Door County climate

Door County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, 5 km from Door County

Average highs run from 57°F on May 1 to 68°F on May 31, and lows from 37°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.32 in over about 12 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 Door County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
3.32 in
Record high
91°FMay 28, 1944
Record low
20°FMay 4, 1907
Chance of a freeze
76%
Daylight
14 h 16 min to 15 h 21 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
10.7 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 157°F37°F85°F 195221°F 190737%
May 257°F38°F81°F 195121°F 190938%
May 357°F38°F82°F 192822°F 191138%
May 458°F38°F82°F 193420°F 190738%
May 558°F39°F89°F 193024°F 191038%
May 659°F39°F89°F 193425°F 196838%
May 759°F39°F82°F 193625°F 192538%
May 859°F40°F83°F 193620°F 192538%
May 960°F40°F83°F 200025°F 194738%
May 1060°F40°F82°F 198721°F 196638%
May 1161°F41°F81°F 192223°F 190738%
May 1261°F41°F84°F 197724°F 193438%
May 1361°F41°F89°F 197723°F 192339%
May 1462°F42°F87°F 197723°F 191039%
May 1562°F42°F85°F 193225°F 191439%
May 1663°F43°F86°F 196228°F 195039%
May 1763°F43°F86°F 191130°F 198339%
May 1863°F43°F84°F 199830°F 191539%0%
May 1964°F44°F86°F 199628°F 200239%0%
May 2064°F44°F89°F 197226°F 200239%0%
May 2164°F44°F88°F 192125°F 190739%0%
May 2265°F45°F89°F 192127°F 196739%0%
May 2365°F45°F85°F 192126°F 196339%0%
May 2465°F45°F84°F 199131°F 193439%0%
May 2566°F46°F83°F 201027°F 193439%0%
May 2666°F46°F90°F 201830°F 194939%0%
May 2766°F46°F86°F 202630°F 191039%0%
May 2867°F47°F91°F 194430°F 193039%0%
May 2967°F47°F91°F 194431°F 194739%0%
May 3068°F47°F88°F 193931°F 197339%0%
May 3168°F48°F91°F 192533°F 191638%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Door County, 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 5:39 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:07 AM, sunset 8:28 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00478267 (Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00478267, 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.