Humidity Levels in Michigan During May

The average humidity in May is listed below for places in Michigan. The tables give daily averages along with highest and lowest relative humidity levels.

Relative humidity measures the actual amount of moisture in the air as a percentage of the maximum amount of moisture the air can hold.

All the numbers here are averages for the years 1961 to 1990.

Average Humidity

In this table, the Daily number is the average of humidity readings taken every three hours throughout the day. Morning percentages are for 7 am and Afternoon measures are for 4 pm local standard time.

Average relative humidity (%) in May
Daily Place Morning Afternoon
66 Alpena 78 51
65 Detroit 78 51
66 Flint 77 51
65 Grand Rapids 79 50
65 Houghton Lake 78 47
67 Lansing 79 52
64 Muskegon 75 52
68 Sault Ste Marie 79 53

Highest and Lowest Humidity

Below are the averages during May for maximum and minimum humidity levels in Michigan. The hours when this month's highest and lowest humidity readings usually occur are given in local standard time.

Daily high and low relative humidity (%) averages in May
High Time Place Low Time
81.9 4 am Alpena 50.6 4 pm
79.6 4 am Detroit 50.7 4 pm
79.8 4 am Flint 51.4 4 pm
80.4 4 am Grand Rapids 49.8 4 pm
82.9 4 am Houghton Lake 47.4 4 pm
81.1 4 am Lansing 51.6 4 pm
76.9 4 am Muskegon 52.0 4 pm
82.7 4 am Sault Ste Marie 53.0 4 pm
Reference

World Data Center for Meteorology. Climate of the World.

Michigan Humidity
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