Benton Weather in May
Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.07 in over about 13 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 76°F
- Average low
- 56°F
- Precipitation
- 5.07 in
- Record high
- 101°FMay 28, 1911
- Record low
- 29°FMay 1, 1903
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.0
- Daylight
- 13 h 48 min to 14 h 37 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 59°F
- Wind
- 9.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 72°F | 50°F | 91°F 1901 | 29°F 1903 | 42% | 0% |
| May 2 | 72°F | 51°F | 91°F 1901 | 30°F 1978 | 42% | 0% |
| May 3 | 72°F | 51°F | 91°F 1901 | 32°F 1976 | 42% | 0% |
| May 4 | 72°F | 51°F | 91°F 1949 | 30°F 1976 | 42% | 0% |
| May 5 | 73°F | 52°F | 93°F 1952 | 35°F 1910 | 42% | 0% |
| May 6 | 73°F | 52°F | 91°F 1940 | 33°F 1944 | 42% | 0% |
| May 7 | 73°F | 53°F | 93°F 2012 | 33°F 1992 | 42% | 0% |
| May 8 | 73°F | 53°F | 90°F 1966 | 33°F 1992 | 42% | 0% |
| May 9 | 74°F | 53°F | 92°F 1911 | 31°F 1980 | 42% | 0% |
| May 10 | 74°F | 54°F | 91°F 1916 | 33°F 1954 | 42% | 0% |
| May 11 | 74°F | 54°F | 89°F 1914 | 36°F 1989 | 42% | 0% |
| May 12 | 75°F | 55°F | 91°F 1902 | 33°F 1960 | 42% | 0% |
| May 13 | 75°F | 55°F | 95°F 1915 | 35°F 1951 | 42% | 0% |
| May 14 | 75°F | 55°F | 94°F 1915 | 36°F 1910 | 41% | 0% |
| May 15 | 76°F | 56°F | 93°F 1915 | 38°F 1936 | 41% | 0% |
| May 16 | 76°F | 56°F | 93°F 1911 | 34°F 1997 | 41% | 0% |
| May 17 | 77°F | 56°F | 95°F 1911 | 39°F 1929 | 40% | 0% |
| May 18 | 77°F | 57°F | 95°F 1911 | 31°F 2022 | 40% | 0% |
| May 19 | 77°F | 57°F | 92°F 1964 | 37°F 1976 | 40% | 0% |
| May 20 | 78°F | 58°F | 93°F 1902 | 38°F 1929 | 39% | 0% |
| May 21 | 78°F | 58°F | 95°F 1925 | 36°F 1954 | 39% | 0% |
| May 22 | 79°F | 58°F | 95°F 1925 | 39°F 1929 | 39% | 0% |
| May 23 | 79°F | 59°F | 94°F 1921 | 36°F 1963 | 39% | 0% |
| May 24 | 79°F | 59°F | 97°F 1911 | 42°F 1951 | 38% | 0% |
| May 25 | 80°F | 60°F | 98°F 1911 | 33°F 1925 | 38% | 0% |
| May 26 | 80°F | 60°F | 100°F 1911 | 37°F 1925 | 38% | 0% |
| May 27 | 81°F | 60°F | 100°F 1911 | 34°F 1961 | 37% | 0% |
| May 28 | 81°F | 61°F | 101°F 1911 | 39°F 1994 | 37% | 0% |
| May 29 | 81°F | 61°F | 98°F 1911 | 41°F 1901 | 37% | 0% |
| May 30 | 82°F | 61°F | 98°F 1911 | 40°F 1947 | 36% | 0% |
| May 31 | 82°F | 62°F | 97°F 1913 | 37°F 1930 | 36% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 7:47 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 8:12 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00117187 (Rend Lake Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00111265, 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.