Kansas climate

Kansas Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kansas 2 Ne, 2 km from Kansas

Average highs run from 76°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31, and lows from 53°F to 62°F.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Kansas, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
57°F
Record high
91°FMay 19, 2008
Record low
31°FMay 1, 2005
Chance of a freeze
1%
Daylight
13 h 41 min to 14 h 27 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
6.3 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 176°F53°F87°F 200231°F 20050%
May 276°F53°F84°F 202032°F 20130%
May 376°F54°F83°F 201231°F 20050%
May 476°F54°F90°F 201433°F 20050%
May 576°F54°F89°F 201434°F 20130%
May 676°F54°F88°F 202339°F 20110%
May 777°F55°F88°F 201839°F 20260%
May 877°F55°F87°F 201840°F 19990%
May 977°F55°F87°F 201136°F 20200%
May 1077°F55°F85°F 200541°F 20000%
May 1177°F56°F88°F 200539°F 20080%
May 1277°F56°F90°F 202239°F 20130%
May 1378°F56°F86°F 200740°F 20000%
May 1478°F57°F89°F 202236°F 20000%
May 1578°F57°F84°F 200138°F 20050%
May 1678°F57°F87°F 200136°F 20140%
May 1778°F57°F87°F 200140°F 20090%
May 1879°F58°F88°F 202236°F 20020%
May 1979°F58°F91°F 200837°F 20020%
May 2079°F58°F89°F 200543°F 20070%
May 2179°F59°F86°F 200545°F 20080%
May 2279°F59°F90°F 201844°F 20010%
May 2380°F59°F89°F 200043°F 20010%
May 2480°F59°F89°F 200044°F 20010%
May 2580°F60°F91°F 200642°F 20010%
May 2680°F60°F91°F 201242°F 20010%
May 2781°F60°F91°F 201243°F 20030%
May 2881°F61°F91°F 201245°F 20030%
May 2981°F61°F91°F 201248°F 20090%
May 3081°F61°F89°F 201249°F 20210%
May 3182°F62°F89°F 202646°F 20040%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Kansas, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 8:07 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 8:31 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00344672 (Kansas 2 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053922, 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.