, Harrisville
Where is Michigan warmest and wettest in May?
Eau Claire has the warmest May afternoons (73°F) and Harrisville the coolest (57°F). Hillsdale gets the most precipitation (4.56 in) and Iron Mountain the least (2.20 in). The most snow falls in Bergland (1.6 inches).
Statewide, May averaged 54.0°F in 2021, 57.6°F in 2022, 55.0°F in 2023, 58.2°F in 2024, 53.6°F in 2025, 52.7°F in 2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 54.9°F.
| Place | High | Low | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 70°F | 50°F | 3.72 | 0.0 |
| Grand Rapids | 70°F | 49°F | 4.00 | 0.0 |
| Ann Arbor | 70°F | 46°F | 3.35 | – |
| Lansing | 69°F | 48°F | 3.66 | 0.0 |
| Dearborn | 70°F | 48°F | 3.60 | 0.0 |
| Flint | 69°F | 46°F | 3.68 | 0.0 |
| Kalamazoo | 70°F | 49°F | 3.70 | – |
| Pontiac | 69°F | 48°F | 3.68 | – |
| Kentwood | 70°F | 48°F | 3.97 | – |
| Battle Creek | 70°F | 49°F | 3.72 | – |
| East Lansing | 70°F | 48°F | 4.36 | 0.0 |
| Saginaw | 69°F | 48°F | 3.41 | 0.0 |
| Midland | 68°F | 48°F | 3.74 | – |
| Muskegon | 68°F | 48°F | 3.38 | 0.0 |
| Holland | 69°F | 48°F | 3.76 | – |
| Jackson | 70°F | 48°F | 3.40 | – |
| Burton | 70°F | 44°F | 3.84 | – |
| Port Huron | 67°F | 49°F | 3.53 | 0.0 |
| Marquette | 59°F | 41°F | 2.90 | 0.3 |
| Mount Pleasant | 69°F | 46°F | 3.71 | – |
| Adrian | 70°F | 48°F | 3.12 | – |
| Monroe | 69°F | 49°F | – | – |
| Traverse City | 67°F | 43°F | 2.84 | – |
| Mount Clemens | 68°F | 47°F | 3.59 | 0.0 |
| Owosso | 69°F | 46°F | 4.15 | 0.0 |
| Coldwater | 69°F | 47°F | 4.30 | 0.0 |
| Sault Ste. Marie | 63°F | 41°F | 2.64 | 0.4 |
| Escanaba | 60°F | 41°F | 3.32 | 0.0 |
| Ionia | 68°F | 47°F | 3.97 | 0.0 |
| Niles | 71°F | 48°F | 4.24 | 0.0 |
| East Grand Rapids | 69°F | 46°F | 4.40 | 0.0 |
| Farmington | 69°F | 46°F | 3.61 | 0.0 |
| Grand Haven | 67°F | 47°F | 3.81 | – |
| Cadillac | 66°F | 43°F | 3.63 | – |
| Alpena | 66°F | 41°F | 2.78 | 0.2 |
| Howell | 69°F | 45°F | 3.59 | 0.0 |
| Grosse Pointe Farms | 67°F | 48°F | 3.86 | 0.0 |
| Alma | 69°F | 46°F | 3.73 | 0.0 |
| Charlotte | 68°F | 46°F | 4.03 | 0.0 |
| Lapeer | 69°F | 45°F | 3.24 | 0.0 |
| Greenville | 71°F | 44°F | 4.05 | 0.0 |
| Saline | 71°F | 45°F | 3.71 | – |
| Benton Harbor | 69°F | 47°F | 3.78 | – |
| Tecumseh | 71°F | 45°F | 3.67 | – |
| Big Rapids | 68°F | 43°F | 3.76 | 0.0 |
| Whitmore Lake | 69°F | 45°F | 3.65 | – |
| Hillsdale | 69°F | 47°F | 4.56 | 0.0 |
| Three Rivers | 69°F | 48°F | 4.40 | 0.0 |
| St. Johns | 69°F | 48°F | 3.83 | – |
| Ludington | 67°F | 43°F | – | – |
| Iron Mountain | 66°F | 40°F | 2.20 | – |
| Hastings | 69°F | 45°F | 4.40 | 0.0 |
| Milford | 70°F | 46°F | 3.66 | – |
| Manistee | 67°F | 45°F | 3.29 | – |
| Ishpeming | 62°F | 38°F | 2.95 | – |
