Rhinelander climate

Rhinelander Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rhinelander, 5.2 km from Rhinelander

Average highs run from 59°F on May 1 to 70°F on May 31, and lows from 34°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.77 in over about 13 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 Rhinelander, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
3.77 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
94°FMay 26, 2018
Record low
19°FMay 3, 2004
Chance of a freeze
95%
Daylight
14 h 20 min to 15 h 27 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
10.1 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°F34°F81°F 202122°F 202639%3%
May 259°F35°F77°F 201220°F 202639%3%
May 359°F35°F80°F 201519°F 200439%3%
May 460°F35°F83°F 200022°F 201139%2%
May 560°F36°F84°F 200025°F 200240%2%
May 661°F36°F89°F 201624°F 200640%2%
May 761°F37°F84°F 200023°F 202140%2%
May 862°F37°F79°F 201822°F 201740%2%
May 962°F38°F78°F 202522°F 201040%1%
May 1063°F38°F84°F 200725°F 202640%1%
May 1163°F39°F78°F 202221°F 202641%1%
May 1264°F39°F91°F 202221°F 202041%1%
May 1364°F39°F88°F 202219°F 201341%1%
May 1464°F40°F87°F 200727°F 200441%1%
May 1565°F40°F82°F 200123°F 200041%1%
May 1665°F41°F87°F 201824°F 201441%1%
May 1766°F41°F79°F 202128°F 200741%1%
May 1866°F41°F84°F 201226°F 200241%1%
May 1966°F42°F86°F 201226°F 200042%0%
May 2067°F42°F87°F 200922°F 200242%0%
May 2167°F42°F79°F 201624°F 200242%0%
May 2267°F43°F84°F 201626°F 200642%0%
May 2368°F43°F86°F 201026°F 202242%0%
May 2468°F44°F90°F 201027°F 201342%0%
May 2568°F44°F87°F 201031°F 200343%0%
May 2669°F44°F94°F 201831°F 200043%0%
May 2769°F45°F93°F 201826°F 201143%0%
May 2869°F45°F90°F 201827°F 202143%0%
May 2970°F45°F90°F 201826°F 202143%0%
May 3070°F46°F88°F 201031°F 200143%0%
May 3170°F46°F91°F 201929°F 200943%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rhinelander, 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 5:45 AM, sunset 8:05 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:12 AM, sunset 8:39 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00477113 (Rhinelander), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004803, 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.