Grand Rapids, MI: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 56.6°F in Grand Rapids, MI, the coldest May since 2008, 48th coldest of 132.

May 2026

Mean temperature: 56.6°F; Coldest since 2008; 48th coldest of 132
Precipitation: 1.85 in; Driest since 2023; 24th driest of 132

A normal May in Grand Rapids, MI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 58.8°F, between 54.9°F and 63.3°F in eight years of ten and 3.39 in of precipitation, between 1.84 in and 6.29 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Grand Rapids, MI since 1894: 56.6°F in 2026; the lowest is 50.3°F, in 1997.

Normal range, 54.9 to 63.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Grand Rapids, MI from 1893 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	56.6	85	67.9	80	45.4	90	1.85	109	0
2025	57	78	67.4	86	46.6	72	3.35	63	0
2024	62.1	21	73.5	21	50.8	20	3.16	67	0
2023	58.9	55	71.6	35	46.2	80	0.84	131	0
2022	61.5	25	71.2	41	51.7	11	4.07	43	0
2021	57.5	74	69.5	61	45.6	86	1.92	103	0
2020	56.7	83	66.5	94	46.8	68	4.22	38	0
2019	57	78	66.5	94	47.5	58	5.96	12	0
2018	64.8	4	75.5	7	54.2	2	5.64	14	0
2017	57.6	73	68	77	47.1	65	1.50	117	0
2016	60.4	32	71.6	35	49.3	37	3.01	73	0
2015	60.9	27	71.3	40	50.5	23	3.47	59	0
2014	59.3	51	70.1	50	48.6	45	3.31	64	0
2013	62.5	16	73.6	20	51.4	15	3.59	57	0
2012	63.2	10	74.5	14	51.8	10	2.72	79	0
2011	60	35	69.6	57	50.5	23	4.54	28	0
2010	61.6	24	71.2	41	51.9	9	3.80	53	0
2009	58.3	63	69.4	62	47.2	63	2.65	81	0
2008	55.5	98	67	90	44	104	2.13	95	0
2007	62.7	13	74.7	11	50.7	21	1.68	112	0
2006	58.2	65	68.4	71	48	50	4.92	22	0
2005	54.6	107	65.2	108	44.1	101	2.04	99	0
2004	59.7	40	70	52	49.4	36	9.29	3	0
2003	54.9	104	64.9	111	44.9	96	5.68	13	0
2002	52.6	124	62.3	127	43	112	4.32	34	0
2001	59.6	43	69.7	55	49.5	35	10.01	1	0
2000	59.5	46	68.8	67	50.3	27	9.59	2	0
1999	61	26	72.2	29	49.7	31	2.46	88	0
1998	64.2	7	76	4	52.5	7	1.86	106	0
1997	50.3	132	60.5	131	40.1	133	3.05	72	0
1996	55.5	98	65.4	106	45.7	85	4.83	24	0
1995	56.4	86	67.1	89	45.6	86	2.85	77	0
1994	56	90	68.3	74	43.8	105	2.64	82	0
1993	58.1	66	69.6	57	46.7	71	2.17	93	0
1992	57.4	75	70.7	44	44.1	101	1.45	118	0
1991	64.6	5	75.6	6	53.6	4	4.44	30	0
1990	54.9	104	64.8	115	45.1	95	4.39	31	0
1989	55.8	94	67.5	84	44.1	101	4.33	32	0
1988	60.9	27	74.8	8	47	67	1.07	126	0
1987	62.6	15	74.7	11	50.5	23	0.94	130	0
1986	58.8	56	69.3	64	48.2	47	3.88	48	0
1985	60.4	32	73	23	47.8	54	1.36	121	0
1984	53.5	118	64.2	118	42.8	115	4.77	26	0
1983	52.7	123	64.4	116	41.1	127	4.64	27	0
1982	65	3	76.4	3	53.6	4	3.63	56	0
1981	55.5	98	68.1	76	42.9	114	8.29	4	0
1980	59.8	38	72.5	27	47.2	63	3.19	66	0
1979	57.7	72	69.7	55	45.6	86	1.37	119	0
1978	59.9	37	71.9	32	47.9	52	2.91	76	0
1977	65.7	1	80.4	1	51.1	19	1.33	122	0
1976	53.9	112	65.9	102	41.9	124	6.63	7	0
1975	60.6	31	72.6	26	48.7	43	2.08	96	0
1974	53.2	121	63.4	120	43	112	4.01	46	0
1973	53.7	115	64.3	117	43.1	111	4.31	35	0
1972	59.3	51	71.7	33	46.8	68	1.99	101	0
1971	54	111	67.6	83	40.4	131	1.05	127	0
1970	59.3	51	69.9	54	48.8	42	4.24	36	0
1969	55.7	96	68	77	43.4	110	3.40	62	0
1968	53.9	112	65.5	104	42.4	119	2.67	80	0
1967	51.9	126	63	122	40.8	129	1.86	106	0
1966	52	125	63.5	119	40.4	131	2.16	94	0
1965	62.2	18	74.8	8	49.7	31	1.53	114	0
1964	61.9	22	74.2	16	49.7	31	3.96	47	0
1963	55.3	103	66.5	94	44.2	100	2.74	78	0
1962	63	11	73.9	19	52	8	2.41	89	0
1961	54.3	109	66.5	94	42.1	123	1.03	128	0
1960	56.7	83	67	90	46.3	77	3.82	51	0
1959	62.7	13	74.1	18	51.4	15	2.97	75	0
1958	57	78	70.4	48	43.7	107	2.08	96	0
1957	55.9	92	65.5	104	46.3	77	5.05	20	0
1956	55.5	98	66.5	94	44.6	98	6.49	8	0
1955	59.6	43	71.7	33	47.5	58	1.83	110	0
1954	53.6	117	65	110	42.2	122	1.51	115	0
