Machesney Park climate

Machesney Park Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Beloit, 17.5 km from Machesney Park

Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.34 in over about 12 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Machesney Park, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
4.34 in
Record high
99°FMay 27, 2012
Record low
24°FMay 10, 1966
Chance of a freeze
51%
Daylight
14 h 05 min to 15 h 04 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
10.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 161°F40°F88°F 195227°F 197837%
May 261°F41°F88°F 195927°F 202637%
May 362°F41°F88°F 195526°F 200537%
May 462°F41°F92°F 195228°F 200537%
May 563°F42°F91°F 195933°F 196737%
May 663°F42°F85°F 200029°F 196738%
May 763°F42°F88°F 202327°F 202638%
May 864°F43°F89°F 196332°F 196638%
May 964°F43°F87°F 197927°F 196638%
May 1064°F44°F92°F 202224°F 196638%
May 1165°F44°F94°F 202231°F 199038%
May 1265°F44°F93°F 202229°F 198138%
May 1366°F45°F92°F 202233°F 201338%
May 1466°F45°F92°F 200734°F 196438%
May 1566°F45°F94°F 202531°F 201638%
May 1667°F46°F90°F 199229°F 199738%
May 1767°F46°F90°F 196234°F 200238%
May 1867°F47°F90°F 196231°F 200237%0%
May 1968°F47°F95°F 197538°F 200237%0%
May 2068°F47°F91°F 201232°F 200237%0%
May 2168°F48°F90°F 197229°F 200237%0%
May 2269°F48°F92°F 195633°F 196737%0%
May 2369°F48°F90°F 197532°F 196337%0%
May 2469°F49°F93°F 201036°F 195637%0%
May 2570°F49°F90°F 197735°F 199237%0%
May 2670°F49°F91°F 197834°F 197937%0%
May 2770°F50°F99°F 201230°F 199237%0%
May 2871°F50°F93°F 199136°F 199237%0%
May 2971°F50°F92°F 201833°F 196537%0%
May 3071°F51°F92°F 195334°F 198437%0%
May 3172°F51°F92°F 198840°F 196637%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Machesney Park, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 7:56 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:22 AM, sunset 8:26 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00470696 (Beloit), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094822, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.