Minneapolis-St Paul, MN: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 60.5°F in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN, the warmest May since 2025, tied 48th warmest of 154 (with 1992, 1962 and 1914).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 60.5°F; Warmest since 2025; 48th warmest of 154
Precipitation: 2.24 in; Driest since 2023; 44th driest of 156

A normal May in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 59°F, between 55.6°F and 63.4°F in eight years of ten and 3.78 in of precipitation, between 1.70 in and 6.41 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN since 1873: 60.5°F in 2026; the highest is 68.7°F, in 1934.

Normal range, 55.6 to 63.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN 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	Days missing
2026	60.5	48	70.8	46	50.3	45	2.24	113	0
2025	60.8	41	70.8	46	50.7	38	3.27	73	0
2024	62.4	21	72.7	26	52.2	19	5.81	20	0
2023	64.2	6	74.7	12	53.7	9	1.62	137	0
2022	61	37	70.7	48	51.3	29	3.33	71	0
2021	60.2	52	70	56	50.4	44	3.28	72	0
2020	58.7	75	67.1	99	50.3	45	4.85	29	0
2019	55.6	119	65.4	120	45.9	114	6.68	11	0
2018	67.8	2	78.4	3	57.3	1	2.99	82	0
2017	58.5	81	67.7	90	49.3	63	4.80	30	0
2016	61.3	34	71.2	41	51.5	26	2.42	106	0
2015	59.2	66	68.5	77	49.9	52	3.55	60	0
2014	58.6	76	67.8	89	49.3	63	4.55	36	0
2013	58.3	85	67.6	91	49	70	6.24	16	0
2012	63.7	11	73.5	20	53.8	8	9.34	2	0
2011	58.4	83	67.2	98	49.6	59	4.04	49	0
2010	60.7	44	70.5	50	50.9	36	2.50	101	0
2009	60.8	41	71.6	39	50	49	0.53	154	0
2008	56.3	106	66.6	105	46	111	2.53	100	0
2007	64.1	7	75.1	9	53.2	11	1.99	123	0
2006	61.9	27	71.2	41	52.6	14	1.66	134	0
2005	56.4	105	64.7	132	48	88	2.78	94	0
2004	56.6	104	66	114	47.2	96	6.39	14	0
2003	57.7	92	67.3	96	48.1	85	6.14	19	0
2002	54.6	132	64.2	138	45	126	2.83	92	0
2001	59.6	60	68.4	78	50.9	36	4.53	38	0
2000	60.9	39	70.3	51	51.4	28	4.56	35	0
1999	60.1	53	69.5	64	50.7	38	6.56	13	0
1998	63.4	14	75.6	7	51.2	31	4.40	40	0
1997	53.4	143	64.6	133	42.1	148	1.70	132	0
1996	55.6	119	64.5	136	46.7	101	2.37	108	0
1995	56.9	100	67.5	92	46.2	107	2.43	105	0
1994	60.7	44	73	22	48.4	82	2.21	114	0
1993	57.2	96	66.3	108	48.1	85	4.02	50	0
1992	60.5	48	72.3	30	48.6	78	1.15	145	0
1991	61.9	27	70.1	53	53.7	9	6.35	15	0
1990	56.3	106	66.6	105	45.9	114	3.36	69	0
1989	57.5	93	68.9	73	46.1	110	3.38	67	0
1988	65.4	5	78.3	4	52.5	15	1.70	132	0
1987	63.4	14	74.6	13	52.3	18	1.88	128	0
1986	59.4	62	69.6	61	49.2	65	3.48	64	0
1985	62.2	24	72.8	25	51.6	24	3.65	59	0
1984	56	111	66.3	108	45.7	119	2.29	110	0
1983	54.6	132	64.8	130	44.4	134	6.20	17	0
1982	62.4	21	72	35	52.9	12	4.99	28	0
1981	57	98	67.9	88	46.2	107	2.18	115	0
1980	61.5	32	73.8	18	49.2	65	2.29	110	0
1979	55.5	122	66.8	102	44.2	136	4.55	36	0