1953	58.7	57	70	52	47.4	62	2.02	100	0
1952	56.2	88	66.9	92	45.5	89	3.14	68	0
1951	59.5	46	71.6	35	47.5	58	2.05	98	0
1950	58	68	70.7	44	45.2	94	1.27	123	0
1949	59.1	54	71.6	35	46.6	72	1.51	115	0
1948	53.8	114	64.9	111	42.6	117	4.08	42	0
1947	51.1	128	61	129	41.2	126	4.23	37	1
1946	54.3	109	66	100	42.6	117	3.50	58	0
1945	50.9	129	61.4	128	40.5	130	5.32	18	0
1944	60.9	27	71.5	39	50.2	28	2.56	86	0
1943	54.4	108	63.4	120	45.3	92	5.50	16	0
1942	58.1	66	68.6	69	47.6	56	6.83	6	0
1941	59.5	46	72.2	29	46.8	68	3.13	69	0
1940	55.8	94	64.9	111	46.6	72	4.06	44	0
1939	62.2	18	73	23	51.5	14	1.12	125	0
1938	58.7	57	68.4	71	49	39	6.25	10	0
1937	59.7	40	69.6	57	49.9	30	1.86	106	0
1936	62.9	12	74.3	15	51.4	15	0.72	132	0
1935	53.3	119	62.8	125	43.8	105	4.33	32	0
1934	63.7	9	75.9	5	51.4	15	1.96	102	0
1933	59.7	40	68.9	66	50.5	23	5.31	19	0
1932	59.4	49	69.6	57	49.2	38	4.95	21	0
1931	56	90	66	100	45.9	83	3.23	65	0
1930	59.8	38	69.4	62	50.2	28	2.39	90	0
1929	54.8	106	64.9	111	44.7	97	6.31	9	0
1928	58	68	68.4	71	47.5	58	3.09	70	0
1927	55.9	92	65.3	107	46.5	76	3.81	52	0
1926	58	68	70.1	50	45.9	83	3.44	61	0
1925	53.7	115	65.1	109	42.4	119	0.98	129	0
1924	50.7	130	59.6	133	41.8	125	3.72	54	0
1923	56.8	82	69.1	65	44.5	99	3.70	55	0
1922	64	8	74.6	13	53.4	6	2.64	82	0
1921	62.2	18	72.7	25	51.7	11	1.23	124	0
1920	57	78	67.7	81	46.3	77	1.92	103	0
1919	56.3	87	66.6	93	46.1	81	4.78	25	0
1918	61.8	23	72.1	31	51.6	13	4.03	45	0
1917	51.7	127	61	129	42.4	119	4.48	29	0
1916	57.8	71	67.5	84	48.2	47	4.13	41	0
1915	53.3	119	62.9	124	43.7	107	2.61	84	0
1914	60	35	70.3	49	49.7	31	3.06	71	0
1913	57.4	75	67.7	81	47.1	65	1.76	111	0
1912	58.7	57	68.8	67	48.7	43	4.91	23	0
1911	64.5	6	74.8	8	54.3	1	7.18	5	0
1910	52.8	122	62.7	126	42.8	115	3.88	48	0
1909	55.7	96	66.2	99	45.3	92	2.36	91	0
1908	58.4	60	68	77	48.9	40	5.34	17	0
1907	50.7	130	60.4	132	41	128	2.49	87	0
1906	57.4	75	67.2	88	47.6	56	2.99	74	0
1905	56.2	88	65.9	102	46.6	72	5.97	11	0
1904	58.4	60	68.3	74	48.5	46	4.14	40	0
1903	60.1	34	74.2	16	45.4	90	2.28	92	2
1902	59.4	49	70.5	47	47.8	54	5.61	15	3
1901	58.3	63	68.5	70	48	50	3.47	59	0
1900	62.3	17	73.4	22	50.7	21	2.59	85	2
1899	60.7	30	72.5	27	48.9	40	3.83	50	0
1898	58.4	60	70.7	44	46	82	1.37	119	0
1897	55.4	102	67.3	87	43.5	109	1.66	113	0
1896	65.3	2	76.8	2	53.7	3	1.90	105	0
1894	59.6	43	71.1	43	48.2	47			2
1893			63	122	47.9	52	4.15	39	4

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1977	65.7
1896	65.3
1982	65
2018	64.8
1991	64.6
1911	64.5
1998	64.2
1922	64
1934	63.7
2012	63.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1997	50.3
1924	50.7
1907	50.7
1945	50.9
1947	51.1
1917	51.7
1967	51.9
1966	52
2002	52.6
1983	52.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2001	10.01
2000	9.59
2004	9.29
1981	8.29
1911	7.18
1942	6.83
1976	6.63
1956	6.49
1929	6.31
1938	6.25

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1936	0.72
2023	0.84
1987	0.94
1925	0.98
1961	1.03
1971	1.05
1988	1.07
1939	1.12
1921	1.23
1950	1.27

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 85°F; 17 May 2026
Coldest night: 32°F; 12 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.99 in; 24 May 2026

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Every answer in words

May 2026 brought 1.85 in of precipitation in Grand Rapids, MI, the driest May since 2023, 24th driest of 132.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Grand Rapids, MI: 85°F on Sunday 17 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Grand Rapids, MI: a low of 32°F on Tuesday 12 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Grand Rapids, MI: 0.99 in on Sunday 24 May 2026.