Alpena Weather in May
Average highs run from 55°F on May 1 to 66°F on May 31, and lows from 38°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.17 in over about 14 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 61°F
- Average low
- 43°F
- Precipitation
- 3.17 in
- Record high
- 94°FMay 16, 1962
- Record low
- 20°FMay 2, 1966
- Chance of a freeze
- 64%
- Daylight
- 14 h 17 min to 15 h 22 min
- Cloud cover
- 78%
- Humidity
- 75%
- Dew point
- 43°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 55°F | 38°F | 86°F 2018 | 23°F 1963 | 45% | 2% |
| May 2 | 55°F | 38°F | 86°F 2001 | 20°F 1966 | 45% | 2% |
| May 3 | 56°F | 38°F | 86°F 1949 | 23°F 1984 | 45% | 1% |
| May 4 | 56°F | 39°F | 88°F 1949 | 21°F 1926 | 45% | 1% |
| May 5 | 57°F | 39°F | 92°F 1949 | 22°F 1958 | 45% | 1% |
| May 6 | 57°F | 39°F | 89°F 1930 | 23°F 1967 | 45% | 1% |
| May 7 | 58°F | 40°F | 92°F 1936 | 20°F 1966 | 45% | 1% |
| May 8 | 58°F | 40°F | 89°F 1936 | 22°F 1950 | 45% | 1% |
| May 9 | 58°F | 41°F | 89°F 1953 | 22°F 1925 | 45% | 1% |
| May 10 | 59°F | 41°F | 88°F 1953 | 22°F 1962 | 45% | 1% |
| May 11 | 59°F | 41°F | 86°F 1982 | 21°F 1949 | 45% | 1% |
| May 12 | 59°F | 42°F | 89°F 2022 | 22°F 2020 | 45% | 1% |
| May 13 | 60°F | 42°F | 86°F 1961 | 20°F 2020 | 45% | 1% |
| May 14 | 60°F | 42°F | 87°F 1958 | 24°F 1920 | 45% | 0% |
| May 15 | 61°F | 43°F | 92°F 1962 | 23°F 1925 | 45% | 0% |
| May 16 | 61°F | 43°F | 94°F 1962 | 26°F 1957 | 45% | 0% |
| May 17 | 61°F | 43°F | 91°F 1962 | 23°F 1961 | 45% | 0% |
| May 18 | 62°F | 44°F | 90°F 1962 | 22°F 1925 | 45% | 0% |
| May 19 | 62°F | 44°F | 91°F 2012 | 25°F 1924 | 44% | 0% |
| May 20 | 62°F | 45°F | 92°F 1975 | 24°F 1924 | 44% | 0% |
| May 21 | 63°F | 45°F | 91°F 1921 | 27°F 1949 | 44% | 0% |
| May 22 | 63°F | 45°F | 91°F 1964 | 26°F 1935 | 44% | 0% |
| May 23 | 63°F | 46°F | 89°F 1964 | 26°F 1958 | 44% | 0% |
| May 24 | 64°F | 46°F | 89°F 2016 | 24°F 1963 | 44% | 0% |
| May 25 | 64°F | 46°F | 90°F 2018 | 26°F 1934 | 44% | 0% |
| May 26 | 65°F | 47°F | 90°F 1944 | 25°F 1969 | 44% | 0% |
| May 27 | 65°F | 47°F | 93°F 1978 | 27°F 1934 | 44% | 0% |
| May 28 | 65°F | 48°F | 93°F 1969 | 27°F 1927 | 43% | 0% |
| May 29 | 66°F | 48°F | 92°F 2006 | 29°F 1965 | 43% | 0% |
| May 30 | 66°F | 48°F | 94°F 1937 | 29°F 1961 | 43% | 0% |
| May 31 | 66°F | 49°F | 93°F 2011 | 29°F 1945 | 43% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 8:40 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 9:13 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014814 (Alpena Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094849, 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.