Appleton climate

Appleton Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Milan 1NW, 11.1 km from Appleton

Average highs run from 66°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 41°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.14 in over about 10 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 Appleton, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
3.14 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
106°FMay 30, 1934
Record low
16°FMay 13, 1997
Chance of a freeze
59%
Days of 90°F or more
1.5
Daylight
14 h 17 min to 15 h 24 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
45°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 166°F41°F98°F 195922°F 190931%2%
May 267°F41°F91°F 195920°F 191132%2%
May 367°F42°F95°F 194917°F 190732%2%
May 468°F42°F93°F 195220°F 196732%2%
May 568°F43°F94°F 200020°F 192932%2%
May 669°F43°F93°F 201619°F 197632%2%
May 769°F43°F92°F 191622°F 192933%1%
May 870°F44°F100°F 193425°F 195533%1%
May 970°F44°F99°F 192823°F 192933%1%
May 1070°F45°F95°F 198723°F 198133%1%
May 1171°F45°F94°F 202518°F 194633%1%
May 1271°F46°F93°F 190021°F 194633%1%
May 1372°F46°F94°F 200716°F 199733%1%
May 1472°F47°F99°F 193227°F 200433%1%
May 1572°F47°F96°F 189424°F 195933%1%
May 1673°F48°F100°F 193425°F 192933%0%
May 1773°F48°F98°F 193422°F 192534%0%
May 1873°F48°F97°F 199829°F 191534%0%
May 1974°F49°F100°F 200930°F 192634%0%
May 2074°F49°F98°F 200924°F 190734%0%
May 2174°F50°F93°F 196427°F 189534%0%
May 2275°F50°F97°F 192527°F 192634%0%
May 2375°F51°F94°F 195031°F 194135%0%
May 2475°F51°F95°F 201026°F 194935%0%
May 2576°F51°F96°F 202630°F 190135%0%
May 2676°F52°F95°F 201831°F 189535%0%
May 2776°F52°F98°F 201830°F 190735%0%
May 2877°F53°F103°F 193430°F 194735%0%
May 2977°F53°F98°F 193427°F 194735%0%
May 3077°F53°F106°F 193430°F 194736%0%
May 3178°F54°F106°F 193422°F 189736%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Appleton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 8:30 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:40 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 USC00215400 (Milan 1NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00215400, 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.