Battle Lake climate

Battle Lake Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ottertail, 19.6 km from Battle Lake

Average highs run from 59°F on May 1 to 70°F on May 31, and lows from 37°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.43 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 Battle Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
3.43 in
Record high
105°FMay 30, 1934
Record low
19°FMay 2, 1967
Chance of a freeze
72%
Daylight
14 h 23 min to 15 h 32 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
12.3 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 159°F37°F97°F 195921°F 1909
May 259°F37°F94°F 195919°F 1967
May 360°F38°F95°F 194920°F 1907
May 460°F38°F95°F 192622°F 1967
May 561°F39°F94°F 192621°F 1929
May 661°F39°F95°F 200021°F 1925
May 761°F40°F87°F 189625°F 1925
May 862°F40°F91°F 193425°F 1907
May 962°F41°F89°F 192825°F 1923
May 1063°F41°F87°F 190025°F 1907
May 1163°F42°F88°F 190022°F 1946
May 1263°F42°F90°F 190020°F 1918
May 1364°F43°F90°F 193226°F 1953
May 1464°F43°F94°F 193228°F 1921
May 1565°F44°F96°F 193126°F 1959
May 1665°F44°F93°F 193423°F 1929
May 1765°F45°F92°F 197223°F 1930
May 1866°F45°F90°F 191729°F 1915
May 1966°F46°F89°F 193432°F 1907
May 2066°F46°F91°F 199225°F 1929
May 2167°F47°F96°F 196424°F 1929
May 2267°F47°F95°F 192528°F 1924
May 2368°F48°F97°F 192831°F 1924
May 2468°F48°F88°F 200627°F 1924
May 2568°F49°F89°F 192627°F 19240%
May 2669°F49°F92°F 193130°F 19470%
May 2769°F49°F97°F 196930°F 19070%
May 2869°F50°F101°F 193431°F 19470%
May 2970°F50°F95°F 200630°F 19470%
May 3070°F51°F105°F 193430°F 19470%
May 3170°F51°F105°F 193429°F 18970%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Battle Lake, 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 (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 8:32 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 9:07 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00216276 (Ottertail), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00212768, 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.