Lansing, MI: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 56.9°F in Lansing, MI, the warmest May since 2024, tied 79th warmest of 161 (with 1898).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 56.9°F; Warmest since 2024; 79th warmest of 161
Precipitation: 1.56 in; Driest since 2023; 21st driest of 163

A normal May in Lansing, MI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 58.2°F, between 54.6°F and 62.5°F in eight years of ten and 3.44 in of precipitation, between 1.56 in and 6.14 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Lansing, MI since 1863: 56.9°F in 2026; the highest is 64.7°F, in 2018 and 1881.

Normal range, 54.6 to 62.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Lansing, MI from 1863 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	56.9	79	68.5	77	45.4	79	1.56	143	0
2025	56.1	94	66.3	119	45.8	72	4.54	32	0
2024	62.1	16	73.4	22	50.9	9	2.78	95	0
2023	59.1	43	72.3	36	45.8	72	0.96	159	0
2022	63.2	8	73.3	23	53.1	2	4.76	26	0
2021	57.4	73	69.6	62	45.2	83	1.20	152	0
2020	56.7	83	66.7	106	46.7	52	6.05	9	0
2019	56.4	90	66.6	109	46.1	67	2.61	101	0
2018	64.7	1	75.6	8	53.7	1	4.97	22	0
2017	57.7	70	68.6	76	46.9	51	2.49	104	0
2016	58.7	47	69.8	61	47.7	41	2.99	86	0
2015	61.2	21	71.9	38	50.5	15	3.77	60	0
2014	58.4	55	69.6	62	47.3	44	4.24	39	0
2013	61.5	19	73.3	23	49.8	19	3.95	53	0
2012	62.6	9	74.3	15	51	8	2.28	113	0
2011	59.1	43	68.4	82	49.8	19	6.81	5	0
2010	60.7	26	70.7	47	50.7	11	4.18	41	0
2009	57.2	75	68.2	86	46.1	67	4.08	46	0
2008	54.7	116	66.6	109	42.7	118	1.29	151	0
2007	60.5	28	72.4	33	48.6	33	3.49	69	0
2006	58.2	57	68.1	87	48.3	39	4.74	27	0
2005	54.7	116	65	130	44.4	95	1.72	138	0
2004	58.2	57	69.2	67	47.3	44	10.44	1	0
2003	53.8	131	65.4	126	42.3	125	3.97	50	0
2002	51.8	149	62.7	149	40.8	145	3.56	68	0
2001	59.2	39	69.5	64	48.9	27	6.07	8	0
2000	59.2	39	69.4	66	48.9	27	6.98	4	0
1999	59.2	39	72.4	33	46	70	1.66	139	0
1998	62.5	12	75.2	11	49.8	19	1.58	141	0
1997	48.2	160	60.4	158	36.1	161	3.19	80	0
1996	55.1	109	66.5	112	43.7	102	3.39	75	0
1995	55.3	102	66.7	106	43.9	100	2.83	94	0
1994	54.7	116	68.5	77	41	142	1.12	155	0
1993	57.5	72	70.3	54	44.8	92	1.37	146	0
1992	56.2	93	69.9	59	42.4	124	2.09	121	0
1991	63.7	6	75.9	6	51.5	6	1.75	136	0
1990	54.1	128	65.6	123	42.6	119	3.43	73	0
1989	55.1	109	67.2	99	43	112	6.57	6	0
1988	59.6	34	74.2	16	45.1	88	0.63	162	0
1987	62.4	13	74.7	13	50.1	18	1.37	146	0
1986	58	62	68.9	72	47.2	47	1.97	126	0
1985	59.3	37	72.4	33	46.2	63	2.14	119	0
1984	52.6	142	63.5	142	41.7	134	4.05	48	0
1983	52.3	144	63.4	144	41.3	139	3.97	50	0
1982	63.9	5	75.4	9	52.4	3	2.52	102	0
1981	54.3	125	66.5	112	42.1	132	4.69	28	0
1980	58.5	52	71.4	41	45.5	78	1.84	133	0
1979	57.1	77	67.9	89	46.3	60	1.35	148	0
1978	58.6	48	70	58	47.1	49	2.06	123	0
1977	64.3	3	79.5	1	49.1	23	0.62	163	0
1976	54	129	65.4	126	42.6	119	2.52	102	0
1975	61.3	20	74.1	17	48.5	36	2.96	87	0
