Aitkin County Weather in May
Average highs run from 59°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.84 in over about 10 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
- 65°F
- Average low
- 40°F
- Precipitation
- 3.84 in
- Snowfall
- 0.4 in
- Record high
- 92°FMay 29, 2006
- Record low
- 13°FMay 1, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 87%
- Daylight
- 14 h 24 min to 15 h 34 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 72%
- Dew point
- 44°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 59°F | 35°F | 78°F 1988 | 13°F 1983 | 29% | 2% |
| May 2 | 60°F | 35°F | 84°F 2021 | 22°F 1967 | 29% | 2% |
| May 3 | 60°F | 36°F | 80°F 1980 | 21°F 1967 | 29% | 2% |
| May 4 | 60°F | 36°F | 85°F 1980 | 22°F 1973 | 29% | 2% |
| May 5 | 61°F | 36°F | 86°F 1980 | 19°F 1968 | 29% | 1% |
| May 6 | 61°F | 37°F | 85°F 2000 | 22°F 1967 | 30% | 1% |
| May 7 | 62°F | 37°F | 87°F 2000 | 14°F 1983 | 30% | 1% |
| May 8 | 62°F | 37°F | 84°F 1990 | 19°F 1984 | 30% | 1% |
| May 9 | 63°F | 38°F | 80°F 1987 | 17°F 1966 | 30% | 1% |
| May 10 | 63°F | 38°F | 84°F 1987 | 20°F 1966 | 30% | 1% |
| May 11 | 64°F | 38°F | 83°F 2007 | 25°F 1981 | 30% | 1% |
| May 12 | 64°F | 39°F | 78°F 1977 | 22°F 1967 | 31% | 1% |
| May 13 | 64°F | 39°F | 84°F 1977 | 25°F 1997 | 31% | 1% |
| May 14 | 65°F | 39°F | 87°F 1977 | 26°F 1980 | 31% | 1% |
| May 15 | 65°F | 40°F | 88°F 2013 | 25°F 1967 | 31% | 1% |
| May 16 | 66°F | 40°F | 85°F 1987 | 28°F 1983 | 31% | 0% |
| May 17 | 66°F | 40°F | 88°F 1972 | 25°F 1973 | 31% | 0% |
| May 18 | 66°F | 41°F | 87°F 1972 | 28°F 1976 | 31% | 0% |
| May 19 | 67°F | 41°F | 88°F 2012 | 27°F 1981 | 31% | 0% |
| May 20 | 67°F | 41°F | 87°F 1972 | 20°F 1967 | 31% | 0% |
| May 21 | 67°F | 42°F | 89°F 1964 | 28°F 1979 | 31% | 0% |
| May 22 | 68°F | 42°F | 90°F 1964 | 30°F 2006 | 32% | 0% |
| May 23 | 68°F | 42°F | 86°F 2021 | 23°F 1963 | 32% | 0% |
| May 24 | 69°F | 43°F | 84°F 1980 | 30°F 1976 | 32% | 0% |
| May 25 | 69°F | 43°F | 89°F 2010 | 29°F 1983 | 32% | 0% |
| May 26 | 69°F | 44°F | 87°F 1978 | 29°F 1992 | 32% | 0% |
| May 27 | 70°F | 44°F | 90°F 1969 | 30°F 1971 | 32% | 0% |
| May 28 | 70°F | 44°F | 90°F 1969 | 30°F 2021 | 32% | 0% |
| May 29 | 70°F | 45°F | 92°F 2006 | 28°F 1965 | 33% | 0% |
| May 30 | 70°F | 45°F | 91°F 1994 | 31°F 1966 | 33% | 0% |
| May 31 | 71°F | 46°F | 89°F 1988 | 29°F 1966 | 33% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 8:23 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:25 AM, sunset 8:59 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00210059 (Aitkin 2E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00214103, 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.