Douglas County climate

Douglas County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lawrence, 8.9 km from Douglas County

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.13 in over about 11 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 Douglas County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
5.13 in
Record high
98°FMay 30, 1998
Record low
25°FMay 2, 2005
Chance of a freeze
2%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
13 h 51 min to 14 h 42 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
10.7 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 169°F50°F85°F 200129°F 199735%0%
May 269°F50°F84°F 201225°F 200535%0%
May 369°F51°F86°F 201226°F 200535%0%
May 470°F51°F89°F 201232°F 200835%0%
May 570°F52°F90°F 201233°F 202135%0%
May 670°F52°F95°F 202338°F 201136%0%
May 771°F52°F91°F 202336°F 202036%0%
May 871°F53°F88°F 201836°F 202036%0%
May 971°F53°F92°F 201132°F 202036%0%
May 1072°F54°F92°F 202233°F 199736%0%
May 1172°F54°F93°F 200035°F 202036%0%
May 1273°F55°F94°F 202232°F 201336%0%
May 1373°F55°F93°F 201831°F 199736%0%
May 1473°F55°F95°F 201339°F 200036%0%
May 1574°F56°F90°F 200137°F 200536%0%
May 1674°F56°F93°F 200132°F 201436%0%
May 1774°F56°F89°F 199835°F 201436%0%
May 1875°F57°F92°F 199737°F 201436%0%
May 1975°F57°F96°F 199842°F 201636%0%
May 2076°F58°F90°F 199841°F 200036%0%
May 2176°F58°F89°F 199842°F 200336%0%
May 2276°F58°F93°F 200040°F 202236%0%
May 2377°F59°F93°F 201241°F 202236%0%
May 2477°F59°F91°F 200044°F 202636%0%
May 2578°F59°F90°F 201245°F 201736%0%
May 2678°F60°F94°F 201846°F 199936%0%
May 2778°F60°F94°F 201844°F 202236%0%
May 2879°F60°F94°F 201846°F 202336%0%
May 2979°F61°F94°F 201843°F 199736%0%
May 3079°F61°F98°F 199846°F 202136%0%
May 3180°F61°F93°F 200047°F 200136%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Douglas County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 8:40 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00144559 (Lawrence), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003997, 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.