Kansas climate

Kansas Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Charleston, 21.2 km from Kansas

Average highs run from 73°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.52 in over about 13 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 Kansas, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
4.52 in
Record high
99°FMay 10, 1896
Record low
27°FMay 14, 1895
Chance of a freeze
13%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
13 h 53 min to 14 h 46 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
10.3 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 173°F50°F90°F 190129°F 190343%0%
May 273°F50°F91°F 190130°F 196643%0%
May 373°F50°F90°F 190128°F 197143%0%
May 474°F51°F89°F 195928°F 192643%0%
May 574°F51°F91°F 195232°F 191743%0%
May 674°F51°F91°F 194929°F 194443%0%
May 775°F51°F88°F 193631°F 198943%0%
May 875°F52°F93°F 189631°F 192842%0%
May 975°F52°F98°F 189628°F 194742%0%
May 1075°F52°F99°F 189628°F 196642%0%
May 1176°F53°F99°F 189632°F 190742%0%
May 1276°F53°F90°F 202231°F 196042%0%
May 1376°F53°F93°F 189632°F 192842%0%
May 1477°F54°F89°F 196227°F 189542%0%
May 1577°F54°F90°F 190033°F 192041%0%
May 1677°F54°F90°F 200135°F 192141%0%
May 1777°F54°F92°F 200134°F 189541%0%
May 1878°F55°F91°F 191133°F 192541%0%
May 1978°F55°F92°F 191135°F 192541%0%
May 2078°F55°F92°F 192137°F 189440%0%
May 2179°F56°F93°F 193431°F 190740%0%
May 2279°F56°F94°F 192535°F 189540%0%
May 2379°F56°F94°F 192537°F 192640%0%
May 2479°F57°F94°F 192135°F 195640%0%
May 2580°F57°F93°F 189629°F 192539%0%
May 2680°F57°F94°F 191130°F 192539%0%
May 2780°F57°F96°F 191132°F 196139%0%
May 2881°F58°F96°F 191136°F 190739%0%
May 2981°F58°F95°F 191136°F 196539%0%
May 3081°F58°F95°F 189538°F 194738%0%
May 3182°F59°F98°F 193436°F 189438%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Kansas, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 7:46 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:27 AM, sunset 8:13 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111436 (Charleston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116610, 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.