Plainwell climate

Plainwell Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gull Lake Biological Stn, 22.3 km from Plainwell

Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.93 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Plainwell, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
3.93 in
Record high
96°FMay 28, 2018
Record low
24°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
44%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
14 h 05 min to 15 h 04 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
77%
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 167°F44°F85°F 201830°F 2021
May 268°F44°F87°F 201830°F 2026
May 368°F44°F86°F 201228°F 2005
May 468°F45°F81°F 199927°F 2005
May 569°F45°F82°F 200034°F 2011
May 669°F46°F85°F 200033°F 2020
May 770°F46°F85°F 201531°F 2021
May 870°F46°F87°F 201427°F 2020
May 970°F47°F85°F 200524°F 2020
May 1071°F47°F85°F 202231°F 2010
May 1171°F47°F89°F 202232°F 2020
May 1271°F48°F87°F 201131°F 2021
May 1372°F48°F87°F 202231°F 2013
May 1472°F49°F86°F 202234°F 2021
May 1572°F49°F88°F 199834°F 2002
May 1673°F49°F86°F 201732°F 2014
May 1773°F50°F87°F 199934°F 2002
May 1873°F50°F89°F 199833°F 2002
May 1973°F50°F87°F 199831°F 2002
May 2074°F51°F90°F 201231°F 20020%
May 2174°F51°F88°F 202135°F 20020%
May 2274°F51°F87°F 202135°F 20020%
May 2375°F52°F89°F 200735°F 20060%
May 2475°F52°F90°F 200735°F 20130%
May 2575°F52°F90°F 202138°F 20130%
May 2676°F53°F90°F 201033°F 20020%
May 2776°F53°F94°F 201239°F 19990%
May 2876°F53°F96°F 201837°F 20080%
May 2977°F54°F95°F 201834°F 20210%
May 3077°F54°F91°F 202337°F 20210%
May 3177°F54°F92°F 202240°F 20200%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Plainwell, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 8:43 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 9:13 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00203504 (Gull Lake Biological Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094815, 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.