| Milan | 70°F | 49°F | 3.88 | – |
| Dundee | 70°F | 48°F | 3.80 | 0.0 |
| Richmond | 69°F | 47°F | 3.81 | 0.0 |
| Petoskey | 61°F | 43°F | 3.07 | 0.1 |
| Houghton Lake | 67°F | 42°F | 3.15 | 0.1 |
| Dowagiac | 69°F | 47°F | 4.19 | – |
| Chelsea | 70°F | 48°F | 3.83 | 0.0 |
| Frankenmuth | 68°F | 45°F | – | – |
| Eaton Rapids | 69°F | 47°F | 4.17 | – |
| Allegan | 68°F | 45°F | – | – |
| Ironwood | 64°F | 40°F | – | – |
| Cheboygan | 62°F | 41°F | 2.88 | 0.1 |
| Hancock | 61°F | 40°F | – | – |
| Fremont | 67°F | 44°F | 3.88 | – |
| Gaylord | 65°F | 42°F | 3.01 | – |
| Caro | 68°F | 45°F | 3.69 | 0.0 |
| Linden | 68°F | 46°F | 3.83 | – |
| Algonac | 70°F | 45°F | 3.61 | – |
| South Haven | 68°F | 49°F | 3.91 | – |
| Durand | 69°F | 47°F | 4.09 | – |
| Essexville | 68°F | 48°F | 3.37 | – |
| Blissfield | 70°F | 48°F | – | – |
| Gladwin | 68°F | 43°F | 3.78 | 0.0 |
| Corunna | 70°F | 45°F | 3.95 | – |
| Bad Axe | 66°F | 45°F | 3.34 | – |
| Rogers City | 64°F | 41°F | 2.89 | 0.2 |
| Manistique | 57°F | 41°F | 2.98 | – |
| Vassar | 69°F | 43°F | 3.55 | – |
| Sandusky | 67°F | 45°F | – | – |
| East Tawas | 65°F | 44°F | 3.24 | 0.0 |
| Cass City | 68°F | 43°F | 3.52 | 0.0 |
| Montague | 67°F | 44°F | 3.35 | 0.0 |
| West Branch | 67°F | 42°F | 3.48 | 0.1 |
| Charlevoix | 61°F | 43°F | 3.05 | 0.1 |
| St. Ignace | 59°F | 40°F | 2.56 | – |
| Carleton | 70°F | 48°F | 3.91 | – |
| Kalkaska | 65°F | 41°F | 3.28 | 0.7 |
| East Jordan | 70°F | 41°F | 2.98 | 0.0 |
| Morenci | 72°F | 46°F | 4.05 | 0.0 |
| Hart | 67°F | 43°F | 4.45 | 0.0 |
| Manchester | 70°F | 47°F | 4.06 | – |
| Auburn | 68°F | 45°F | – | – |
| Goodrich | 69°F | 46°F | 3.71 | – |
| Grayling | 67°F | 41°F | 3.23 | 0.1 |
| Munising | 59°F | 39°F | 3.08 | 0.0 |
| Yale | 66°F | 42°F | 3.31 | 0.0 |
| Baraga | 64°F | 37°F | – | – |
| Harbor Beach | 61°F | 44°F | 3.20 | 0.0 |
| Mio | 67°F | 41°F | – | – |
| Standish | 66°F | 44°F | 3.52 | – |
| Newberry | 62°F | 40°F | 2.77 | – |
| Kent City | 70°F | 44°F | 4.17 | 0.0 |
| Frankfort | 64°F | 45°F | 3.08 | 0.1 |
| Ontonagon | 66°F | 41°F | 3.14 | 1.0 |
| Hesperia | 68°F | 42°F | 3.63 | 0.0 |
| Lexington | 63°F | 45°F | 3.93 | – |
| Onaway | 67°F | 41°F | 3.07 | 0.1 |
| Lake City | 66°F | 41°F | 3.47 | 0.3 |
| Pellston | 66°F | 38°F | 2.79 | – |
| Stephenson | 67°F | 40°F | – | – |
| Port Austin | 64°F | 44°F | 3.09 | – |
| Atlanta | 67°F | 40°F | 3.01 | – |
| Eau Claire | 73°F | 51°F | 3.45 | 0.0 |
| South Boardman | 67°F | 41°F | – | – |
| Bloomingdale | 70°F | 46°F | 4.09 | 0.0 |
| Northport | 62°F | 43°F | 2.86 | 0.1 |
| Fife Lake | 65°F | 40°F | 3.38 | – |
| Harrisville | 57°F | 42°F | 3.23 | 0.0 |
| Wellston | 68°F | 40°F | 3.62 | 0.1 |
| Boyne Falls | 70°F | 43°F | 3.19 | 0.1 |
