Milwaukee, WI: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 55.3°F in Milwaukee, WI, the warmest May since 2024, tied 65th warmest of 156 (with 1969 and 1903).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 55.3°F; Warmest since 2024; 65th warmest of 156
Precipitation: 0.36 in; Driest on record; Driest of 156, provisional

A normal May in Milwaukee, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 56.8°F, between 52.3°F and 60°F in eight years of ten and 3.15 in of precipitation, between 1.91 in and 6.34 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Milwaukee, WI since 1871: 55.3°F in 2026; the highest is 63.2°F, in 1991.

Normal range, 52.3 to 60°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Milwaukee, WI from 1871 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	55.3	65	65.6	54	45	94	0.36	156
2025	52.5	116	60.5	125	44.6	101	4.36	31
2024	60.2	10	69.7	13	50.6	11	6.52	9
2023	57.7	36	67.3	36	48.1	34	0.88	150
2022	59.9	12	68.7	22	51	7	2.96	72
2021	58.5	24	67.7	28	49.3	18	2.38	101
2020	55	73	63.4	82	46.6	60	5.17	19
2019	54.3	88	63.2	84	45.4	84	6.32	12
2018	61.9	3	71.9	4	51.9	4	6.49	11
2017	55.1	70	63.5	80	46.7	56	2.83	80
2016	57.7	36	67.2	37	48.1	34	2.37	103
2015	57.1	44	66.9	38	47.3	50	2.43	99
2014	56.4	53	66.1	50	46.6	60	2.83	80
2013	56.2	54	65.5	57	46.8	55	4.30	33
2012	61	6	70.7	10	51.3	6	3.91	43
2011	54.3	88	62.5	93	46.1	71	3.37	60
2010	59.5	15	68.3	24	50.8	9	3.47	55
2009	57.2	41	66.5	47	47.9	39	2.56	93
2008	53.1	103	63.3	83	42.9	132	2.92	74
2007	58.8	20	68.9	20	48.7	28	1.99	122
2006	57.4	40	66	52	48.8	24	3.73	51
2005	53.8	94	62.2	102	45.5	82	2.62	89
2004	54.7	84	64.2	71	45.3	89	8.18	4
2003	52.3	120	60.4	127	44.3	106	3.65	53
2002	52.3	120	61.1	118	43.4	124	2.31	107
2001	56.7	51	65.6	54	47.9	39	4.68	24
2000	57.9	29	66.8	42	49.1	19	8.42	3
1999	58	28	66.6	45	49.5	16	3.74	50
1998	59.9	12	68.7	22	51	7	2.48	96
1997	49.6	151	58.1	145	41	151	1.95	123
1996	52	127	59.9	133	44.1	110	2.89	75
1995	57.8	33	66.8	42	48.8	24	3.41	57
1994	57	46	67.6	32	46.3	67	0.67	152
1993	56.9	48	66.7	44	47.1	53	1.56	140
1992	56.6	52	66.9	38	46.4	65	0.60	153
1991	63.2	1	72.5	2	53.9	1	4.25	36
1990	52.8	110	60.4	127	45.2	90	7.56	7
1989	54.9	77	64.4	69	45.4	84	2.86	78
1988	58.7	22	70	12	47.4	47	0.50	154
1987	60	11	71	7	49.1	19	3.76	49
1986	56	56	64.9	64	47.2	52	2.74	83
1985	58.8	20	69.7	13	47.8	42	2.73	84
1984	54.9	77	64.4	69	45.4	84	4.21	38
1983	50.2	142	58.8	140	41.5	147	5.83	14
1982	58.5	24	69.3	17	47.7	43	2.76	82
1981	51.5	132	61.3	114	41.7	145	3.05	67
1980	57.2	41	67.7	28	46.6	60	1.81	128
1979	54.9	77	64.9	64	44.9	96	1.82	126
1978	55.2	68	64.2	71	46.2	69	4.66	25
1977	61.3	5	73	1	49.6	15	0.90	148
