Shawnee climate

Shawnee Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kansas City Downtown AP, 13.8 km from Shawnee

Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31, and lows from 52°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.10 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 Shawnee, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
5.10 in
Record high
103°FMay 30, 1934
Record low
32°FMay 5, 1944
Chance of a freeze
2%
Days of 90°F or more
1.5
Daylight
13 h 51 min to 14 h 43 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
76%
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 171°F52°F90°F 195935°F 196335%0%
May 272°F52°F91°F 196833°F 200536%0%
May 372°F52°F89°F 195235°F 195436%0%
May 472°F53°F92°F 195235°F 201336%0%
May 572°F53°F96°F 195232°F 194436%0%
May 673°F54°F93°F 202332°F 194436%0%
May 773°F54°F92°F 193438°F 198936%0%
May 873°F54°F94°F 193439°F 193836%0%
May 974°F55°F92°F 202238°F 202036%0%
May 1074°F55°F92°F 196239°F 194636%0%
May 1174°F55°F92°F 196237°F 194636%0%
May 1275°F56°F93°F 196240°F 201336%0%
May 1375°F56°F92°F 199139°F 195336%0%
May 1475°F57°F93°F 201342°F 194536%0%
May 1576°F57°F91°F 194140°F 194535%0%
May 1676°F57°F91°F 194438°F 201435%0%
May 1777°F58°F90°F 193941°F 201435%0%
May 1877°F58°F91°F 196241°F 194535%0%
May 1977°F58°F96°F 199841°F 196835%0%
May 2078°F59°F90°F 193442°F 196835%0%
May 2178°F59°F97°F 195640°F 196735%0%
May 2278°F60°F93°F 195641°F 196335%0%
May 2379°F60°F93°F 193941°F 196335%0%
May 2479°F60°F97°F 193944°F 193535%0%
May 2579°F61°F92°F 195340°F 197935%0%
May 2680°F61°F94°F 201845°F 196135%0%
May 2780°F61°F95°F 201845°F 196135%0%
May 2880°F62°F96°F 201838°F 194735%0%
May 2981°F62°F98°F 193435°F 194735%0%
May 3081°F62°F103°F 193446°F 198435%0%
May 3182°F63°F102°F 193450°F 196635%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shawnee, 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 6:21 AM, sunset 8:12 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 8:38 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013988 (Kansas City Downtown AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013988, 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.