| Beulah | 66°F | 44°F | 3.16 | 0.0 |
| Big Bay | 60°F | 40°F | 2.80 | 1.1 |
| Lupton | 68°F | 40°F | 3.49 | – |
| Port Hope | 62°F | 45°F | 2.92 | – |
| Amasa | 65°F | 37°F | 3.07 | – |
| St. James | 63°F | 42°F | – | – |
| Grand Marais | 61°F | 40°F | – | – |
| Chatham | 61°F | 38°F | 3.39 | – |
| Maple City | 67°F | 42°F | 3.09 | 0.2 |
| Garden | 62°F | 40°F | 3.16 | – |
| Copper Harbor | 58°F | 41°F | 2.76 | – |
| Greenland | 63°F | 39°F | 3.41 | – |
| Covington | 63°F | 41°F | 3.36 | – |
| Bergland | 64°F | 38°F | 3.67 | 1.6 |
| Cross Village | 62°F | 41°F | 3.04 | 0.1 |
| Alberta Ford Forestry Center | 63°F | 40°F | 3.27 | – |
| Ann Arbor SE | 70°F | 46°F | 3.79 | 0.0 |
| Ann Arbor University of Michigan | 71°F | 47°F | 3.84 | 0.0 |
| Champion Van Riper Park | 66°F | 35°F | – | – |
| Clarksburg | 64°F | 35°F | 2.87 | 0.8 |
| Copper Harbor Fort Wilkins | 57°F | 39°F | 3.55 | – |
| Cornell (5 mi SE) | 66°F | 40°F | 2.94 | 0.1 |
| Detour Village | 59°F | 42°F | 2.62 | 0.0 |
| Engadine Mdot | 62°F | 38°F | – | – |
| Filion (5 mi NNW) | 65°F | 43°F | 3.38 | – |
| Glennie (2 mi SE) | 66°F | 41°F | 3.14 | 0.0 |
| Gull Lake Biological Station | 72°F | 49°F | 3.93 | – |
| Hale (5 mi SSW) #2 | 67°F | 42°F | – | – |
| Hale Loud Dam | 66°F | 42°F | 3.33 | – |
| Hell | 70°F | 47°F | – | – |
| Herman | 62°F | 39°F | 3.40 | 2.2 |
| Iron Mountain-Kingsford Wastewater Treatment Plant | 66°F | 42°F | 3.48 | 0.2 |
| Jacobsville | 60°F | 36°F | 3.37 | – |
| Ki Sawyer Wastewater Treatment Plant | 63°F | 41°F | 3.14 | – |
| Moran | 62°F | 39°F | 2.55 | 0.0 |
| Munsing Lakeshore | 59°F | 39°F | 2.77 | – |
| NW Michigan Research Farm | 65°F | 45°F | 2.88 | 0.0 |
| Newport (4 mi SSE) | 68°F | 48°F | 3.64 | 0.0 |
| Oil City (2 mi S) | 68°F | 43°F | – | – |
| Old Mission (3 mi SSW) | 66°F | 43°F | 3.05 | – |
| Paradise | 59°F | 38°F | 2.81 | – |
| Paulding | 64°F | 38°F | 3.36 | – |
| Pickford (3 mi NE) | 65°F | 38°F | 2.75 | – |
| Pontiac Wastewater Treatment Plant | 69°F | 49°F | 3.81 | 0.0 |
| Rapid River (4 mi SSE) | 63°F | 41°F | 3.49 | – |
| Rudyard (4 mi N) | 66°F | 39°F | 2.65 | 0.1 |
| Rudyard (5 mi SE) | 62°F | 37°F | 2.68 | – |
| St Ignace Mackinac Bridge | 61°F | 42°F | – | – |
| Stambaugh (2 mi SSE) | 64°F | 37°F | 3.17 | 0.3 |
| Tahquamenon Falls State Park | 62°F | 36°F | 2.58 | 0.2 |
| Tipton (2 mi WNW) | 70°F | 45°F | 4.02 | – |
| Traverse City Munson | 65°F | 42°F | 3.45 | 0.0 |
| Trout Lake (1 mi SW) | 65°F | 40°F | 2.72 | 0.1 |
| Vanderbilt (11 mi ENE) | 67°F | 38°F | 2.92 | 0.2 |
| Watton (2 mi WSW) | 64°F | 39°F | 3.02 | 1.0 |
| White Lake (4 mi E) | 67°F | 44°F | 3.86 | 0.0 |
| Whitefish Point | 58°F | 38°F | 2.56 | 0.1 |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.