Ann Arbor climate

Ann Arbor Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ann Arbor Se, 5.6 km from Ann Arbor

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.79 in over about 15 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 Ann Arbor, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.79 in
Record high
93°FMay 28, 2012
Record low
21°FMay 4, 2005
Chance of a freeze
65%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
14 h 05 min to 15 h 03 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
10.3 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 165°F40°F83°F 201824°F 202148%4%
May 265°F40°F84°F 201827°F 200548%4%
May 366°F40°F88°F 201224°F 200548%4%
May 466°F41°F83°F 200121°F 200548%3%
May 567°F41°F82°F 200026°F 200548%3%
May 667°F42°F85°F 200031°F 201448%3%
May 767°F42°F85°F 200027°F 200548%2%
May 868°F42°F86°F 200030°F 202048%2%
May 968°F43°F84°F 200424°F 202048%2%
May 1068°F43°F83°F 202230°F 201048%2%
May 1169°F44°F81°F 200729°F 202048%1%
May 1269°F44°F85°F 202225°F 201348%1%
May 1370°F44°F85°F 201421°F 201348%1%
May 1470°F45°F82°F 202230°F 201947%1%
May 1570°F45°F86°F 200732°F 200047%1%
May 1671°F46°F85°F 201732°F 201647%1%
May 1771°F46°F88°F 199930°F 200947%1%
May 1871°F46°F87°F 201727°F 200947%1%
May 1972°F47°F88°F 202428°F 200246%1%
May 2072°F47°F90°F 201329°F 200246%1%
May 2172°F48°F87°F 202130°F 200246%0%
May 2273°F48°F86°F 202128°F 200245%0%
May 2373°F48°F86°F 200731°F 201645%0%
May 2473°F49°F87°F 200732°F 200845%0%
May 2574°F49°F88°F 201229°F 201345%0%
May 2674°F49°F89°F 201030°F 201344%0%
May 2774°F50°F91°F 201834°F 199944%0%
May 2874°F50°F93°F 201234°F 200844%0%
May 2975°F51°F90°F 200633°F 200844%0%
May 3075°F51°F88°F 201131°F 202144%0%
May 3175°F51°F89°F 201136°F 200143%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ann Arbor, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 8:35 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 9:04 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00200228 (Ann Arbor Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094889, 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.