Michigan May Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of May in Michigan for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest May in Michigan History?

1977 was the warmest May in Michigan history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 75.6 °F, and the average low was 46.2 °F.

What Was the Coldest May in Michigan History?

1907 was the coolest May in Michigan history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 57.0 °F, and the average low was 34.2 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	47	68.4	41.6
2022	20	69.1	46.1
2021	61	66.4	41.7
2020	72	64.2	42.2
2019	92	62.7	40.9
2018	4	73.4	47.0
2017	76	64.0	42.1
2016	42	68.0	42.9
2015	25	69.4	45.1
2014	51	66.1	43.1
2013	32	69.0	43.9
2012	7	71.9	46.0
2011	47	65.7	44.3
2010	12	70.2	46.4
2009	65	66.1	41.4
2008	102	63.8	38.6
2007	17	71.1	44.6
2006	38	67.2	44.9
2005	89	63.6	40.4
2004	64	64.8	42.8
2003	78	64.4	41.3
2002	115	60.9	38.5
2001	25	68.7	45.7
2000	29	68.1	45.0
1999	18	70.4	45.0
1998	2	73.7	47.2
1997	126	58.3	36.5
1996	102	62.6	39.8
1995	71	64.9	41.6
1994	78	66.0	39.6
1993	62	65.6	42.3
1992	53	68.2	40.7
1991	5	71.6	48.5
1990	96	63.2	39.8
1989	69	65.6	41.2
1988	24	71.9	42.7
1987	16	70.9	44.8
1986	29	68.4	44.7
1985	32	69.4	43.7
1984	110	61.8	39.1
1983	118	60.4	37.9
1982	6	71.6	47.7
1981	87	65.0	39.4
1980	37	69.2	43.1
1979	89	63.3	40.7
1978	40	68.0	43.7
1977	1	75.6	46.2
1976	105	63.3	39.0
1975	11	71.5	45.9
1974	110	61.7	39.4
1973	110	61.2	39.8
1972	36	70.0	42.7
1971	94	65.0	38.1
1970	51	65.6	43.6
1969	68	66.2	40.8
1968	107	62.6	39.4
1967	124	60.5	36.5
1966	122	60.7	36.4
1965	18	70.7	44.7
1964	13	71.1	45.4
1963	92	64.4	39.1
1962	7	70.9	47.0
1961	108	63.7	38.0
1960	66	64.2	43.1
1959	13	70.8	45.6
1958	84	66.8	38.3
1957	82	64.1	41.2
1956	99	63.7	39.1
1955	27	70.5	43.3
1954	118	61.4	37.1
1953	50	67.2	42.2
1952	78	64.9	40.6
1951	28	69.8	43.6
1950	69	66.7	40.0
1949	46	68.8	41.6
1948	101	64.2	38.4
1947	122	59.2	38.0
1946	99	64.2	38.7
1945	125	59.3	36.7
1944	15	70.0	45.9
1943	89	63.1	40.9
1942	56	66.3	42.5
1941	22	70.6	44.2
1940	105	62.4	39.8
1939	34	69.6	43.2
1938	62	65.8	42.1
1937	53	67.3	41.6
1936	22	70.9	43.9
1935	121	60.9	36.8
1934	21	72.7	42.3
1933	42	66.6	44.2
1932	58	66.5	41.8
1931	81	65.2	40.2
1930	44	67.2	43.3
1929	113	62.3	38.4
1928	75	65.7	40.5
1927	108	61.4	40.3
1926	77	67.3	38.5
1925	116	62.8	35.9
1924	128	57.9	35.9
1923	96	65.8	37.2
1922	9	71.1	46.5
1921	29	68.7	44.5
1920	96	64.6	38.5
1919	88	63.9	40.2
1918	34	69.1	43.7
1917	127	58.0	35.9
1916	82	63.8	41.3
1915	117	60.2	38.4
1914	39	69.0	42.8
1913	86	64.3	40.5
1912	58	66.1	42.2
1911	9	71.6	45.9
1910	120	60.8	37.2
1909	102	63.1	39.3
1908	57	65.4	43.3
1907	129	57.0	34.2
1906	84	64.5	40.5
1905	94	63.1	40.0
1904	72	65.2	41.1
1903	41	68.4	42.8
1902	58	66.4	41.8
1901	72	65.0	41.3
1900	47	67.6	42.4
1899	53	66.4	42.6
1898	66	65.7	41.4
1897	114	61.5	39.0
1896	3	72.4	48.2
1895	44	69.0	41.6