Menomonie weather in May

In May, Menomonie sees average daytime highs of 67°F and overnight lows near 47°F, with 4.4 in of precipitation across 12.7 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 62°F in the first days to 71°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Menomonie's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Menomonie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
67°
5th warmest
Overnight low
47°
8th coldest
Precipitation
4.4 in
12.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:45 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
8 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Menomonie is city in and the county seat of Dunn County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

Density
407/km²
people per km²
Founded
1788

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 62°F in the first days to 71°F by the end.

A typical May day in Menomonie reaches about 67°F in the afternoon and slips back to 47°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 54°F and 79°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 12°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 Menomonie

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Menomonie weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 1.16.76.990.0
Feb28° / 11°1.15.35.110.10.0
Mar40° / 23°2.18.14.511.60.4
Apr55° / 36°3.311.52.813.23.3
May67° / 47°4.412.70.114.65.7
Jun76° / 58°4.512.5015.36.3
Jul80° / 62°3.5110156.5
Aug78° / 59°4.010.7013.96.8
Sep70° / 51°3.49.6012.36.6
Oct56° / 39°2.990.710.73.8
Nov40° / 26°2.073.99.40.4
Dec27° / 13°1.56.56.38.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33862
43763
53763
63763
73763
83763
93763
103763
113763
123763
133763
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314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Menomonie gets around 4.4 in of rain and snow over 12.7 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1383
2392
3392
4402
5412
6411
7411
8411
9411
10411
11410
12410
13400
14400
15400
16390
17390
18390
19390
20390
21400
22400
23410
24410
25410
26420
27420
28420
29420
30420
31420

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
198200
297300
396310
495410
595410
695410
794510
893520
992620
1092620
1191630
1290730
1390730
1490730
1587841
1687841
1786941
1886941
1984952
20831052
21821062
22801163
23801163
24791263
25771274
26761374
27751474
28741484
29721585
30711685
31701695

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
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
78light breeze
88light breeze
98light breeze
108light breeze
118light breeze
128light breeze
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218light breeze
228light breeze
238light breeze
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258light breeze
268light breeze
277light breeze
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:05 AM to 4:32 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:057:05
214.05:047:06
314.15:027:07
414.15:017:08
514.24:597:10
614.24:587:11
714.34:567:12
814.34:557:13
914.34:547:14
1014.44:527:16
1114.44:517:17
1214.54:507:18
1314.54:497:19
1414.64:477:20
1514.64:467:22
1614.64:457:23
1714.74:447:24
1814.74:437:25
1914.74:427:26
2014.84:417:27
2114.84:407:28
2214.84:397:30
2314.94:387:31
2414.94:377:32
2514.94:367:33
2615.04:357:34
2715.04:347:35
2815.04:347:36
2915.14:337:37
3015.14:327:38
3115.14:327:38

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Menomonie?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Menomonie for sightseeing.

What to pack for Menomonie in May

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

In May, Menomonie sees daytime highs around 67°F and nights near 47°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Menomonie in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Menomonie peaks around June 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 16UV 9Jan 12UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Menomonie?

Menomonie sits at 44.9°N, 91.9°W, 889 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Eau Claire, 21 mi away.

Topography around Menomonie

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Menomonie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 ft around an average of 892 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 564 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,099 ft.

The land around Menomonie is covered by trees (45%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, cropland (44%) and trees (38%) within 10 miles, and trees (47%) and cropland (38%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
374 ft
10 miles
564 ft
50 miles
1,099 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Eau Claire 21 mi · River Falls 35 mi · Red Wing 37 mi · Stillwater 45 mi · Hastings 47 mi · Cottage Grove 50 mi · Woodbury 51 mi · Oakdale 52 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 Menomonie (44.8755°, -91.9193°, elevation 889 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).