McKenzie County Weather in May
Average highs run from 59°F on May 1 to 70°F on May 31, and lows from 36°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.38 in over about 11 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 65°F
- Average low
- 42°F
- Precipitation
- 2.38 in
- Snowfall
- 1.4 in
- Record high
- 103°FMay 29, 1934
- Record low
- 12°FMay 1, 1954
- Chance of a freeze
- 84%
- Daylight
- 14 h 30 min to 15 h 43 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 57%
- Dew point
- 38°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 59°F | 36°F | 88°F 1968 | 12°F 1954 | 31% | 5% |
| May 2 | 60°F | 36°F | 86°F 1952 | 21°F 1954 | 31% | 4% |
| May 3 | 60°F | 37°F | 93°F 1952 | 17°F 1954 | 32% | 4% |
| May 4 | 61°F | 37°F | 89°F 1939 | 19°F 2002 | 32% | 4% |
| May 5 | 61°F | 37°F | 91°F 1934 | 19°F 1929 | 32% | 4% |
| May 6 | 61°F | 38°F | 89°F 1928 | 18°F 1972 | 33% | 4% |
| May 7 | 62°F | 38°F | 93°F 1934 | 19°F 1929 | 33% | 4% |
| May 8 | 62°F | 39°F | 99°F 1934 | 12°F 1945 | 33% | 3% |
| May 9 | 62°F | 39°F | 88°F 1936 | 19°F 1945 | 34% | 3% |
| May 10 | 63°F | 39°F | 90°F 1958 | 20°F 1933 | 34% | 3% |
| May 11 | 63°F | 40°F | 93°F 1958 | 19°F 1946 | 34% | 3% |
| May 12 | 64°F | 40°F | 93°F 1949 | 23°F 2020 | 35% | 3% |
| May 13 | 64°F | 41°F | 94°F 1932 | 25°F 1943 | 35% | 3% |
| May 14 | 64°F | 41°F | 96°F 2001 | 23°F 1973 | 35% | 3% |
| May 15 | 65°F | 42°F | 98°F 1936 | 26°F 1929 | 36% | 2% |
| May 16 | 65°F | 42°F | 98°F 1934 | 19°F 1925 | 36% | 2% |
| May 17 | 65°F | 43°F | 98°F 1934 | 26°F 2009 | 36% | 2% |
| May 18 | 66°F | 43°F | 94°F 1948 | 29°F 1993 | 37% | 2% |
| May 19 | 66°F | 43°F | 93°F 1948 | 24°F 1931 | 37% | 2% |
| May 20 | 66°F | 44°F | 98°F 1964 | 18°F 1917 | 37% | 2% |
| May 21 | 67°F | 44°F | 96°F 1925 | 23°F 1931 | 38% | 2% |
| May 22 | 67°F | 45°F | 92°F 1928 | 27°F 1963 | 38% | 2% |
| May 23 | 67°F | 45°F | 97°F 1928 | 26°F 1949 | 39% | 2% |
| May 24 | 68°F | 46°F | 89°F 1941 | 25°F 2002 | 39% | 1% |
| May 25 | 68°F | 46°F | 96°F 1931 | 24°F 1924 | 39% | 1% |
| May 26 | 68°F | 47°F | 100°F 1934 | 29°F 1933 | 40% | 1% |
| May 27 | 69°F | 47°F | 100°F 1934 | 26°F 1947 | 40% | 1% |
| May 28 | 69°F | 47°F | 102°F 1934 | 19°F 1947 | 40% | 1% |
| May 29 | 69°F | 48°F | 103°F 1934 | 25°F 1947 | 41% | 1% |
| May 30 | 70°F | 48°F | 101°F 1934 | 30°F 1947 | 41% | 1% |
| May 31 | 70°F | 49°F | 98°F 1934 | 29°F 1952 | 41% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 9:06 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 9:43 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00329233 (Watford City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00329233, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.