Mankato climate

Mankato Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mankato, 0.6 km from Mankato

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.24 in over about 10 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 Mankato, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
4.24 in
Record high
105°FMay 29, 1913
Record low
27°FMay 2, 1967
Chance of a freeze
50%
Days of 90°F or more
1.6
Daylight
13 h 54 min to 14 h 47 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
11.6 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 168°F42°F96°F 195529°F 192529%
May 268°F43°F95°F 196827°F 196729%
May 369°F43°F93°F 195928°F 200530%
May 469°F43°F93°F 201529°F 201330%
May 569°F44°F96°F 196232°F 191730%
May 670°F44°F98°F 191631°F 198930%
May 770°F45°F98°F 191632°F 191530%
May 870°F45°F97°F 196331°F 191731%
May 971°F45°F94°F 201129°F 192331%
May 1071°F46°F99°F 201130°F 198131%
May 1171°F46°F94°F 196229°F 197931%
May 1272°F46°F101°F 195631°F 195331%
May 1372°F47°F94°F 191529°F 196631%
May 1473°F47°F95°F 191529°F 195331%
May 1573°F48°F98°F 201332°F 198331%
May 1673°F48°F98°F 202631°F 192331%
May 1774°F48°F97°F 199634°F 191531%
May 1874°F49°F96°F 191735°F 191531%
May 1975°F49°F94°F 191337°F 191531%
May 2075°F50°F100°F 195628°F 192431%
May 2175°F50°F96°F 192534°F 191531%0%
May 2276°F50°F101°F 200536°F 196331%0%
May 2376°F51°F100°F 196434°F 191731%0%
May 2477°F51°F101°F 196729°F 192431%0%
May 2577°F52°F100°F 196437°F 200231%0%
May 2677°F52°F95°F 191238°F 191731%0%
May 2778°F52°F101°F 201239°F 191731%0%
May 2878°F53°F98°F 192138°F 199231%0%
May 2979°F53°F105°F 191339°F 198430%0%
May 3079°F54°F100°F 199841°F 191730%0%
May 3179°F54°F99°F 191339°F 191730%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mankato, 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 6:33 AM, sunset 8:27 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 8:54 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00144982 (Mankato), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00147542, 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.