Duluth, MN: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 49.8°F in Duluth, MN, the coldest May since 2019, tied 73rd coldest of 152 (with 1901).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 49.8°F; Coldest since 2019; 73rd coldest of 152
Precipitation: 1.27 in; Driest since 2023; 15th driest of 155

A normal May in Duluth, MN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 51.8°F, between 48°F and 54.7°F in eight years of ten and 3.44 in of precipitation, between 1.90 in and 4.86 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Duluth, MN since 1875: 49.8°F in 2026; the lowest is 38.8°F, in 1907.

Normal range, 48 to 54.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Duluth, MN from 1872 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	49.8	79	61.8	55	37.9	118	1.27	141	0
2025	53.3	20	66	8	40.5	61	1.48	136	0
2024	53.1	26	63.5	32	42.7	21	4.15	39	0
2023	54	11	65.4	11	42.6	24	0.80	152	0
2022	52.6	38	62.3	46	42.9	19	4.79	23	0
2021	53.5	18	64.8	20	42.2	28	1.88	119	0
2020	51.6	46	61.7	56	41.5	42	0.94	147	0
2019	49.3	88	59.7	75	39	93	3.87	51	0
2018	57.7	1	71.1	1	44.3	5	2.21	102	0
2017	50.3	67	59.9	74	40.7	59	4.11	42	0
2016	53.2	22	65	15	41.3	47	1.87	120	0
2015	51.7	43	61.9	53	41.5	42	3.73	53	0
2014	51.9	41	62	48	41.8	34	4.37	35	0
2013	49.5	86	59.6	77	39.5	81	3.67	54	0
2012	55	5	65.4	11	44.6	4	6.61	6	0
2011	49.7	81	59.3	84	40	72	2.27	100	0
2010	53.8	13	65.1	14	42.5	27	5.95	11	0
2009	50.2	70	62	48	38.3	114	2.13	106	0
2008	48.5	97	58.9	87	38	117	2.73	90	0
2007	53.9	12	64.6	22	43.2	13	3.39	68	0
2006	53.1	26	62	48	44.1	7	4.72	26	0
2005	48.9	91	57.5	103	40.3	66	4.43	34	0
2004	46.7	128	56.1	123	37.3	127	3.56	57	0
2003	50.7	55	61.9	53	39.4	84	3.54	58	0
2002	46.6	130	57.4	105	35.8	146	2.04	112	0
2001	52.8	33	62.4	42	43.2	13	3.49	63	0
2000	52.9	32	64.5	23	41.2	50	3.07	76	0
1999	53.6	17	63.8	29	43.4	11	2.93	80	0
1998	55.9	4	67.1	4	44.7	2	2.21	102	0
1997	45.8	139	55.6	130	35.9	145	1.90	118	0
1996	48.1	105	58.4	93	37.9	118	1.61	130	0
1995	52.3	39	63.2	34	41.5	42	4.13	40	0
1994	53.8	13	64.9	18	42.7	21	1.91	117	0
1993	50.2	70	59.5	81	41	55	4.74	24	0
1992	53.7	16	66.5	6	41	55	2.87	84	0
1991	54.7	9	64.7	21	44.7	2	6.11	9	0
1990	48.3	101	59.6	77	37	130	1.48	136	0
1989	51.7	43	64	28	39.3	87	3.50	61	0
1988	56	3	69.9	2	42.1	30	3.96	47	0
1987	53	28	64.4	24	41.7	36	4.02	45	0
1986	51.8	42	63.8	29	39.8	75	2.59	93	0
1985	54.9	6	65.8	10	44	8	4.44	33	0
1984	50.5	61	61.3	60	39.7	77	1.83	123	0
1983	46.7	128	57.3	107	36.1	141	2.12	108	0
1982	52.8	33	62.5	41	43.1	17	4.30	38	0
1981	50.2	70	61.6	57	38.7	103	1.15	143	0
1980	54.9	6	67.1	4	42.7	21	0.82	151	0
1979	47.2	121	56.6	118	37.7	123	6.01	10	0
1978	54.8	8	66.5	6	43.1	17	3.49	63	0
