Waseca climate

Waseca Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, 1.7 km from Waseca

Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 41°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.47 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 Waseca, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
4.47 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
106°FMay 31, 1934
Record low
19°FMay 3, 1967
Chance of a freeze
56%
Days of 90°F or more
1.1
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 15 h 16 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
11.6 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 162°F41°F90°F 195923°F 196143%2%
May 263°F42°F91°F 195526°F 196743%2%
May 363°F42°F95°F 194919°F 196743%2%
May 464°F42°F91°F 195225°F 192944%2%
May 564°F43°F90°F 191824°F 192944%2%
May 664°F43°F93°F 193424°F 198944%1%
May 765°F44°F91°F 201627°F 192944%1%
May 865°F44°F92°F 199027°F 192544%1%
May 965°F45°F89°F 192824°F 194544%1%
May 1066°F45°F92°F 198524°F 196644%1%
May 1166°F46°F92°F 198722°F 194644%1%
May 1267°F46°F90°F 202527°F 196944%1%
May 1367°F47°F93°F 202224°F 191844%1%
May 1467°F47°F92°F 193225°F 191844%1%
May 1568°F47°F102°F 201325°F 192144%1%
May 1668°F48°F95°F 200126°F 192144%0%
May 1769°F48°F96°F 193426°F 192545%0%
May 1869°F49°F95°F 193426°F 192545%0%
May 1969°F49°F101°F 193428°F 192945%0%
May 2070°F50°F96°F 197529°F 196745%0%
May 2170°F50°F93°F 192232°F 192445%0%
May 2270°F51°F99°F 192527°F 196345%0%
May 2371°F51°F90°F 197228°F 196345%0%
May 2471°F51°F91°F 201231°F 192446%0%
May 2572°F52°F95°F 193930°F 192546%0%
May 2672°F52°F94°F 197832°F 199246%0%
May 2772°F53°F95°F 201834°F 198946%0%
May 2873°F53°F99°F 201834°F 191746%0%
May 2973°F53°F101°F 201830°F 194746%0%
May 3073°F54°F101°F 193432°F 193046%0%
May 3174°F54°F106°F 193435°F 197246%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Waseca, 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 6:05 AM, sunset 8:18 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:34 AM, sunset 8:50 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00218692 (Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00218692, 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.