Battle Creek, MI: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 57.1°F in Battle Creek, MI, the coldest May since 2025, 46th coldest of 132.

May 2026

Mean temperature: 57.1°F; Coldest since 2025; 46th coldest of 132
Precipitation: 1.64 in; Driest since 2021; 15th driest of 132

A normal May in Battle Creek, MI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 58.8°F, between 55.5°F and 63.3°F in eight years of ten and 3.09 in of precipitation, between 1.55 in and 7.15 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Battle Creek, MI since 1895: 57.1°F in 2026; the lowest is 51°F, in 1997.

Normal range, 55.5 to 63.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Battle Creek, MI from 1895 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	57.1	87	68.8	80	45.3	90	1.64	117	0
2025	56.6	92	66.9	103	46.3	79	3.55	62	1
2024	63.7	9	75.2	13	52.2	9	4.18	43	0
2023	59.5	53	72.3	40	46.7	70	1.79	114	0
2022	62.5	17	72.5	36	52.4	7	3.76	55	0
2021	58.4	71	70.1	67	46.6	73	0.66	132	0
2020	57.7	79	67.1	100	48.2	45	6.52	11	0
2019	58.1	75	67.9	92	48.2	45	4.59	35	0
2018	65.7	4	76.1	10	55.4	1	7.45	5	0
2017	57.8	78	67.8	93	47.7	58	2.88	79	0
2016	58.6	68	69.3	76	48	52	2.90	78	0
2015	62.4	19	72.8	31	51.9	12	5.17	25	0
2014	59.4	54	70.6	61	48.6	40	3.14	73	1
2013	62.4	19	73.2	28	51.5	14	1.64	117	0
2012	63.1	16	74.6	19	51.5	14	0.96	128	0
2011	59.9	49	69.1	78	50.7	19	6.97	9	0
2010	62.3	21	72.2	42	52.4	7	5.05	27	0
2009	58.9	63	69.9	70	47.8	56	1.57	119	0
2008	56.2	93	67.5	95	45	92	1.89	112	0
2007	63.2	14	74.8	18	51.5	14	2.79	85	0
2006	58.8	66	68.5	84	49	35	4.24	41	0
2005	55.5	104	66.2	110	44.9	93	1.65	116	0
2004	60.5	37	70.7	58	50.4	21	8.86	1	0
2003	55.4	109	65.4	116	45.4	89	3.56	61	2
2002	52.8	123	63	125	42.7	115	3.59	59	0
2001	60.6	35	70.8	56	50.4	21	7.15	8	0
2000	60	44	69.2	77	50.7	19	7.19	7	0
1999	60.9	32	72.1	43	49.8	31	2.20	102	0
1998	65.1	6	76.6	6	53.7	3	2.03	108	0
1997	51	132	62.6	127	39.4	132	4.14	45	0
1996	56.7	91	66.9	103	46.5	75	3.05	75	0
1995	57.2	85	68.5	84	45.9	84	3.85	51	0
1994	56.1	94	68.9	79	43.4	110	0.83	129	0
1993	58.3	72	70.5	62	46.2	80	2.06	107	1
1992	57.5	83	70.8	56	44.2	101	1.41	121	0
1991	64.6	7	76.5	7	52.1	10	2.61	91	1
1990	54.6	115	66.1	112	43.2	112	4.04	47	0
1989	55.8	100	67.5	95	44	104	6.30	12	0
1988	60.5	37	74.6	19	46.5	75	1.18	125	0
1987	63.3	12	76.4	9	50.2	25	1.78	115	0
1986	59.8	50	71.2	53	48.4	43	3.57	60	0
1985	61.7	26	75.5	12	48	52	4.90	32	1
1984	54.3	116	65.7	114	42.9	113	4.62	33	0
1983	54.2	117	66.2	110	42.3	119	5.53	19	0
1982	65.4	5	77.5	5	53.3	4	4.91	31	0
1981	56.8	89	68.8	80	44.8	95	3.47	65	0
1980	60	44	72.5	36	47.5	62	3.81	52	0
1979	58.5	70	70.3	64	46.7	70	2.86	80	0
1978	59.7	52	71.3	52	48.2	45	3.01	76	0
1977	66.4	2	81.3	1	51.5	14	1.18	125	0
1976	54.9	113	68.2	88	41.6	123	4.45	37	0
1975	61	31	74.6	19	47.8	56	3.89	49	1
1974	56	96	67.1	100	44.8	95	4.16	44	0
1973	54.2	117	64.7	119	44.1	103	5.15	26	1
1972	58.7	67	71.8	48	46.2	80	3.49	64	2
1971	55.9	98	70	68	41.9	122	1.50	120	0
1970	61.2	30	72.4	38	49.9	28	4.23	42	0
1969	57.2	85	68.5	84	46	82	5.18	24	0
1968	54	119	63.7	123	44.2	101	2.68	89	0
1967	51.8	128	62.1	130	41.5	125	2.52	96	0
1966	51.8	128	62.3	128	41.4	127	4.96	28	0
1965	62	24	73.8	25	50.2	25	2.55	95	0
1964	61.6	27	73.6	26	49.5	33	2.86	80	0
1963	55.7	101	67.5	95	44	104	3.66	57	0
1962	63.4	11	75.2	13	51.7	13	3.34	68	0
1961	55.5	104	68.2	88	42.9	113	1.39	122	0
1960	57.6	80	67.1	100	48.1	50	3.51	63	0
1959	64	8	74.9	17	53	6	2.19	103	0
1958	59.2	58	72	44	46.5	75	1.06	127	0
1957	57.9	76	67.7	94	48.1	50	3.13	74	0
1956	58.2	74	68.8	80	47.6	60	3.47	65	0
1955	60.4	39	72.8	31	47.9	54	2.12	106	0