1977	57.4	2	69.1	3	45.6	1	3.50	61	0
1976	50.5	61	63	37	38.1	116	0.15	155	0
1975	53.2	22	64.3	25	42.2	28	1.44	139	0
1974	46.5	132	55.9	128	37.2	128	3.09	75	0
1973	47.8	110	57.7	101	37.8	121	3.81	52	0
1972	53.5	18	65.2	13	41.7	36	2.00	113	0
1971	48.1	105	60.5	69	35.6	148	3.45	66	0
1970	46.5	132	54.5	136	38.6	107	2.81	87	0
1969	50.6	58	62.1	47	39.1	91	2.82	86	0
1968	48.4	100	58.1	98	38.6	107	4.02	45	0
1967	45.6	141	56.7	116	34.5	151	0.80	152	0
1966	47.2	121	57.8	100	36.7	135	1.53	133	0
1965	52	40	62.9	38	41	55	2.96	79	0
1964	54.3	10	66	8	42.6	24	5.74	13	0
1963	49.6	83	60.9	63	38.3	114	2.28	98	0
1962	50	76	60.5	69	39.5	81	7.67	2	0
1961	49.7	81	61.6	57	37.9	118	3.26	73	0
1960	50.3	67	60.4	71	40.3	66	4.37	35	0
1959	50.6	58	61.1	61	40.2	68	5.63	15	0
1958	50.2	70	63.1	35	37.4	125	1.59	132	0
1957	49.5	86	60.6	65	38.4	112	2.47	95	0
1956	47.8	110	59.4	82	36.1	141	2.08	109	0
1955	53	28	65	15	41.1	53	2.97	78	0
1954	44.1	149	53	144	35.3	150	4.47	32	0
1953	50	76	60.8	64	39.1	91	5.60	17	0
1952	51.2	51	63.1	35	39.4	84	0.90	148	0
1951	53	28	64.3	25	41.7	36	2.88	83	0
1950	46	137	55.5	131	36.4	139	6.45	8	0
1949	50.6	58	62.4	42	38.9	96	4.05	44	0
1948	50.7	55	62.9	38	38.5	111	0.86	149	0
1947	47.4	116	57.1	109	37.7	123	2.17	104	0
1946	47.3	117	56.8	113	37.8	121	2.69	91	0
1945	45.4	142	54.4	138	36.4	139	1.36	140	0
1944	51.3	48	60.6	65	42	32	7.12	5	0
1943	50	76	60.6	65	39.5	81	2.90	82	0
1942	47.7	112	56.8	113	38.7	103	4.74	24	0
1941	52.8	33	62.4	42	43.2	13	2.67	92	0
1940	47.9	107	56.8	113	39	93	3.52	60	0
1939	50.4	64	61.1	61	39.7	77	1.93	115	0
1938	47.3	117	55.2	132	39.4	84	5.60	17	0
1937	50.9	53	60.1	73	41.7	36	3.92	48	0
1936	52.7	37	63.5	32	41.9	33	2.76	89	0
1935	47.9	107	57	110	38.8	100	1.85	122	0
1934	53	28	64.9	18	41.1	53	1.10	144	0
1933	49.6	83	58.8	88	40.5	61	2.15	105	0
1932	51.7	43	62	48	41.4	45	3.01	77	0
1931	50.4	64	60.3	72	40.5	61	4.51	31	0
1930	49	89	58.2	96	39.7	77	3.47	65	0
1929	46.2	135	56.5	119	36	143	1.97	114	0
1928	52.8	33	64.3	25	41.3	47	0.95	146	0
1927	44.2	147	51.7	148	36.7	135	3.27	72	0
1926	48.8	92	58.7	89	38.9	96	1.49	135	0
1925	48.2	102	59.6	77	36.9	131	1.79	127	0
1924	45.7	140	55.7	129	35.7	147	2.91	81	0
1923	49	89	59	86	38.9	96	1.81	125	0
1922	51.4	47	59.7	75	43.2	13	3.28	71	0
1921	50.4	64	59.6	77	41.2	50	2.77	88	0
1920	50.9	53	60.6	65	41.3	47	4.67	27	0
1919	50.5	61	59.4	82	41.6	40	1.72	128	0
1918	46.9	124	57	110	36.8	132	4.07	43	0
1917	46	137	56.1	123	36	143	0.86	149	0
1916	47.3	117	56	127	38.6	107	3.57	56	0
1915	44.2	147	51.6	149	36.8	132	3.22	74	0
1914	53.2	22	63.6	31	42.9	19	4.63	29	0
1913	46.1	136	55.2	132	37.1	129	4.82	22	0
1912	46.9	124	54.5	136	39.2	88	5.90	12	0
1911	51.3	48	61.5	59	41.2	50	3.45	66	0
1910	46.8	126	56.2	120	37.4	125	1.18	142	0
