Escanaba climate

Escanaba Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Escanaba, 3.7 km from Escanaba

Average highs run from 54°F on May 1 to 66°F on May 31, and lows from 36°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.32 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 Escanaba, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
3.32 in
Record high
91°FMay 20, 1998
Record low
20°FMay 2, 1882
Chance of a freeze
86%
Daylight
14 h 20 min to 15 h 27 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
9.4 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 154°F36°F80°F 193022°F 189034%
May 255°F36°F76°F 189520°F 188234%
May 355°F36°F76°F 193723°F 188134%
May 456°F37°F78°F 195522°F 190734%
May 556°F37°F81°F 195223°F 189134%
May 657°F37°F88°F 193425°F 195435%
May 757°F38°F75°F 191224°F 189035%
May 857°F38°F81°F 195126°F 196635%
May 958°F38°F81°F 198725°F 194735%
May 1058°F39°F77°F 188725°F 196636%
May 1159°F39°F82°F 195625°F 190736%
May 1259°F39°F79°F 190628°F 187836%
May 1359°F40°F83°F 197723°F 189037%
May 1460°F40°F84°F 190026°F 189537%0%
May 1560°F40°F87°F 193128°F 188837%0%
May 1661°F41°F81°F 191727°F 189538%0%
May 1761°F41°F84°F 193628°F 199738%0%
May 1861°F41°F80°F 195528°F 191538%0%
May 1962°F42°F89°F 199626°F 200239%0%
May 2062°F42°F91°F 199827°F 190639%0%
May 2162°F42°F78°F 190429°F 200239%0%
May 2263°F43°F84°F 195628°F 196340%0%
May 2363°F43°F78°F 191628°F 200640%0%
May 2463°F43°F85°F 196131°F 192541%0%
May 2564°F44°F77°F 197231°F 189741%0%
May 2664°F44°F91°F 191428°F 189541%0%
May 2764°F44°F83°F 191427°F 189541%0%
May 2865°F44°F85°F 198629°F 189442%0%
May 2965°F45°F91°F 199829°F 200842%0%
May 3065°F45°F91°F 198630°F 199642%0%
May 3166°F45°F91°F 192533°F 199642%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Escanaba, 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 6:36 AM, sunset 8:56 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 9:30 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014824 (Escanaba), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014824, 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.