1976	52.6	113	61.2	116	43.9	119	3.77	48
1975	57.1	44	66.5	47	47.7	43	2.01	119
1974	50.6	138	58.2	143	42.9	132	4.10	41
1973	51	136	59.3	138	42.6	139	3.39	59
1972	55	73	65.5	57	44.5	102	2.33	105
1971	51.1	134	62.2	102	40	154	0.90	148
1970	56	56	66.2	49	45.8	78	3.41	57
1969	55.3	65	66.6	45	44	115	3.05	67
1968	53.2	102	62.1	104	44.3	106	3.28	62
1967	50.1	143	60	131	40.3	153	1.80	130
1966	49.5	152	59.9	133	39.2	156	2.00	121
1965	58.5	24	69.7	13	47.4	47	2.12	115
1964	60.3	9	71.1	6	49.4	17	2.57	91
1963	52.3	120	62.6	91	41.9	142	1.95	123
1962	59.2	18	69.7	13	48.6	29	2.17	113
1961	50.8	137	61.5	113	40	154	1.25	146
1960	51.8	129	60.8	121	42.8	135	4.27	35
1959	59.5	15	70.8	8	48.1	34	1.28	145
1958	55.9	58	68	25	43.8	121	2.07	116
1957	52.7	112	61.3	114	44.1	110	3.82	46
1956	53.7	97	64.1	74	43.3	127	4.55	28
1955	58.2	27	68.8	21	47.6	45	4.29	34
1954	51.7	130	60.6	123	42.8	135	1.83	125
1953	55.6	60	65.9	53	45.2	90	1.77	133
1952	54.6	85	63.2	84	46	74	2.86	78
1951	57.9	29	67.9	26	47.9	39	3.87	44
1950	53.8	94	63.6	79	43.9	119	2.04	117
1949	57	46	67.9	26	46.1	71	1.72	135
1948	52.3	120	61.2	116	43.4	124	4.05	42
1947	49.9	149	58.7	141	41.1	150	4.35	32
1946	52.6	113	62.1	104	43.1	130	2.14	114
1945	50.1	143	58.7	141	41.5	147	5.27	18
1944	57.8	33	67.5	34	48.1	34	2.33	105
1943	52.8	110	61.6	111	44	115	2.88	76
1942	54.9	77	64.9	64	45	94	4.49	30
1941	58.6	23	69	19	48.3	32	3.03	69
1940	52.2	126	60.4	127	44.1	110	3.80	47
1939	57.9	29	67.6	32	48.2	33	1.40	143
1938	54.6	85	62.9	88	46.4	65	3.73	51
1937	55.6	60	63.9	76	47.4	47	2.70	86
1936	60.7	7	70.6	11	50.8	9	2.55	94
1935	50.4	141	56.4	151	44.3	106	2.29	109
1934	60.6	8	72.1	3	49.1	19	2.73	84
1933	55.1	70	62.3	96	48	38	9.56	1
1932	56.8	49	64.9	64	48.6	29	1.53	141
1931	53	106	60.6	123	45.4	84	1.70	136
1930	56.8	49	65.2	61	48.4	31	2.30	108
1929	52.9	108	62.6	91	43.3	127	2.01	119
1928	54.9	77	63.1	86	46.7	56	2.44	98
1927	52.6	113	61.1	118	44.1	110	2.88	76
1926	55	73	65.3	60	44.7	98	4.17	39
1925	52.3	120	61.8	109	42.8	135	1.62	139
1924	50	147	57.3	148	42.8	135	3.87	44
1923	52.5	116	60.8	121	44.2	109	1.81	128
1922	59.3	17	66.9	38	51.7	5	2.36	104
1921	57.8	33	65.4	59	50.3	13	1.39	144
1920	53.1	103	61.1	118	45.1	92	2.61	90
1919	52.9	108	60	131	45.8	78	2.45	97
1918	57.2	41	67.7	28	46.7	56	4.11	40
1917	50.1	143	57.9	146	42.4	140	3.54	54
1916	54.9	77	62.5	93	47.3	50	2.39	100
1915	49.8	150	56.1	153	43.5	123	6.79	8
1914	57.9	29	66.9	38	48.8	24	6.01	13
1913	54.1	92	62.3	96	46	74	5.65	16
1912	54.8	83	63.5	80	46.2	69	8.15	5
1911	59.9	12	69.3	17	50.5	12	1.82	126
1910	50.5	139	57.7	147	43.4	124	2.64	88
1909	52.5	116	60.5	125	44.5	102	2.27	111
1908	54.3	88	62.3	96	46.3	67	4.55	28
