Minnesota May Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of May in Minnesota 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 Minnesota History?

1977 was the warmest May in Minnesota history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 76.9 °F, and the average low was 50.9 °F.

What Was the Coldest May in Minnesota History?

1907 was the coolest May in Minnesota history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 55.4 °F, and the average low was 32.0 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	6	72.5	46.1
2022	49	66.1	44.6
2021	55	67.7	42.3
2020	76	64.7	42.3
2019	114	61.4	39.6
2018	4	74.8	47.5
2017	71	64.9	42.3
2016	34	69.4	44.0
2015	65	65.9	42.6
2014	62	65.4	43.3
2013	80	64.3	42.0
2012	18	70.2	46.4
2011	71	64.4	42.8
2010	43	67.9	44.2
2009	79	66.4	40.2
2008	102	63.9	39.0
2007	15	71.1	46.3
2006	32	67.7	45.8
2005	90	62.4	42.4
2004	106	62.5	39.9
2003	62	66.7	41.9
2002	121	62.4	37.3
2001	36	68.0	45.3
2000	34	68.9	44.5
1999	32	67.8	45.9
1998	5	73.8	47.0
1997	123	61.5	37.8
1996	100	62.7	40.5
1995	82	64.7	41.5
1994	29	70.1	43.8
1993	71	64.8	42.4
1992	27	70.6	44.0
1991	17	68.9	48.3
1990	93	64.7	40.0
1989	52	68.5	42.1
1988	3	75.8	47.1
1987	7	71.9	46.4
1986	39	68.6	44.2
1985	15	71.2	46.1
1984	88	64.9	40.4
1983	108	63.5	38.4
1982	23	68.4	46.5
1981	69	67.0	41.2
1980	13	73.5	44.2
1979	122	61.0	38.5
1978	26	70.0	44.9
1977	1	76.9	50.9
1976	62	68.7	39.8
1975	27	70.0	44.6
1974	111	61.0	40.1
1973	85	65.0	40.7
1972	20	70.1	46.3
1971	95	65.5	38.6
1970	83	64.4	41.5
1969	49	67.7	43.1
1968	108	62.5	39.6
1967	125	61.4	36.3
1966	116	63.0	37.5
1965	49	66.8	43.9
1964	18	71.3	45.3
1963	87	64.5	40.9
1962	40	66.7	45.8
1961	94	65.5	38.7
1960	65	66.7	41.6
1959	44	67.6	43.9
1958	44	70.6	41.0
1957	76	66.1	40.9
1956	83	65.2	40.8
1955	13	72.1	45.4
1954	125	59.8	37.7
1953	71	65.9	41.4
1952	60	67.6	41.4
1951	23	70.0	44.9
1950	110	61.6	39.7
1949	36	69.6	43.6
1948	65	67.4	41.0
1947	124	60.9	37.3
1946	105	63.5	39.0
1945	127	60.4	36.1
1944	29	68.3	45.6
1943	103	63.3	39.4
1942	100	63.1	40.1
1941	8	71.2	47.0
1940	88	65.6	39.6
1939	8	73.3	44.9
1938	96	62.2	41.7
1937	44	67.7	43.7
1936	12	72.0	45.8
1935	115	61.9	38.8
1934	2	77.7	46.8
1933	56	66.6	42.9
1932	48	68.3	42.8
1931	90	65.4	39.4
1930	70	65.5	42.0
1929	119	62.8	37.2
1928	31	71.2	42.6
1927	120	59.8	39.9
1926	22	72.4	43.2
1925	99	66.3	37.1
1924	128	58.8	34.3
1923	57	68.3	41.0
1922	10	70.9	47.2
1921	44	68.3	43.1
1920	65	67.4	41.0
1919	57	67.3	42.0
1918	57	67.6	41.7
1917	111	65.0	36.2
1916	98	63.1	40.4
1915	117	61.4	39.0
1914	40	68.8	43.7
1913	107	63.0	39.2
1912	60	66.4	42.4
1911	21	72.1	43.8
1910	118	63.3	36.9
1909	103	63.6	39.1
1908	90	64.0	40.8
1907	129	55.4	32.0
1906	96	63.2	40.6
1905	111	62.5	38.8
1904	71	66.2	40.9
1903	54	66.8	43.3
1902	40	67.5	45.1
1901	36	70.0	43.2
1900	23	72.5	42.4
1899	85	64.2	41.3
1898	80	65.4	41.1
1897	76	67.6	39.4
1896	10	70.3	47.7
1895	53	68.4	42.1