Salina climate

Salina Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salina Muni AP, 5.6 km from Salina

Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 83°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.04 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 Salina, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
5.04 in
Record high
102°FMay 30, 1998
Record low
27°FMay 14, 1953
Chance of a freeze
12%
Days of 90°F or more
3.4
Daylight
13 h 50 min to 14 h 41 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
11.2 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 171°F47°F92°F 195532°F 199434%0%
May 272°F48°F93°F 195529°F 196134%0%
May 372°F48°F91°F 195929°F 197634%0%
May 472°F48°F96°F 201432°F 200834%0%
May 573°F49°F91°F 201236°F 202135%0%
May 673°F49°F101°F 201435°F 198935%0%
May 773°F50°F98°F 201438°F 198435%0%
May 874°F50°F94°F 201135°F 198435%0%
May 974°F50°F101°F 201135°F 202035%0%
May 1074°F51°F96°F 196735°F 202036%0%
May 1175°F51°F98°F 200034°F 198136%0%
May 1275°F52°F95°F 195634°F 195236%0%
May 1376°F52°F90°F 198832°F 196636%0%
May 1476°F53°F94°F 201327°F 195336%0%
May 1576°F53°F94°F 202636°F 195936%0%
May 1677°F53°F98°F 202637°F 201136%0%
May 1777°F54°F95°F 202637°F 201436%0%
May 1878°F54°F98°F 195641°F 197636%0%
May 1978°F55°F100°F 200639°F 196837%0%
May 2078°F55°F98°F 195638°F 196837%0%
May 2179°F56°F98°F 200537°F 196837%0%
May 2279°F56°F96°F 195640°F 202237%0%
May 2380°F56°F97°F 201240°F 196137%0%
May 2480°F57°F99°F 196739°F 196637%0%
May 2580°F57°F98°F 195341°F 200237%0%
May 2681°F58°F100°F 201244°F 200137%0%
May 2781°F58°F100°F 201845°F 196137%0%
May 2882°F58°F96°F 201840°F 199236%0%
May 2982°F59°F96°F 200041°F 198436%0%
May 3082°F59°F102°F 199844°F 195536%0%
May 3183°F60°F96°F 200042°F 197536%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Salina, 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 6:33 AM, sunset 8:23 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 8:49 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003919 (Salina Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003919, 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.