Liberal climate

Liberal Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Joplin 24 N, 15.5 km from Liberal

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.77 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 Liberal, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
6.77 in
Record high
94°FMay 22, 1953
Record low
32°FMay 4, 1954
Chance of a freeze
3%
Daylight
13 h 45 min to 14 h 34 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
10.1 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 172°F50°F88°F 195238°F 201439%0%
May 272°F50°F86°F 195237°F 201439%0%
May 372°F50°F91°F 195233°F 201339%0%
May 472°F51°F92°F 195232°F 195439%0%
May 573°F51°F92°F 201433°F 201339%0%
May 673°F51°F90°F 195239°F 202140%0%
May 773°F52°F89°F 195240°F 195140%0%
May 873°F52°F90°F 195242°F 195440%0%
May 974°F52°F90°F 201839°F 202040%0%
May 1074°F53°F90°F 201839°F 202040%0%
May 1174°F53°F86°F 195639°F 195240%0%
May 1274°F53°F91°F 202241°F 195140%0%
May 1375°F54°F92°F 195641°F 195240%0%
May 1475°F54°F89°F 202242°F 195340%0%
May 1575°F55°F90°F 202242°F 195340%0%
May 1676°F55°F88°F 202640°F 201439%0%
May 1776°F55°F89°F 195641°F 201439%0%
May 1876°F56°F89°F 195645°F 201439%0%
May 1977°F56°F88°F 201247°F 201439%0%
May 2077°F56°F90°F 195640°F 195439%0%
May 2177°F57°F91°F 195646°F 195439%0%
May 2278°F57°F94°F 195346°F 201739%0%
May 2378°F58°F87°F 201847°F 202239%0%
May 2479°F58°F90°F 201247°F 202239%0%
May 2579°F58°F88°F 195348°F 201738%0%
May 2679°F59°F94°F 195348°F 201738%0%
May 2780°F59°F91°F 201848°F 202238%0%
May 2880°F59°F91°F 201248°F 195137%0%
May 2980°F60°F92°F 201848°F 195237%0%
May 3081°F60°F93°F 195145°F 195537%0%
May 3181°F60°F94°F 195148°F 202136%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Liberal, 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 8:08 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 8:33 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023908 (Joplin 24 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00146414, 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.