Saint Cloud weather in May

In May, Saint Cloud sees average daytime highs of 67°F and overnight lows near 48°F, with 3.9 in of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 14.7 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 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 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Saint Cloud's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint Cloud's year-round climate.

Daytime high
67°
5th warmest
Overnight low
48°
8th coldest
Precipitation
3.9 in
11.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:52 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
9 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Saint Cloud is city on tripoint of Benton, Sherburne and Stearns Counties in Minnesota, United States.

Density
619/km²
people per km²
Founded
1856

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 72°F by the end.

A typical May day in Saint Cloud reaches about 67°F in the afternoon and slips back to 48°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 13°F warmer than April and about 10°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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26142
36242
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How May really feels in Saint Cloud

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.

Saint Cloud 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
Jan21° / 0.85.65.68.90.0
Feb26° / 10°0.94.84.310.10.0
Mar39° / 22°1.87.24.111.60.3
Apr54° / 35°3.010.32.713.33.1
May67° / 48°3.911.60.214.75.8
Jun76° / 58°4.512.1015.46.4
Jul80° / 63°3.810.6015.16.6
Aug78° / 60°3.710.1013.96.9
Sep70° / 51°3.08.6012.36.8
Oct55° / 38°2.78.9110.73.7
Nov39° / 25°1.76.23.79.30.3
Dec26° / 12°1.15.55.58.60.0

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33763
43763
53763
63763
73862
84060
94060
103961
113961
124060
134060
144060
154060
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314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Saint Cloud gets around 3.9 in of rain and snow over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1333
2342
3352
4352
5362
6362
7371
8371
9371
10371
11381
12381
13381
14380
15380
16370
17370
18370
19370
20370
21380
22380
23380
24380
25380
26380
27380
28390
29390
30390
31390

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
198200
298200
396310
496310
596310
695410
795410
894420
993520
1093520
1193520
1291630
1391630
1490730
1590730
1689731
1787841
1887841
1986941
2085951
21841051
22831052
23821062
24811162
25801172
26791272
27791272
28771382
29761482
30751492
31741592

Wind in May

Winds average 9 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 12 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 5:13 AM to 4:38 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:137:15
214.15:117:16
314.15:107:18
414.25:087:19
514.25:077:20
614.35:057:21
714.35:047:23
814.45:027:24
914.45:017:25
1014.45:007:26
1114.54:587:28
1214.54:577:29
1314.64:567:30
1414.64:547:31
1514.74:537:33
1614.74:527:34
1714.74:517:35
1814.84:507:36
1914.84:497:37
2014.84:487:38
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2214.94:467:41
2315.04:457:42
2415.04:447:43
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2615.04:427:45
2715.14:417:46
2815.14:407:47
2915.14:407:48
3015.24:397:49
3115.24:387:50

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Saint Cloud

In seasonPeak

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

Saint Cloud'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 Saint Cloud?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Saint Cloud for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint Cloud in May

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

In May, Saint Cloud sees daytime highs around 67°F and nights near 48°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Saint Cloud 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 Saint Cloud peaks around June 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 17UV 9Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint Cloud?

Saint Cloud sits at 45.6°N, 94.2°W, 1,030 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Sartell, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around Saint Cloud

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Saint Cloud has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 ft around an average of 1,040 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 755 ft.

The land around Saint Cloud is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and trees (39%) within 2 miles, cropland (35%), trees (32%) and grassland (25%) within 10 miles, and cropland (42%), trees (31%) and grassland (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
213 ft
10 miles
427 ft
50 miles
755 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Sartell 5.0 mi · Buffalo 30 mi · Elk River 34 mi · Otsego 34 mi · Saint Michael 34 mi · Ramsey 40 mi · Champlin 45 mi · Anoka 45 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 Saint Cloud (45.5608°, -94.1625°, elevation 1,030 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).