1978	61.8	29	72.9	24	50.7	38	3.79	56	0
1977	66.9	3	78.6	2	55.2	4	2.86	88	0
1976	58.9	73	70.9	44	46.8	100	1.13	146	0
1975	60.9	39	71.7	37	50	49	3.81	54	0
1974	54.4	137	64.2	138	44.5	132	2.08	120	0
1973	55.2	127	65.4	120	45	126	2.48	103	0
1972	61.2	35	72.2	32	50.3	45	2.18	115	0
1971	55.4	123	67	100	43.8	140	3.14	77	0
1970	58.4	83	68.1	83	48.8	76	4.77	31	0
1969	60.6	46	71.8	36	49.4	61	1.98	124	0
1968	53.4	143	62.8	145	44	137	3.74	57	0
1967	52.2	148	63.6	140	40.9	153	0.61	153	0
1966	53.6	141	65.7	119	41.5	151	1.46	140	0
1965	58.6	76	68.9	73	48.4	82	7.86	6	0
1964	61.4	33	73	22	49.9	52	3.44	66	0
1963	55.4	123	66.1	112	44.7	129	5.06	26	0
1962	60.5	48	69.5	64	51.6	24	8.03	4	0
1961	54.6	132	66.8	102	42.5	147	3.48	64	0
1960	56.9	100	67.5	92	46.4	104	3.19	75	0
1959	60.6	46	70.7	48	50.5	43	5.03	27	0
1958	60.8	41	72.6	28	49	70	1.39	141	0
1957	57	98	67	100	47	97	3.13	78	0
1956	58.1	90	68.3	80	47.9	90	1.96	125	0
1955	63.3	16	75	10	51.5	26	0.69	152	0
1954	53.1	145	62.3	147	43.9	139	2.54	99	0
1953	58.6	76	69.2	69	48	88	1.92	126	0
1952	58.6	76	68.4	78	48.9	72	2.86	88	0
1951	61.7	30	71.7	37	51.8	21	4.14	47	0
1950	56	111	65.9	117	46.2	107	2.87	87	0
1949	62	25	72.7	26	51.2	31	0.90	149	0
1948	58.5	81	69.2	69	47.8	92	0.74	151	0
1947	53.5	142	63.6	140	43.4	143	2.56	98	0
1946	55.3	126	66	114	44.5	132	3.04	81	0
1945	52.1	150	62.1	148	42.1	148	3.09	79	0
1944	62.4	21	72.2	32	52.7	13	6.15	18	0
1943	55.7	118	65.9	117	45.4	122	4.27	45	0
1942	56	111	65.1	126	47	97	6.78	10	0
1941	63.3	16	74.2	16	52.4	16	2.91	85	0
1940	56	111	66.8	102	45.1	124	1.64	136	0
1939	63.6	12	76	6	51.7	23	3.55	60	1
1938	56.7	103	65.4	120	48.1	85	6.97	8	0
1937	59.8	58	69.6	61	50	49	5.42	24	0
1936	64.1	7	73.8	18	54.5	6	2.25	112	0
1935	54.9	128	63.3	143	46.5	103	3.81	54	0
1934	68.7	1	80.9	1	56.5	2	0.21	156	0
1933	58.8	74	68.2	81	49.4	61	7.87	5	0
1932	59.1	67	68.7	75	49.5	60	2.05	121	0
1931	56.1	109	66.3	108	45.9	114	1.35	143	0
1930	58.3	85	68.2	81	48.5	80	3.38	67	0
1929	54.9	128	64.6	133	45.1	124	1.91	127	0
1928	61	37	71	43	51.1	33	2.38	107	0
1927	53.8	140	62.1	148	45.5	121	3.22	74	0
1926	62.5	20	74.3	14	50.7	38	1.13	146	0
1925	55.4	123	66.4	107	44.4	134	2.66	96	0
1924	50.4	152	59.8	152	41	152	1.03	148	0
1923	59.7	59	69.6	61	49.7	57	2.97	83	0
1922	63.2	18	72.1	34	54.4	7	2.94	84	0
1921	60	56	69.4	67	50.7	38	3.49	63	0
1920	59.3	64	69.5	64	49.1	68	2.67	95	0
1919	58.2	88	67.5	92	48.9	72	1.71	131	0
1918	60.1	53	70.3	51	49.9	52	4.32	44	0
1917	54.6	132	65.2	124	44	137	4.24	46	0
1916	56.9	100	66.1	112	47.7	94	6.97	8	0
1915	52.2	148	60.6	150	43.7	141	3.98	51	0
1914	60.5	48	69.8	59	51.1	33	1.80	130	0
1913	55.9	116	65.1	126	46.6	102	2.86	88	0
1912	59	70	68.7	75	49.2	65	4.68	34	0
1911	63.6	12	74.8	11	52.4	16	4.10	48	0
1910	54.8	131	64.8	130	44.7	129	1.39	141	0
