Washburn climate

Washburn Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Madeline Island, 15.3 km from Washburn

Average highs run from 55°F on May 1 to 66°F on May 31, and lows from 34°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.31 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 Washburn, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
3.31 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
93°FMay 6, 2016
Record low
21°FMay 3, 2004
Chance of a freeze
95%
Daylight
14 h 25 min to 15 h 35 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
7.2 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 155°F34°F85°F 202125°F 200434%4%
May 256°F34°F81°F 201222°F 200434%3%
May 356°F34°F82°F 200021°F 200434%3%
May 457°F35°F81°F 199924°F 202234%3%
May 557°F35°F88°F 200024°F 200434%3%
May 657°F35°F93°F 201626°F 202034%2%
May 758°F36°F82°F 201523°F 201934%2%
May 858°F36°F81°F 200724°F 202634%2%
May 959°F36°F86°F 202525°F 202534%2%
May 1059°F37°F89°F 200725°F 201034%2%
May 1160°F37°F88°F 202525°F 202634%1%
May 1260°F37°F89°F 202521°F 202034%1%
May 1360°F38°F89°F 202524°F 202034%1%
May 1461°F38°F91°F 200727°F 200434%1%
May 1561°F38°F86°F 202624°F 200434%1%
May 1661°F38°F90°F 201826°F 201134%1%
May 1762°F39°F84°F 202126°F 201634%1%
May 1862°F39°F89°F 201227°F 200234%1%
May 1962°F39°F89°F 201223°F 200034%1%
May 2063°F40°F90°F 200924°F 200234%1%
May 2163°F40°F82°F 201627°F 200234%1%
May 2263°F40°F85°F 201630°F 200635%0%
May 2364°F41°F85°F 202332°F 200335%0%
May 2464°F41°F93°F 201029°F 201335%0%
May 2564°F41°F88°F 201829°F 202335%0%
May 2665°F42°F91°F 201829°F 201135%0%
May 2765°F42°F89°F 201828°F 201135%0%
May 2865°F42°F93°F 200627°F 200835%0%
May 2966°F43°F93°F 200625°F 202135%0%
May 3066°F43°F90°F 200230°F 201535%0%
May 3166°F43°F90°F 202329°F 201535%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washburn, 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 5:49 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:14 AM, sunset 8:49 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00474953 (Madeline Island), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094929, 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.