Fargo, ND: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 57.3°F in Fargo, ND, the warmest May since 2025, tied 47th warmest of 146 (with 2000 and 1914).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 57.3°F; Warmest since 2025; 47th warmest of 146
Precipitation: 1.09 in; Driest since 2021; 22nd driest of 146

A normal May in Fargo, ND (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 57°F, between 52.9°F and 60.8°F in eight years of ten and 2.61 in of precipitation, between 1.46 in and 6.31 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Fargo, ND since 1881: 57.3°F in 2026; the highest is 66.5°F, in 1977.

Normal range, 52.9 to 60.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Fargo, ND from 1881 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
2026	57.3	47	70.4	38	44.3	57	1.09	125
2025	59.6	24	72.4	21	46.7	33	2.44	66
2024	59.2	28	70.4	38	48	19	5.92	8
2023	65.1	2	78.3	2	51.9	2	2.57	60
2022	55.1	77	66	96	44.3	57	3.18	42
2021	56.7	55	70.6	35	42.9	81	0.37	146
2020	54.7	87	66	96	43.3	74	1.47	109
2019	52.4	114	64.1	117	40.8	115	2.90	46
2018	63.6	4	77.8	4	49.5	6	1.94	88
2017	57	51	69.6	45	44.4	53	1.14	123
2016	60.6	15	73.9	14	47.3	27	1.42	112
2015	55	80	66.1	95	43.9	65	7.85	1
2014	57	51	68.2	66	45.8	40	1.99	84
2013	57.6	45	68.9	57	46.2	39	7.16	5
2012	60.8	13	74	12	47.5	25	1.51	108
2011	54.6	88	64.8	109	44.4	53	4.30	16
2010	58.1	38	68.4	62	47.7	23	2.69	53
2009	53.8	98	67	86	40.5	118	1.62	106
2008	53.9	97	67.3	80	40.4	119	1.89	91
2007	60.4	16	71.9	27	48.8	12	3.87	28
2006	58.9	31	69.6	45	48.1	18	1.99	84
2005	54.4	89	64.5	112	44.2	61	2.42	67
2004	52.3	115	62.7	124	41.8	97	6.22	6
2003	55.7	71	67.6	75	43.7	70	4.24	18
2002	51.1	131	64.5	112	37.8	138	3.87	28
2001	58.5	35	69.8	43	47.1	31	2.88	47
2000	57.3	47	69.6	45	45	48	2.69	53
1999	58	40	68	69	47.9	21	3.50	37
1998	60.9	12	72.3	22	49.5	6	7.34	2
1997	53	109	65.8	100	40.2	121	2.54	63
1996	53.6	99	65.2	107	42	91	3.00	45
1995	54.8	84	66.7	90	42.9	81	2.07	77
1994	59.9	21	73.5	16	46.3	37	0.82	134
1993	56.7	55	69.7	44	43.7	70	2.67	57
1992	58.6	34	72.9	18	44.4	53	2.32	70
1991	61.4	9	71.6	28	51.3	3	2.38	68
1990	55	80	67.7	74	42.2	89	1.52	107
1989	58.2	37	70.7	34	45.6	41	2.60	59
1988	63.9	3	77.6	5	50.1	4	1.82	94
1987	61.7	8	73.8	15	49.6	5	3.46	38
1986	57.5	46	69.5	49	45.5	42	1.00	129
1985	60.2	19	72.5	20	47.9	21	5.03	12
1984	54.2	93	67.5	77	40.9	113	0.61	140
1983	52.1	116	64.7	111	39.5	127	2.00	82
1982	58	40	68.1	68	48	19	1.82	94
1981	55.4	75	67.5	77	43.4	73	3.46	38
1980	61.4	9	76.3	6	46.4	35	0.64	139
1979	50.4	134	60.8	136	40	123	2.02	81
1978	59.1	29	71	32	47.2	29	1.78	98
1977	66.5	1	78	3	55	1	7.30	3
1976	55.7	71	70.4	38	41.1	111	0.46	143
1975	56.6	58	68.5	59	44.7	50	1.45	111
1974	51.1	131	59.7	141	42.5	85	4.03	22
1973	54.2	93	68.5	59	39.8	124	1.65	103
1972	59.7	23	70.5	36	49	10	3.52	36
1971	54.1	95	67.1	84	41.2	110	2.68	55
1970	51.7	122	62.1	129	41.3	107	2.83	48
1969	54.8	84	68	69	41.6	102	2.36	69
1968	52.9	112	65	108	40.8	115	2.08	76
1967	49.7	139	62.7	124	36.7	140	1.00	129
1966	51.4	128	64.8	109	37.9	137	1.27	120
1965	54.4	89	66.2	94	42.6	84	3.06	44
1964	61	11	75.3	9	46.8	32	0.87	132
1963	54.3	92	66.3	91	42.2	89	2.61	58
1962	56.6	58	65.9	98	47.2	29	5.95	7
1961	53.2	106	67.2	81	39.2	130	2.71	52
1960	56.5	62	71.3	29	41.8	97	1.71	100
1959	55.1	77	67	86	43.3	74	1.88	92
1958	58.1	38	72	25	44.3	57	1.41	114
1957	56.1	64	68.4	62	43.8	67	2.00	82
1956	53.3	105	65.3	105	41.3	107	1.63	104
1955	60.7	14	73.3	17	48.2	16	1.81	96
1954	50.3	135	62.1	129	38.6	133	0.81	135
1953	54.8	84	66.3	91	43.3	74	3.44	40
1952	56	66	70.1	42	42	91	0.47	142
1951	58.8	33	72.1	24	45.5	42	1.63	104
1950	51.2	130	60.6	137	41.8	97	5.00	14
1949	57.7	44	70.8	33	44.5	52	3.54	35
1948	56	66	69.4	51	42.5	85	1.05	127
