Stevens Point weather in May

In May, Stevens Point sees average daytime highs of 66°F and overnight lows near 47°F, with 3.8 in of precipitation across 12.2 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 21% 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 Stevens Point's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stevens Point's year-round climate.

Daytime high
66°
5th warmest
Overnight low
47°
8th coldest
Precipitation
3.8 in
12.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:37 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
8 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Stevens Point is city in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.

Density
597/km²
people per km²
Founded
1858

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 Stevens Point reaches about 66°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 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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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How May really feels in Stevens Point

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.

Stevens Point 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
Jan24° / 1.37.36.890.0
Feb29° / 12°1.25.65.210.10.0
Mar41° / 23°2.28.44.911.60.5
Apr54° / 35°3.411.63.213.23.2
May66° / 47°3.812.20.114.65.7
Jun76° / 57°4.211.5015.36.5
Jul80° / 61°3.511.20156.5
Aug77° / 59°3.510.8013.96.8
Sep70° / 51°3.19.2012.36.6
Oct56° / 39°2.99.40.510.73.8
Nov41° / 28°2.17.53.39.40.5
Dec29° / 16°1.77.16.18.70.0

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
33466
43466
53367
63367
73367
83268
93268
103268
113466
123466
133466
143466
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193763
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213862
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254060
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274159
284159
294159
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Stevens Point gets around 3.8 in of rain and snow over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1383
2383
3392
4392
5392
6392
7391
8391
9391
10391
11391
12390
13380
14380
15380
16380
17380
18390
19390
20390
21390
22390
23400
24400
25400
26400
27410
28410
29410
30410
31410

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 (%)
195410
295410
395410
494510
594510
693520
793520
892620
992620
1091630
1191630
1291630
1390640
1490640
1589740
1687751
1787751
1886761
1985861
2083872
2182972
2281982
23801082
24791083
25771193
26771193
27761293
28751393
29751393
307314103
317215103

Wind in May

Winds average 8 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
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118light breeze
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317light breeze

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 4:57 AM to 4:24 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:576:54
214.04:556:56
314.14:546:57
414.14:526:58
514.14:516:59
614.24:497:01
714.24:487:02
814.34:477:03
914.34:457:04
1014.44:447:05
1114.44:437:07
1214.44:417:08
1314.54:407:09
1414.54:397:10
1514.64:387:11
1614.64:377:12
1714.64:367:14
1814.74:347:15
1914.74:337:16
2014.74:327:17
2114.84:317:18
2214.84:307:19
2314.84:307:20
2414.94:297:21
2514.94:287:22
2614.94:277:23
2715.04:267:24
2815.04:267:25
2915.04:257:26
3015.04:247:27
3115.14:247:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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85.4Bright
95.5Bright
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145.6Bright
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255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Stevens Point?

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
2.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Stevens Point for sightseeing.

What to pack for Stevens Point in May

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

In May, Stevens Point sees daytime highs around 66°F and nights near 47°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Stevens Point in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Stevens Point peaks around June 17 at about 9 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 17UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Stevens Point?

Stevens Point sits at 44.5°N, 89.6°W, 1,089 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Wisconsin Rapids, 16 mi away.

Topography around Stevens Point

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Stevens Point has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 ft around an average of 1,102 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,145 ft.

The land around Stevens Point is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 2 miles, trees (47%) and cropland (31%) within 10 miles, and trees (57%) and cropland (29%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
131 ft
10 miles
322 ft
50 miles
1,145 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Wisconsin Rapids 16 mi · Weston 25 mi · Wausau 30 mi · Marshfield 31 mi · Neenah 60 mi · Menasha 60 mi · Appleton 60 mi · Oshkosh 62 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 Stevens Point (44.5236°, -89.5746°, elevation 1,089 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).