1954	53.8	120	65.6	115	42	121	1.83	113	0
1953	60.3	41	71.6	49	49	35	2.01	110	0
1952	55.6	102	66.5	109	44.7	97	5.23	21	0
1951	59.3	56	71.1	54	47.5	62	3.16	72	0
1950	59.2	58	71.9	46	46.6	73	1.31	124	0
1949	60	44	72.7	34	47.3	65	3.28	69	0
1948	54.7	114	65.9	113	43.4	110	5.65	18	0
1947	52.4	125	62.2	129	42.5	117	6.13	13	0
1946	55.4	109	66.8	106	43.9	106	5.94	14	0
1945	51.1	131	60.7	132	41.5	125	6.97	9	0
1944	62.1	22	72	44	52.1	10	2.24	101	0
1943	55.5	104	65.1	117	46	82	8.26	2	0
1942	59.1	60	69.6	74	48.7	39	5.84	15	0
1941	61.6	27	73.1	29	50.2	25	3.38	67	0
1940	55.3	111	66.8	106	43.7	107	4.37	38	0
1939	61.8	25	75	16	48.6	40	2.64	90	0
1938	58.6	68	70.3	64	46.9	69	7.75	3	0
1937	58.9	63	70.7	58	47	68	2.82	84	0
1936	63.2	14	76.5	7	49.9	28	0.71	131	0
1935	53	121	64	121	42.1	120	5.67	17	0
1934	63.5	10	77.9	4	49.1	34	1.92	111	0
1933	60.4	39	70.4	63	50.3	23	4.62	33	0
1932	59.8	50	72.4	38	47.2	67	3.96	48	0
1931	58.9	63	71.9	46	45.9	84	2.72	88	0
1930	60.3	41	72.3	40	48.2	45	3.79	53	0
1929	56	96	68.6	83	43.5	108	4.95	30	0
1928	58.3	72	70.9	55	45.6	88	3.87	50	0
1927	57	88	68.1	91	45.9	84	5.53	19	0
1926	59.4	54	74.3	22	44.5	99	2.61	91	0
1925	55.3	111	69.8	71	40.8	130	0.74	130	0
1924	52.4	125	63.8	122	41	128	2.76	87	0
1923	56.1	94	69.8	71	42.4	118	2.79	85	0
1922	63.3	12	75.8	11	50.8	18	3.60	58	0
1921	62.5	17	75.1	15	49.9	28	3.27	70	0
1920	57.6	80	70	68	45.3	90	2.16	105	0
1919	55.5	104	67.5	95	43.5	108	3.79	53	0
1918	62.1	22	73.9	24	50.3	23	4.52	36	0
1917	51.5	130	61.5	131	41.6	123	2.44	97	0
1916	57.9	76	68.2	88	47.6	60	4.96	28	0
1915	53	121	63.3	124	42.7	115	5.23	21	0
1914	60	44	71.6	49	48.3	44	7.69	4	0
1913	57.4	84	68.3	87	46.5	75	3.26	71	0
1912	60.2	43	71.6	49	48.8	37	3.69	56	0
1911	65.9	3	78.6	2	53.2	5	1.32	123	0
1910	52.5	124	64.3	120	40.6	131	5.19	23	0
1909	55.6	102	66.6	108	44.6	98	2.92	77	0
1908	59	61	69.5	75	48.5	42	5.73	16	0
1907	51.9	127	62.8	126	40.9	129	2.86	80	0
1906	59	61	69.7	73	48.2	45	2.42	98	0
1905	55.5	104	65.1	117	45.8	87	7.43	6	0
1904	57.6	80	70.3	64	44.9	93	2.60	93	0
1903	60.6	35	73.5	27	47.7	58	2.39	100	0
1902	60	44	72.7	34	47.3	65	4.35	39	0
1901	56.8	89	66.9	103	46.7	70	2.57	94	0
1900	60.8	33	72.8	31	48.8	37	4.32	40	0
1899	61.3	29	72.9	30	49.6	32	4.09	46	0
1898	59.3	56	70.7	58	47.9	54	2.18	104	0
1897	55.9	98	67.4	99	44.5	99	2.85	83	0
1896	66.6	1	78.5	3	54.7	2	2.40	99	0
1895	60.7	34	74	23	47.4	64	2.03	108	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1896	66.6
1977	66.4
1911	65.9
2018	65.7
1982	65.4
1998	65.1
1991	64.6
1959	64
2024	63.7
1934	63.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1997	51
1945	51.1
1917	51.5
1967	51.8
1966	51.8
1907	51.9
1947	52.4
1924	52.4
1910	52.5
2002	52.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2004	8.86
1943	8.26
1938	7.75
1914	7.69
2018	7.45
1905	7.43
2000	7.19
2001	7.15
2011	6.97
1945	6.97

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2021	0.66
1936	0.71
1925	0.74
1994	0.83
2012	0.96
1958	1.06
1988	1.18
1977	1.18
1950	1.31
1911	1.32

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 85°F; 18 May 2026, 17 May 2026
Coldest night: 28°F; 2 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.74 in; 24 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 1.64 in of precipitation in Battle Creek, MI, the driest May since 2021, tied 15th driest of 132 (with 2013).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Battle Creek, MI: 85°F on Monday 18 May 2026 and Sunday 17 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Battle Creek, MI: a low of 28°F on Saturday 2 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Battle Creek, MI: 0.74 in on Sunday 24 May 2026.