Red Wing climate

Red Wing Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Red Wing Dam 3, 8 km from Red Wing

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.06 in over about 14 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 Red Wing, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
4.06 in
Record high
99°FMay 29, 2018
Record low
26°FMay 3, 2005
Chance of a freeze
24%
Days of 90°F or more
0.8
Daylight
14 h 15 min to 15 h 18 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
11.0 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 163°F42°F82°F 196831°F 197840%1%
May 263°F43°F86°F 199231°F 199041%1%
May 364°F43°F83°F 201226°F 200541%1%
May 464°F43°F85°F 201526°F 200541%1%
May 564°F44°F89°F 200029°F 196841%1%
May 665°F44°F88°F 200033°F 200441%1%
May 765°F45°F91°F 201634°F 202642%1%
May 866°F45°F90°F 199033°F 202642%1%
May 966°F45°F82°F 197630°F 202042%1%
May 1066°F46°F86°F 200430°F 202042%1%
May 1167°F46°F87°F 201133°F 199042%0%
May 1267°F47°F86°F 202532°F 202042%0%
May 1367°F47°F94°F 202230°F 201342%0%
May 1468°F47°F86°F 199134°F 199642%0%
May 1568°F48°F97°F 201331°F 201642%0%
May 1669°F48°F92°F 200132°F 200442%0%
May 1769°F48°F87°F 201835°F 200942%0%
May 1869°F49°F88°F 199835°F 197642%0%
May 1970°F49°F93°F 199837°F 200042%0%
May 2070°F49°F95°F 200936°F 200042%0%
May 2170°F50°F91°F 200935°F 200242%0%
May 2271°F50°F87°F 199437°F 199743%0%
May 2371°F51°F86°F 199139°F 200143%0%
May 2471°F51°F93°F 202338°F 199243%0%
May 2572°F51°F95°F 201038°F 199243%0%
May 2672°F52°F93°F 201038°F 199243%0%
May 2772°F52°F95°F 201838°F 199243%0%
May 2873°F52°F93°F 196939°F 199243%0%
May 2973°F53°F99°F 201840°F 202143%0%
May 3073°F53°F95°F 200640°F 202143%0%
May 3174°F53°F91°F 199441°F 200944%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Red Wing, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 8:15 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:29 AM, sunset 8:47 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00216822 (Red Wing Dam 3), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00216822, 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.