1974	53.6	133	64.4	136	42.8	117	4.07	47	0
1973	52.9	138	63.5	142	42.2	129	3.78	59	0
1972	58.2	57	70.7	47	45.6	74	2.86	92	0
1971	55	113	69.1	70	40.9	143	1.93	130	0
1970	58.5	52	69.1	70	48	40	2.89	88	0
1969	56.5	88	69.2	67	43.7	102	4.47	34	0
1968	53.1	136	64.1	139	42.2	129	4.16	43	0
1967	52.3	144	64	140	40.6	148	1.05	156	0
1966	50.7	156	63.3	146	38.1	158	1.88	132	0
1965	61.2	21	73.7	19	48.6	33	1.01	157	0
1964	62	17	75.4	9	48.5	36	2.69	97	0
1963	54.8	114	66.5	112	43	112	1.97	126	0
1962	61.8	18	72.9	26	50.7	11	1.91	131	0
1961	52.9	138	65.6	123	40.1	152	1.00	158	0
1960	56.4	90	66.6	109	46.2	63	3.05	83	0
1959	62.2	15	74	18	50.3	16	2.22	115	0
1958	58.5	52	72.6	31	44.4	95	1.57	142	0
1957									6
1956	56.3	92	67.5	92	45.2	83	5.60	13	0
1955	61	24	73	25	49	24	1.53	144	0
1954	53	137	64.5	134	41.5	135	1.14	154	0
1953	59.2	39	69.5	64	49	24	1.75	136	0
1952	56.1	94	66.9	104	45.3	80	4.98	21	0
1951	59	45	70.7	47	47.4	42	3.08	82	0
1950	57.9	64	70.2	55	45.6	74	1.96	129	0
1949	59.5	35	71.6	40	47.4	42	2.35	111	0
1948	54.3	125	64.8	133	43.7	102	4.67	29	0
1947	52.1	146	61.7	154	42.5	121	5.22	17	0
1946	54.3	125	65.1	129	43.5	106	3.93	56	0
1945	50.7	156	60.3	159	41.1	141	7.42	3	0
1944	60.9	25	70.5	52	51.3	7	4.36	37	0
1943	54.7	116	63.3	146	46.1	67	7.97	2	0
1942	58	62	67.5	92	48.5	36	5.24	16	0
1941	60	32	71	42	48.9	27	3.28	79	0
1940	54.7	116	64.2	138	45.3	80	4.66	30	0
1939	60.3	29	71.8	39	48.8	30	2.07	122	0
1938	57.1	77	67	101	47.3	44	5.72	11	0
1937	56.8	81	67.4	96	46.2	63	3.42	74	0
1936	60.7	26	72.8	28	48.6	33	0.78	160	0
1935	51.1	155	60.9	157	41.3	139	3.87	57	0
1934	60.1	31	73.6	20	46.5	56	1.33	149	0
1933	58.1	60	67.5	92	48.7	31	3.95	53	0
1932	57.3	74	68.4	82	46.2	63	5.02	20	0
1931	55.2	106	66.2	120	44.2	98	3.71	63	0
1930	57.8	68	68.4	82	47.2	47	3.36	78	0
1929	53.7	132	64.5	134	42.9	115	3.97	50	0
1928	56.1	94	67.4	96	44.8	92	4.47	34	0
1927	55.3	102	65.4	126	45.2	83	3.61	65	0
1926	56.6	86	70.1	57	43.2	107	2.38	110	0
1925	52.7	141	66.5	112	39	156	0.70	161	0
1924	50.5	158	61.6	155	39.5	154	4.20	40	0
1923	54.6	121	69.2	67	40	153	3.45	71	0
1922	62.6	9	74.6	14	50.6	14	3.39	75	0
1921	60.3	29	72	37	48.7	31	1.33	149	0
1920	55.1	109	67.7	90	42.5	121	1.43	145	0
1919	54.5	122	65.8	122	43.2	107	4.29	38	0
1918	61.1	23	72.6	31	49.6	22	2.89	88	0
1917	50.1	159	59.9	160	40.4	150	3.37	77	0
1916	56.5	88	66.7	106	46.4	58	5.12	19	0
1915	51.5	151	62.3	153	40.7	146	2.74	96	0
1914	58.6	48	70.6	51	46.5	56	4.66	30	0
1913	56.1	94	67.2	99	45.1	88	2.22	115	0
1912	57.6	71	68.5	77	46.7	52	6.57	6	0
1911	63.5	7	76.2	5	50.8	10	2.67	98	0
1910	51.5	151	62.7	149	40.3	151	4.13	44	0
1909	56.1	94	67	101	45.2	83	2.43	106	0
1908	59.5	35	67.4	96	51.6	5	5.59	14	0
1907	51.4	153	61.4	156	41.4	137	2.22	115	0
1906	56.6	86	67	101	46.3	60	3.05	83	0
1905	56.7	83	66.8	105	46.7	52	5.17	18	0
1904	57.2	75	68.8	73	45.6	74	2.40	109	0
