McKenzie County climate

McKenzie County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Watford City, 10.6 km from McKenzie County

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 daily high and low temperature at McKenzie County, 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
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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 159°F36°F88°F 196812°F 195431%5%
May 260°F36°F86°F 195221°F 195431%4%
May 360°F37°F93°F 195217°F 195432%4%
May 461°F37°F89°F 193919°F 200232%4%
May 561°F37°F91°F 193419°F 192932%4%
May 661°F38°F89°F 192818°F 197233%4%
May 762°F38°F93°F 193419°F 192933%4%
May 862°F39°F99°F 193412°F 194533%3%
May 962°F39°F88°F 193619°F 194534%3%
May 1063°F39°F90°F 195820°F 193334%3%
May 1163°F40°F93°F 195819°F 194634%3%
May 1264°F40°F93°F 194923°F 202035%3%
May 1364°F41°F94°F 193225°F 194335%3%
May 1464°F41°F96°F 200123°F 197335%3%
May 1565°F42°F98°F 193626°F 192936%2%
May 1665°F42°F98°F 193419°F 192536%2%
May 1765°F43°F98°F 193426°F 200936%2%
May 1866°F43°F94°F 194829°F 199337%2%
May 1966°F43°F93°F 194824°F 193137%2%
May 2066°F44°F98°F 196418°F 191737%2%
May 2167°F44°F96°F 192523°F 193138%2%
May 2267°F45°F92°F 192827°F 196338%2%
May 2367°F45°F97°F 192826°F 194939%2%
May 2468°F46°F89°F 194125°F 200239%1%
May 2568°F46°F96°F 193124°F 192439%1%
May 2668°F47°F100°F 193429°F 193340%1%
May 2769°F47°F100°F 193426°F 194740%1%
May 2869°F47°F102°F 193419°F 194740%1%
May 2969°F48°F103°F 193425°F 194741%1%
May 3070°F48°F101°F 193430°F 194741%1%
May 3170°F49°F98°F 193429°F 195241%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McKenzie County, 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 6:36 AM, sunset 9:06 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 9:43 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

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.