Marquette climate

Marquette Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kanopolis Lake, 12.4 km from Marquette

Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.90 in over about 11 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 Marquette, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
4.90 in
Record high
106°FMay 23, 1939
Record low
22°FMay 1, 1909
Chance of a freeze
14%
Days of 90°F or more
2.1
Daylight
13 h 49 min to 14 h 40 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
52°F
Wind
11.9 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 170°F45°F92°F 190222°F 190934%0%
May 271°F46°F93°F 195526°F 191134%0%
May 371°F46°F97°F 195028°F 190734%0%
May 471°F46°F95°F 195024°F 190734%0%
May 571°F47°F94°F 201430°F 194434%0%
May 672°F47°F101°F 190928°F 194434%0%
May 772°F48°F97°F 201435°F 190835%0%
May 872°F48°F99°F 189531°F 193835%0%
May 973°F49°F95°F 189531°F 192335%0%
May 1073°F49°F100°F 201134°F 190935%0%
May 1174°F49°F99°F 200030°F 194635%0%
May 1274°F50°F95°F 190232°F 189535%0%
May 1374°F50°F93°F 202630°F 196634%0%
May 1475°F51°F96°F 194131°F 195334%0%
May 1575°F51°F96°F 189928°F 190734%0%
May 1675°F52°F94°F 189935°F 192334%0%
May 1776°F52°F96°F 202635°F 189534%0%
May 1876°F53°F100°F 195630°F 189434%0%
May 1977°F53°F97°F 193335°F 189434%0%
May 2077°F53°F99°F 195632°F 193133%0%
May 2177°F54°F97°F 192534°F 196833%0%
May 2278°F54°F97°F 195633°F 193133%0%
May 2378°F55°F106°F 193934°F 189333%0%
May 2479°F55°F99°F 193936°F 192433%0%
May 2579°F56°F99°F 195337°F 192533%0%
May 2679°F56°F103°F 196436°F 190133%0%
May 2780°F56°F96°F 201230°F 190732%0%
May 2880°F57°F98°F 192139°F 194732%0%
May 2981°F57°F97°F 191335°F 194732%0%
May 3081°F58°F105°F 191341°F 192732%0%
May 3181°F58°F103°F 191340°F 197531%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Marquette, 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 6:34 AM, sunset 8:23 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 8:49 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00144178 (Kanopolis Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00145152, 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.