Average May Temperature in Lansing by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Lansing, Michigan for the month of May each year between 1911 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest May Ever in Lansing?

2018 was the warmest May in the history of Lansing, Michigan. The average daily high temperature was 75.7 °F, and the average low was 53.7 °F.

What Was the Coldest May Ever in Lansing?

1997 was the coolest May in the history of Lansing, Michigan. The average daily high temperature was 60.4 °F, and the average low was 36.1 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	33	72.3	45.8
2022	6	73.3	53.1
2021	51	69.6	45.2
2020	57	66.7	46.7
2019	62	66.6	46.1
2018	1	75.7	53.7
2017	48	68.6	46.9
2016	34	69.8	47.7
2015	15	71.9	50.6
2014	39	69.6	47.3
2013	13	73.2	49.8
2012	7	74.3	51.0
2011	32	68.4	49.8
2010	21	70.7	50.7
2009	52	68.2	46.1
2008	78	66.6	42.7
2007	22	72.3	48.6
2006	41	68.1	48.3
2005	77	65.0	44.4
2004	40	69.2	47.3
2003	87	65.4	42.3
2002	98	62.7	40.8
2001	30	69.5	48.9
2000	31	69.4	48.9
1999	29	72.4	46.0
1998	9	75.2	49.8
1997	104	60.4	36.1
1996	69	66.5	43.7
1995	66	66.7	43.9
1994	74	68.5	41.0
1993	50	70.3	44.8
1992	63	69.9	42.4
1991	4	75.9	51.5
1990	84	65.7	42.6
1989	68	67.2	43.0
1988	26	74.2	45.1
1987	10	74.7	50.1
1986	44	68.9	47.2
1985	28	72.4	46.2
1984	93	63.5	41.7
1983	94	63.4	41.2
1982	3	75.4	52.3
1981	81	66.5	42.1
1980	38	71.4	45.6
1979	54	67.9	46.2
1978	35	70.0	47.1
1977	2	79.5	49.1
1976	85	65.4	42.7
1975	14	74.0	48.5
1974	88	64.4	42.8
1973	91	63.6	42.2
1972	42	70.7	45.6
1971	71	69.1	40.9
1970	37	69.1	48.0
1969	60	69.2	43.7
1968	89	64.1	42.2
1967	95	64.0	40.6
1966	102	63.3	38.1
1965	17	73.7	48.6
1964	11	75.4	48.5
1963	73	66.5	43.0
1962	12	72.9	50.7
1961	90	65.6	40.1
1960	61	66.6	46.2
1959	18	72.1	49.4
1958	65	69.4	41.6
1957	75	64.0	45.5
1956	86	64.5	43.3
1955	27	71.2	47.9
1954	97	63.9	40.4
1953	36	68.7	48.4
1952	70	65.5	44.6
1951	46	69.6	46.0
1950	59	69.0	44.0
1948	83	64.7	43.7
1947	96	61.8	42.6
1946	82	65.1	43.5
1945	101	60.3	41.1
1944	16	71.0	51.3
1943	76	63.3	46.2
1942	45	67.5	48.6
1941	25	71.0	48.9
1940	72	64.3	45.3
1939	23	71.8	48.8
1938	53	67.0	47.3
1937	56	67.4	46.2
1936	19	72.8	48.7
1935	100	60.9	41.3
1934	24	73.6	46.5
1930	47	68.4	47.2
1927	67	65.3	45.2
1926	58	70.1	43.2
1925	92	66.6	39.1
1923	79	69.2	39.9
1922	8	74.6	50.6
1919	80	65.8	43.2
1918	20	72.4	49.0
1917	103	59.9	40.4
1916	55	67.2	46.6
1915	99	62.3	40.7
1914	43	70.1	46.0
1913	64	66.6	44.9
1912	49	68.5	46.7
1911	5	76.2	50.8

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1960–2024	Lansing Capital City Airport	location
1910–1959	East Lansing Experimental Farm	location