Hibbing weather in May

In May, Hibbing sees average daytime highs of 64°F and overnight lows near 43°F, with 3.3 in of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 59°F in the first days to 68°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hibbing's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hibbing's year-round climate.

Daytime high
64°
5th warmest
Overnight low
43°
8th coldest
Precipitation
3.3 in
11.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:41 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
67%
6th clearest
Wind
8 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Hibbing is city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Density
34/km²
people per km²
Founded
1893

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 59°F in the first days to 68°F by the end.

A typical May day in Hibbing reaches about 64°F in the afternoon and slips back to 43°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 50°F and 77°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 13°F warmer than April and about 9°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How May really feels in Hibbing

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 3 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
3
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Hibbing weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 0.95.96.78.70.0
Feb22° / 0.85.25.69.90.0
Mar35° / 16°1.46.84.911.60.0
Apr51° / 31°2.49.23.913.32.4
May64° / 43°3.311.80.714.95.3
Jun72° / 53°4.112.5015.76.2
Jul76° / 57°4.412.7015.46.6
Aug74° / 55°3.611014.16.8
Sep66° / 47°3.410.9012.45.8
Oct51° / 35°2.710.11.710.62.4
Nov34° / 21°1.67.65.69.10.0
Dec22° / 1.277.48.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33565
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Hibbing gets around 3.3 in of rain and snow over 11.8 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1346
2355
3365
4365
5375
6374
7384
8384
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10384
11393
12393
13393
14393
15392
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27380
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31380

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
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69820
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109730
119730
129730
139640
149541
159541
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179451
189352
199262
209262
219172
229073
239073
248983
258983
268983
278893
288893
2987103
3086104
3185114

Wind in May

Winds average 8 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
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68light breeze
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317light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:04 AM to 4:26 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:047:14
214.25:027:16
314.35:007:17
414.34:597:19
514.44:577:20
614.44:557:21
714.54:547:23
814.54:527:24
914.64:517:25
1014.64:507:27
1114.74:487:28
1214.74:477:29
1314.84:457:31
1414.84:447:32
1514.84:437:33
1614.94:417:35
1714.94:407:36
1815.04:397:37
1915.04:387:38
2015.04:377:40
2115.14:367:41
2215.14:347:42
2315.24:337:43
2415.24:327:44
2515.24:317:45
2615.34:317:47
2715.34:307:48
2815.34:297:49
2915.44:287:50
3015.44:277:51
3115.44:267:52

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Hibbing

In seasonPeak

In May, Hibbing sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Hibbing's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Hibbing?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Hibbing for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hibbing in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Hibbing sees daytime highs around 64°F and nights near 43°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hibbing in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hibbing peaks around June 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hibbing?

Hibbing sits at 47.4°N, 92.9°W, 1,493 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Duluth, 59 mi away.

Topography around Hibbing

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Hibbing.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hibbing has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 ft around an average of 1,480 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 732 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 ft.

The land around Hibbing is covered by trees (58%) within 2 miles, trees (73%) within 10 miles, and trees (84%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
686 ft
10 miles
732 ft
50 miles
850 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Duluth 59 mi · Superior 63 mi · Sartell 139 mi · Saint Cloud 142 mi · Forest Lake 149 mi · Elk River 150 mi · Ham Lake 151 mi · Ramsey 152 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Hibbing (47.4271°, -92.9377°, elevation 1,493 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).