Waunakee climate

Waunakee Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Madison Dane Rgnl AP, 10.6 km from Waunakee

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.10 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 Waunakee, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
4.10 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
94°FMay 28, 2018
Record low
23°FMay 9, 1966
Chance of a freeze
52%
Daylight
14 h 08 min to 15 h 09 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
50°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 163°F42°F85°F 201325°F 197843%2%
May 264°F42°F83°F 196529°F 196643%2%
May 364°F42°F81°F 196528°F 197643%2%
May 465°F43°F81°F 201226°F 197642%2%
May 565°F43°F81°F 196632°F 198742%2%
May 665°F43°F81°F 196627°F 198942%1%
May 766°F44°F84°F 201630°F 197442%1%
May 866°F44°F82°F 196527°F 198942%1%
May 967°F45°F83°F 197923°F 196642%1%
May 1067°F45°F85°F 197927°F 196642%1%
May 1167°F45°F87°F 201130°F 200642%1%
May 1268°F46°F84°F 201132°F 196742%1%
May 1368°F46°F85°F 199133°F 198842%1%
May 1468°F46°F84°F 197733°F 201542%1%
May 1569°F47°F88°F 201330°F 198441%0%
May 1669°F47°F88°F 199132°F 198441%0%
May 1770°F48°F85°F 197732°F 198841%0%
May 1870°F48°F85°F 197232°F 197641%0%
May 1970°F48°F88°F 197532°F 200241%0%
May 2071°F49°F89°F 201235°F 196741%0%
May 2171°F49°F87°F 196534°F 196941%0%
May 2271°F49°F88°F 197533°F 196741%0%
May 2372°F50°F88°F 197536°F 196941%0%
May 2472°F50°F90°F 201036°F 199241%0%
May 2572°F50°F92°F 201029°F 198841%0%
May 2673°F51°F87°F 196732°F 198341%0%
May 2773°F51°F89°F 198539°F 197141%0%
May 2873°F52°F94°F 201835°F 198441%0%
May 2974°F52°F93°F 201830°F 198441%0%
May 3074°F52°F91°F 201836°F 198440%0%
May 3174°F53°F88°F 198835°F 196640%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Waunakee, 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 5:51 AM, sunset 7:59 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:21 AM, sunset 8:30 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014837 (Madison Dane Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00471416, 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.