1903	59.7	33	72.8	28	46.6	55	2.63	100	0
1902	58.1	60	70.5	52	45.6	74	4.92	24	0
1901	55.1	109	66.5	112	43.6	105	2.42	107	0
1900	58.6	48	70.8	44	46.4	58	4.17	42	0
1899	58.9	46	70.8	44	47	50	3.59	67	0
1898	56.9	79	68.7	74	45.1	88	2.15	118	0
1897	54.5	122	67.6	91	41.4	137	3.75	61	0
1896	64.2	4	77.7	3	50.7	11	3.14	81	0
1895	58.4	55	72.9	26	43.8	101	2.05	124	0
1894	52.9	138	64.3	137	41.5	135	4.83	25	0
1893	54.8	114	66.5	112	43.1	109	2.86	92	0
1892	54.4	124	63.6	141	45.2	83	5.92	10	0
1891	55.3	102	68.3	85	42.3	125	1.63	140	0
1890	53.2	135	63.4	144	43.1	109	4.97	22	0
1889	55.8	100	66.4	118	45.3	80	3.61	65	0
1888	52.6	142	62.7	149	42.5	121	3.66	64	0
1887	62.4	13	75.9	6	49	24	2.42	107	0
1886	56.7	83	68.7	74	44.6	94	2.67	98	0
1885	55.2	106	66	121	44.4	95	2.30	112	0
1884	55.8	100	67.5	92	44	99	3.95	53	0
1883	51.9	148	63.1	148	40.6	148	5.65	12	0
1882	51.7	150	62.7	149	40.7	146	4.04	49	0
1881	64.7	1	77.4	4	51.9	4	2.11	120	0
1880	62.6	9	74.9	12	50.3	16	5.59	14	0
1879	57.9	64	72.7	30	43.1	109	2.45	105	0
1878	53.9	130	64.9	132	43	112	3.44	72	0
1877	56.8	81	70.8	44	42.9	115	2.23	114	0
1876	57.8	68	70.7	47	44.9	91	4.12	45	0
1875	56	99	70.2	55	41.8	133	4.46	36	0
1874	57.9	64	73.6	20	42.3	125	1.78	134	0
1873	55.3	102	68.5	77	42.2	129	3.05	83	0
1872							3.72	62	31
1871							1.97	126	31
1870	59.3	37	77.8	2	40.9	143	1.16	153	0
1869	52.1	146	65	130	39.2	155	2.05	124	0
1868	53.6	133	68.5	77	38.8	157	2.88	90	0
1867	47.9	161	59.6	161	36.3	160	3.81	58	0
1866	51.4	153	65.5	125	37.4	159	3.47	70	0
1865	55.2	106	68.1	87	42.3	125	1.76	135	0
1864	57.9	64	69.9	59	46	70	2.87	91	0
1863	58.6	48	70.9	43	46.3	60	4.50	33	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	64.7
1881	64.7
1977	64.3
1896	64.2
1982	63.9
1991	63.7
1911	63.5
2022	63.2
2012	62.6
1922	62.6
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1867	47.9
1997	48.2
1917	50.1
1924	50.5
1966	50.7
1945	50.7
1935	51.1
1907	51.4
1866	51.4
1915	51.5
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2004	10.44
1943	7.97
1945	7.42
2000	6.98
2011	6.81
1989	6.57
1912	6.57
2001	6.07
2020	6.05
1892	5.92

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1977	0.62
1988	0.63
1925	0.70
1936	0.78
2023	0.96
1961	1.00
1965	1.01
1967	1.05
1994	1.12
1954	1.14

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 86°F; 18 May 2026
Coldest night: 29°F; 2 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.75 in; 24 May 2026

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Every answer in words

May 2026 brought 1.56 in of precipitation in Lansing, MI, the driest May since 2023, 21st driest of 163.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Lansing, MI: 86°F on Monday 18 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Lansing, MI: a low of 29°F on Saturday 2 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Lansing, MI: 0.75 in on Sunday 24 May 2026.