Lee's Summit climate

Lee's Summit Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lees Summit Muni AP, 5.5 km from Lee's Summit

Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 51°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.70 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 Lee's Summit, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
5.70 in
Record high
94°FMay 28, 2018
Record low
30°FMay 2, 2005
Chance of a freeze
4%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
13 h 50 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 170°F51°F81°F 201338°F 200541%0%
May 270°F51°F83°F 201830°F 200541%0%
May 371°F51°F83°F 201233°F 201341%0%
May 471°F52°F86°F 201433°F 201341%0%
May 571°F52°F87°F 201239°F 202141%0%
May 672°F52°F91°F 202342°F 201141%0%
May 772°F53°F89°F 202342°F 202041%0%
May 872°F53°F85°F 201142°F 201041%0%
May 972°F53°F88°F 202238°F 202041%0%
May 1073°F54°F89°F 201138°F 202141%0%
May 1173°F54°F89°F 202239°F 202041%0%
May 1273°F55°F90°F 202237°F 201341%0%
May 1374°F55°F90°F 201842°F 201941%0%
May 1474°F55°F91°F 201342°F 201641%0%
May 1574°F56°F88°F 201740°F 200541%0%
May 1675°F56°F88°F 201933°F 201440%0%
May 1775°F56°F84°F 200839°F 201440%0%
May 1875°F57°F86°F 201842°F 200240%0%
May 1976°F57°F87°F 200544°F 201540%0%
May 2076°F57°F87°F 200444°F 202340%0%
May 2176°F58°F85°F 201445°F 200240%0%
May 2277°F58°F86°F 201045°F 202240%0%
May 2377°F58°F89°F 201845°F 202240%0%
May 2478°F59°F88°F 200647°F 201741%0%
May 2578°F59°F88°F 201048°F 201741%0%
May 2678°F59°F92°F 201850°F 200240%0%
May 2779°F60°F93°F 201847°F 202240%0%
May 2879°F60°F94°F 201850°F 202140%0%
May 2979°F60°F92°F 201846°F 202140%0%
May 3080°F61°F91°F 200347°F 202140%0%
May 3180°F61°F90°F 201851°F 200440%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lee's Summit, 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 6:20 AM, sunset 8:10 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 8:37 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00053879 (Lees Summit Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053879, 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.