West Helena climate

West Helena Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Helena, 5.8 km from West Helena

Average highs run from 77°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31, and lows from 57°F to 66°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.89 in over about 8 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at West Helena, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
4.89 in
Record high
101°FMay 27, 1953
Record low
34°FMay 2, 1909
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.6
Daylight
13 h 35 min to 14 h 19 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
8.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 177°F57°F94°F 189442°F 190727%0%
May 277°F57°F94°F 194334°F 190927%0%
May 377°F57°F95°F 195238°F 192927%0%
May 478°F58°F95°F 195240°F 192127%0%
May 578°F58°F98°F 195234°F 200527%0%
May 678°F58°F97°F 195244°F 194427%0%
May 778°F59°F97°F 195242°F 194427%0%
May 879°F59°F95°F 195242°F 191727%0%
May 979°F59°F94°F 189440°F 191727%0%
May 1079°F60°F95°F 191241°F 192327%0%
May 1180°F60°F92°F 189642°F 192427%0%
May 1280°F60°F95°F 193542°F 196027%0%
May 1380°F61°F95°F 202244°F 191726%0%
May 1480°F61°F95°F 196242°F 191026%0%
May 1581°F61°F97°F 189443°F 191726%0%
May 1681°F62°F96°F 189445°F 192626%0%
May 1781°F62°F98°F 189445°F 191226%0%
May 1881°F62°F98°F 199843°F 201126%0%
May 1982°F63°F100°F 199845°F 197625%0%
May 2082°F63°F97°F 194142°F 189425%0%
May 2182°F63°F98°F 194148°F 199325%0%
May 2283°F64°F99°F 194146°F 201525%0%
May 2383°F64°F98°F 194148°F 196324%0%
May 2483°F64°F96°F 194848°F 191324%0%
May 2583°F64°F95°F 191147°F 192524%0%
May 2684°F65°F97°F 195344°F 198824%0%
May 2784°F65°F101°F 195343°F 196124%0%
May 2884°F65°F98°F 191145°F 190724%0%
May 2985°F66°F101°F 195342°F 190723%0%
May 3085°F66°F101°F 195141°F 198423%0%
May 3185°F66°F101°F 193445°F 198423%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at West Helena, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 7:47 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 8:10 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00033242 (Helena), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00221707, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.