Pelican Rapids climate

Pelican Rapids Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rothsay, 18.5 km from Pelican Rapids

Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 38°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.27 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 Pelican Rapids, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.27 in
Record high
97°FMay 31, 1934
Record low
15°FMay 5, 1968
Chance of a freeze
73%
Daylight
14 h 24 min to 15 h 34 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
12.1 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 161°F38°F94°F 195919°F 190928%
May 261°F39°F92°F 195918°F 190728%
May 362°F39°F85°F 195516°F 190729%
May 462°F40°F91°F 194918°F 190729%
May 563°F40°F95°F 200015°F 196830%
May 663°F41°F91°F 189720°F 190730%
May 763°F41°F90°F 191618°F 190630%
May 864°F42°F86°F 189722°F 195531%
May 964°F42°F86°F 192820°F 196631%
May 1065°F43°F88°F 198716°F 198131%
May 1165°F43°F90°F 202519°F 194631%
May 1266°F43°F89°F 190018°F 194632%
May 1366°F44°F92°F 190022°F 191032%
May 1466°F44°F94°F 193223°F 201632%
May 1567°F45°F95°F 193119°F 195932%
May 1667°F45°F90°F 195520°F 198332%
May 1768°F46°F92°F 191122°F 192532%
May 1868°F46°F96°F 201224°F 191533%
May 1968°F47°F89°F 200727°F 191633%
May 2069°F47°F89°F 193422°F 190733%
May 2169°F48°F93°F 196426°F 201533%
May 2269°F48°F91°F 196425°F 196334%
May 2370°F49°F92°F 192825°F 191734%
May 2470°F49°F88°F 201027°F 192434%0%
May 2570°F49°F90°F 201828°F 192435%0%
May 2671°F50°F96°F 191126°F 197135%0%
May 2771°F50°F92°F 191323°F 190735%0%
May 2871°F51°F94°F 200626°F 194735%0%
May 2972°F51°F95°F 193430°F 195836%0%
May 3072°F51°F92°F 192527°F 191036%0%
May 3172°F52°F97°F 193428°F 196436%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pelican Rapids, 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 6:10 AM, sunset 8:34 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 9:09 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00217149 (Rothsay), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00212142, 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.