White Bear Lake weather in May

In May, White Bear Lake sees average daytime highs of 67°F and overnight lows near 49°F, with 4.3 in of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 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 White Bear Lake's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see White Bear Lake's year-round climate.

Daytime high
67°
5th warmest
Overnight low
49°
8th coldest
Precipitation
4.3 in
12.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:49 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
8 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

White Bear Lake is city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States.

Density
1,124/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 63°F in the first days to 72°F by the end.

A typical May day in White Bear Lake reaches about 67°F in the afternoon and slips back to 49°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 55°F and 80°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 12°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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How May really feels in White Bear Lake

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.

White Bear Lake weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 1.066.190.0
Feb28° / 12°1.054.810.10.0
Mar40° / 24°2.07.74.111.60.4
Apr55° / 37°3.210.62.413.23.4
May67° / 49°4.312.10.114.65.9
Jun77° / 60°4.312015.46.4
Jul81° / 64°3.510.5015.16.5
Aug79° / 61°3.810013.96.8
Sep71° / 53°3.49.5012.36.7
Oct57° / 40°2.78.90.810.74.1
Nov40° / 27°1.96.73.89.30.5
Dec28° / 15°1.46.168.60.0

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 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
23961
33961
43961
53862
63862
73862
83862
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103961
113961
124060
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314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

White Bear Lake gets around 4.3 in of rain and snow over 12.1 wet days in May, the wettest month. 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 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1362
2362
3372
4371
5381
6381
7381
8381
9381
10380
11380
12380
13370
14370
15370
16370
17370
18370
19380
20380
21390
22390
23400
24400
25400
26400
27400
28400
29400
30400
31400

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197210
296310
396310
496310
594420
694420
794420
893520
992530
1092530
1191630
1291630
1389740
1488741
1587841
1687841
1785951
18841051
19821062
20811162
21811162
22791272
23771373
24771373
25751483
26741583
27731584
28721684
29701794
30691894
316719104

Wind in May

Winds average 8 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
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88light breeze
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118light breeze
128light breeze
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318light 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 5:09 AM to 4:35 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:097:09
214.15:087:11
314.15:067:12
414.15:057:13
514.25:037:14
614.25:027:16
714.35:007:17
814.34:597:18
914.44:587:19
1014.44:567:21
1114.44:557:22
1214.54:547:23
1314.54:527:24
1414.64:517:25
1514.64:507:27
1614.64:497:28
1714.74:487:29
1814.74:477:30
1914.84:457:31
2014.84:447:32
2114.84:437:33
2214.94:427:35
2314.94:427:36
2414.94:417:37
2515.04:407:38
2615.04:397:39
2715.04:387:40
2815.14:377:41
2915.14:377:42
3015.14:367:43
3115.14:357:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Is May a good time to visit White Bear Lake?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit White Bear Lake for sightseeing.

What to pack for White Bear Lake in May

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

In May, White Bear Lake sees daytime highs around 67°F and nights near 49°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in White Bear Lake 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 White Bear Lake peaks around June 17 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 17UV 9Jan 12UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is White Bear Lake?

White Bear Lake sits at 45.1°N, 93.0°W, 942 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lino Lakes, 6.2 mi away.

Topography around White Bear Lake

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around White Bear Lake has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 ft around an average of 935 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 830 ft.

The land around White Bear Lake is covered by trees (46%) and water (32%) within 2 miles, trees (48%) and grassland (25%) within 10 miles, and trees (41%) and cropland (33%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
125 ft
10 miles
440 ft
50 miles
830 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Lino Lakes 6.2 mi · Shoreview 6.8 mi · Oakdale 8.7 mi · Roseville 8.7 mi · Maplewood 9.3 mi · New Brighton 9.3 mi · Stillwater 9.9 mi · Saint Paul 11 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 White Bear Lake (45.0847°, -93.0099°, elevation 942 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).