1909	44.8	144	53.1	143	36.5	137	1.87	120	0
1908	47.6	113	56.2	120	39	93	5.73	14	0
1907	38.8	152	46.4	152	31.1	152	1.60	131	0
1906	44.8	144	52.7	145	36.8	132	3.38	69	0
1905	46.8	126	54.4	138	39.2	88	2.46	96	0
1904	48.8	92	57.4	105	40.2	68	1.48	136	0
1903	47.3	117	53.9	142	40.6	60	3.54	58	0
1902	47.6	113	55.1	134	40	72	3.89	50	0
1901	49.8	79	57.5	103	42.1	30	0.97	145	0
1900	53.2	22	62.9	38	43.6	10	0.62	154	0
1899	46.6	130	54	141	39.2	88	4.66	28	0
1898	50.7	55	58	99	43.4	11	3.30	70	0
1897	48.5	97	56.7	116	40.2	68	1.63	129	0
1896	53.3	20	62.4	42	44.2	6	5.18	19	0
1895	50.3	67	59.2	85	41.4	45	2.13	106	0
1894	48.2	102	56.2	120	40.2	68	5.62	16	0
1893	47	123	54.4	138	39.7	77	2.31	97	0
1892	44.4	146	50.2	150	38.7	103	6.54	7	0
1891	48.6	95	58.5	92	38.8	100	2.28	98	0
1890	43.2	151	50	151	36.5	137	2.24	101	0
1889	48.8	92	57.7	101	40	72	2.05	111	0
1888	43.7	150	51.8	147	35.5	149	4.12	41	0
1887	50.1	74	58.6	90	41.6	40	4.93	21	0
1886	53.8	13	65	15	42.6	24	1.93	115	0
1885	47.5	115	56.1	123	38.8	100	1.53	133	0
1884	49.6	83	58.2	96	40.9	58	5.17	20	0
1883	45.4	142	52.2	146	38.6	107	2.07	110	0
1882	46.5	132	54.6	135	38.4	112	7.14	4	0
1881	51.3	48	58.6	90	44	8	1.81	125	0
1880	51.2	51	62	48	40.5	61	4.31	37	0
1879	48.5	97	57.3	107	39.8	75	7.99	1	0
1878	48.2	102	56.1	123	40.4	65	2.83	85	0
1877	50.1	74	58.3	94	41.8	34	7.22	3	0
1876	47.9	107	57	110	38.7	103	3.66	55	0
1875	48.6	95	58.3	94	38.9	96	2.50	94	0
1874							1.82	124	12
1873							3.90	49	31
1872							4.62	30	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	57.7
1977	57.4
1988	56
1998	55.9
2012	55
1985	54.9
1980	54.9
1978	54.8
1991	54.7
1964	54.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1907	38.8
1890	43.2
1888	43.7
1954	44.1
1927	44.2
1915	44.2
1892	44.4
1909	44.8
1906	44.8
1945	45.4
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1879	7.99
1962	7.67
1877	7.22
1882	7.14
1944	7.12
2012	6.61
1892	6.54
1950	6.45
1991	6.11
1979	6.01

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1976	0.15
1900	0.62
2023	0.80
1967	0.80
1980	0.82
1948	0.86
1917	0.86
1952	0.90
2020	0.94
1928	0.95

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 85°F; 29 May 2026, 25 May 2026
Coldest night: 23°F; 1 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.77 in; 18 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 1.27 in of precipitation in Duluth, MN, the driest May since 2023, 15th driest of 155.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Duluth, MN: 85°F on Friday 29 May 2026 and Monday 25 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Duluth, MN: a low of 23°F on Friday 1 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Duluth, MN: 0.77 in on Monday 18 May 2026.