1907	48.4	155	56.3	152	40.4	152	3.14	64
1906	54.3	88	62.9	88	45.7	80	2.95	73
1905	53.1	103	62.1	104	44.1	110	6.50	10
1904	55	73	64.2	71	45.9	76	2.38	101
1903	55.3	65	63.7	77	46.9	54	3.03	69
1902	55.6	60	65	62	46.1	71	4.60	27
1901	53.7	97	62	107	45.4	84	1.75	134
1900	57.5	38	67.5	34	47.5	46	2.57	91
1899	55.7	59	65	62	46.5	63	3.42	56
1898	55.1	70	63.7	77	46.5	63	1.65	138
1897	53.7	97	62.9	88	44.5	102	1.01	147
1896	62.3	2	71.9	4	52.6	2	3.31	61
1895	55.4	64	64.9	64	45.9	76	4.24	37
1894	53.9	93	62.3	96	45.6	81	4.66	25
1893	51.5	132	59.6	136	43.3	127	1.79	132
1892	50.5	139	57	150	44	115	8.12	6
1891	52.5	116	62	107	43	131	1.47	142
1890	50.1	143	58.2	143	41.9	142	4.95	23
1889	53.5	100	62.3	96	44.7	98	5.64	17
1888	48.2	156	55	156	41.3	149	2.21	112
1887	57.5	38	66.1	50	48.9	23	1.80	130
1886	55.5	63	65.6	54	45.5	82	2.67	87
1885	51.1	134	59.9	133	42.4	140	0.41	155
1884	53.8	94	62.5	93	45.1	92	1.67	137
1883	49.5	152	57.2	149	41.8	144	5.67	15
1882	48.8	154	56	154	41.6	146	2.03	118
1881	59	19	67.7	28	50.3	13	2.55	94
1880	61.5	4	70.8	8	52.3	3	3.13	65
1879	54.4	87	64.1	74	44.7	98	2.29	109
1878	53	106	59.3	138	46.7	56	4.96	22
1877	51.9	128	60.1	130	43.8	121	0.74	151
1876	53.5	100	62.3	96	44.8	97	8.54	2
1875	52.3	120	61.8	109	42.9	132	5.06	21
1874	56.1	55	63.1	86	49.1	19	3.00	71
1873	50	147	55.5	155	44.5	102	5.17	19
1872	51.7	130	59.5	137	44	115	3.11	66
1871	55.2	68	61.6	111	48.8	24	3.24	63

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1991	63.2
1896	62.3
2018	61.9
1880	61.5
1977	61.3
2012	61
1936	60.7
1934	60.6
1964	60.3
2024	60.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1888	48.2
1907	48.4
1882	48.8
1966	49.5
1883	49.5
1997	49.6
1915	49.8
1947	49.9
1924	50
1873	50

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1933	9.56
1876	8.54
2000	8.42
2004	8.18
1912	8.15
1892	8.12
1990	7.56
1915	6.79
2024	6.52
1905	6.50

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2026	0.36
1885	0.41
1988	0.50
1992	0.60
1994	0.67
1877	0.74
2023	0.88
1977	0.90
1971	0.90
1897	1.01

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 86°F; 26 May 2026
Coldest night: 34°F; 8 May 2026, 2 May 2026, 1 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.21 in; 24 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 0.36 in of precipitation in Milwaukee, WI, the driest May on record, in 156 years since 1871; provisional.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Milwaukee, WI: 86°F on Tuesday 26 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Milwaukee, WI: a low of 34°F on Friday 8 May 2026, Saturday 2 May 2026 and Friday 1 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Milwaukee, WI: 0.21 in on Sunday 24 May 2026.