1909	55.6	119	65.3	123	45.9	114	3.85	53	0
1908	56.2	108	65.1	126	47.4	95	8.14	3	0
1907	46.9	154	55.4	154	38.3	154	2.01	122	0
1906	55.8	117	65.1	126	46.4	104	10.33	1	0
1905	54.2	139	63.4	142	44.9	128	4.47	39	0
1904	57.5	93	67.3	96	47.8	92	3.54	62	0
1903	59.1	67	68.1	83	50.1	48	4.40	40	0
1902	60.1	53	69	72	51.3	29	4.33	43	0
1901	59.3	64	70	56	48.6	78	1.57	139	0
1900	62	25	74.1	17	49.9	52	0.43	155	0
1899	58.2	88	68	87	48.5	80	3.36	69	0
1898	58.1	90	67.5	92	48.8	76	5.17	25	0
1897	57.4	95	69.1	71	45.7	119	1.87	129	0
1896	64.1	7	73.2	21	55	5	3.94	52	0
1895	59.6	60	70.1	53	49.1	68	2.90	86	0
1894	59	70	70.1	53	47.9	90	4.77	31	0
1893	54.5	136	64.3	137	44.7	129	2.50	101	0
1892	51.6	151	59.9	151	43.4	143	6.66	12	0
1891	58.6	76	70.9	44	46.4	104	1.27	144	0
1890	52.3	147	62.5	146	42.1	148	3.66	58	0
1889	56.1	109	66.2	111	45.9	114	2.86	88	0
1888	50.2	153	57.7	153	42.7	145	4.75	33	0
1887	64.1	7	76.4	5	51.8	21	1.60	138	0
1886	60	56	71.5	40	48.4	82	0.82	150	0
1885	58.3	85	69.7	60	46.9	99	2.12	117	0
1884	59.4	62	69.9	58	48.9	72	2.09	119	0
1883	52.9	146	63.1	144	42.7	145	2.12	117	0
1882	54.4	137	65.2	124	43.5	142	2.48	103	0
1881	65.6	4	75.4	8	55.8	3	4.34	42	0
1880	63.1	19	74.3	14	51.9	20	2.63	97	0
1879	59	70	68.1	83	49.9	52	7.18	7	0
1878	54.9	128	64.6	133	45.3	123	2.33	109	0
1877	61.7	30	72.3	30	51.1	33	5.43	23	0
1876	59.1	67	69.3	68	48.9	72	3.15	76	0
1875	57.1	97	68.1	83	46	111	3.06	80	0
1874	61.2	35	72.6	28	49.7	57	1.65	135	0
1873	56	111	66	114	46	111	5.63	22	0
1872							5.71	21	31
1871							2.80	93	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1934	68.7
2018	67.8
1977	66.9
1881	65.6
1988	65.4
2023	64.2
2007	64.1
1936	64.1
1896	64.1
1887	64.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1907	46.9
1888	50.2
1924	50.4
1892	51.6
1945	52.1
1967	52.2
1915	52.2
1890	52.3
1883	52.9
1954	53.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1906	10.33
2012	9.34
1908	8.14
1962	8.03
1933	7.87
1965	7.86
1879	7.18
1938	6.97
1916	6.97
1942	6.78

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1934	0.21
1900	0.43
2009	0.53
1967	0.61
1955	0.69
1948	0.74
1886	0.82
1949	0.90
1924	1.03
1976	1.13
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 89°F; 27 May 2026
Coldest night: 32°F; 6 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.16 in; 17 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 2.24 in of precipitation in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN, the driest May since 2023, 44th driest of 156.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN: 89°F on Wednesday 27 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN: a low of 32°F on Wednesday 6 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN: 1.16 in on Sunday 17 May 2026.