1947	50.1	137	61.5	133	38.6	133	1.33	119
1946	51.7	122	63.3	120	40.2	121	2.04	79
1945	48.4	140	60.6	137	36.2	141	2.22	72
1944	58.5	35	69.3	52	47.7	23	4.70	15
1943	51.3	129	62.9	122	39.6	126	3.65	31
1942	52	119	62.4	128	41.6	102	2.19	75
1941	59.6	24	71.1	31	48.2	16	1.35	117
1940	55	80	67	86	43	79	1.40	115
1939	62.2	6	75.8	7	48.5	15	0.48	141
1938	52.5	113	61.2	135	43.8	67	3.60	33
1937	58	40	68.5	59	47.4	26	1.37	116
1936	62.2	6	75.2	10	49.1	9	1.22	121
1935	51.7	122	62	131	41.3	107	1.81	96
1934	63.6	4	78.5	1	48.8	12	1.15	122
1933	56.7	55	67.2	81	46.3	37	1.93	89
1932	57	51	69.3	52	44.7	50	2.05	78
1931	53.2	106	65.5	101	41	112	1.95	87
1930	53.4	104	63.7	118	43.2	78	2.68	55
1929	50.6	133	62.8	123	38.5	136	1.13	124
1928	59.1	29	72.9	18	45.3	45	0.46	143
1927	49.9	138	58.4	143	41.4	106	3.63	32
1926	60.3	18	74	12	46.5	34	1.93	89
1925	53.2	106	67	86	39.4	129	1.98	86
1924	46.8	145	57.8	144	35.8	144	0.78	137
1923	55.8	69	68	69	43.6	72	1.85	93
1922	59.5	26	69.5	49	49.5	6	3.94	24
1921	56.6	58	68.4	62	44.9	49	2.56	62
1920	55.6	74	69.2	54	42	91	2.53	64
1919	57	51	69.6	45	44.4	53	4.01	23
1918	55.1	77	67.8	73	42.3	87	2.72	51
1917	53.6	99	68.4	62	38.7	132	0.38	145
1916	53	109	64.4	114	41.6	102	3.76	30
1915	51.7	122	62.5	126	40.9	113	3.93	25
1914	57.3	47	70.4	38	44.3	57	1.47	109
1913	52.1	116	63.7	118	40.6	117	1.68	102
1912	56.6	58	68.2	66	45.1	46	3.90	27
1911	58	40	72	25	43.9	65	3.92	26
1910	51.5	127	65.4	102	37.5	139	0.92	131
1909	54	96	65.9	98	42	91	5.02	13
1908	53	109	64.3	115	41.7	100	4.16	21
1907	44.8	146	55.7	145	33.9	146	2.03	80
1906	52	119	61.8	132	42.3	87	4.18	20
1905	51.6	126	63	121	40.3	120	7.24	4
1904	55.2	76	66.3	91	44.1	64	2.22	72
1903	56.1	64	67.9	72	44.2	61	3.36	41
1902	57.2	50	67.2	81	47.3	27	5.56	9
1901	59.3	27	72.2	23	46.4	35	0.76	138
1900	59.9	21	74.7	11	45.1	46	0.86	133
1899	53.6	99	64.2	116	43	79	4.30	16
1898	53.5	103	65.4	102	41.6	102	3.10	43
1897	56.2	63	70.5	36	42	91	0.80	136
1896	58.9	31	69	55	48.7	14	4.20	19
1895	55.8	69	67.4	79	44.2	61	1.34	118
1894	55.7	71	67.6	75	43.8	67	2.83	48
1893	52.1	116	62.5	126	41.7	100	1.06	126
1892	47.2	144	54.9	146	39.5	127	5.06	11
1891	54.4	89	69	55	39.8	124	1.03	128
1890	48	141	60.5	139	35.5	145	1.42	112
1889	52	119	65.4	102	38.6	133	1.71	100
1888	47.4	143	58.9	142	35.9	143	2.20	74
1887	60.4	16	75.4	8	45.4	44	2.57	60
1886	56	66	68.7	58	43.3	74	2.51	65
1885	53.6	99	65.3	105	41.9	96	2.27	71
1884	54.9	83	67.1	84	42.7	83	1.75	99
1883	48	141	59.9	140	36.1	142	3.59	34
1882	50.3	135	61.4	134	39.2	130	5.32	10
1881	60.1	20	71.3	29	49	10	2.80	50

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1977	66.5
2023	65.1
1988	63.9
2018	63.6
1934	63.6
1939	62.2
1936	62.2
1987	61.7
1991	61.4
1980	61.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1907	44.8
1924	46.8
1892	47.2
1888	47.4
1890	48
1883	48
1945	48.4
1967	49.7
1927	49.9
1947	50.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2015	7.85
1998	7.34
1977	7.30
1905	7.24
2013	7.16
2004	6.22
1962	5.95
2024	5.92
1902	5.56
1882	5.32

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2021	0.37
1917	0.38
1976	0.46
1928	0.46
1952	0.47
1939	0.48
1984	0.61
1980	0.64
1901	0.76
1924	0.78

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 96°F; 26 May 2026
Coldest night: 24°F; 1 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.49 in; 22 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 1.09 in of precipitation in Fargo, ND, the driest May since 2021, 22nd driest of 146.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Fargo, ND: 96°F on Tuesday 26 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Fargo, ND: a low of 24°F on Friday 1 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Fargo, ND: 0.49 in on Friday 22 May 2026.