Owatonna weather in May

In May, Owatonna sees average daytime highs of 67°F and overnight lows near 49°F, with 4.7 in of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 63°F in the first days to 72°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Owatonna's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Owatonna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
67°
5th warmest
Overnight low
49°
8th coldest
Precipitation
4.7 in
12.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:52 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
10 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Owatonna is city in Minnesota, USA.

Density
669/km²
people per km²
Founded
1854

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 63°F in the first days to 72°F by the end.

A typical May day in Owatonna reaches about 67°F in the afternoon and slips back to 49°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 80°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 12°F warmer than April and about 9°F cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Owatonna

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.

Owatonna 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° / 1.16.36.29.10.0
Feb27° / 12°1.15.55.210.20.0
Mar40° / 24°2.38.24.211.60.5
Apr56° / 37°3.711.52.113.23.5
May67° / 49°4.712.90.114.55.7
Jun77° / 59°5.412.8015.26.3
Jul80° / 63°4.3100156.7
Aug78° / 60°4.210013.86.9
Sep71° / 52°3.58.8012.36.9
Oct58° / 40°2.68.50.610.84.4
Nov42° / 27°1.96.83.59.40.6
Dec28° / 14°1.47.16.28.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
33961
43961
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Owatonna gets around 4.7 in of rain and snow over 12.9 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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2412
3422
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5422
6431
7421
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9421
10411
11410
12400
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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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
196400
295410
394510
494510
593610
693610
791720
891720
990820
1089830
1189830
1288930
1386941
1486941
15851041
16841051
17831151
18821161
19801172
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21771382
22771382
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24731593
25721693
26711694
276917104
286818104
296619114
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316320125

Wind in May

Winds average 10 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:12 AM to 4:40 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:127:08
214.05:117:09
314.05:097:11
414.15:087:12
514.15:067:13
614.25:057:14
714.25:047:15
814.25:027:17
914.35:017:18
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1114.44:587:20
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1914.74:497:29
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3015.04:407:40
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Owatonna

In seasonPeak

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

Owatonna'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 Owatonna?

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
2.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Owatonna for sightseeing.

What to pack for Owatonna in May

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

In May, Owatonna sees daytime highs around 67°F and nights near 49°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Owatonna 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 Owatonna peaks around June 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (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
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7High
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Owatonna?

Owatonna sits at 44.1°N, 93.2°W, 1,152 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Faribault, 15 mi away.

Topography around Owatonna

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Owatonna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 ft around an average of 1,188 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 843 ft.

The land around Owatonna is covered by trees (36%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (23%) within 2 miles, cropland (76%) within 10 miles, and cropland (74%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
210 ft
10 miles
325 ft
50 miles
843 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Faribault 15 mi · Northfield 26 mi · Albert Lea 31 mi · Austin 32 mi · Rochester 38 mi · Farmington 39 mi · Lakeville 39 mi · Mankato 39 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 Owatonna (44.0838°, -93.226°, elevation 1,152 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).