Johnson County Weather in May
Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.15 in over about 12 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 74°F
- Average low
- 49°F
- Precipitation
- 5.15 in
- Record high
- 97°FMay 31, 1895
- Record low
- 28°FMay 8, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 39%
- Daylight
- 13 h 42 min to 14 h 28 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 53°F
- Wind
- 5.1 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 71°F | 44°F | 90°F 1899 | 33°F 2018 | 36% | 0% |
| May 2 | 71°F | 45°F | 89°F 1899 | 32°F 1909 | 36% | 0% |
| May 3 | 72°F | 45°F | 91°F 1899 | 32°F 2004 | 37% | 0% |
| May 4 | 72°F | 45°F | 92°F 1899 | 30°F 1986 | 37% | 0% |
| May 5 | 72°F | 45°F | 94°F 2008 | 30°F 1940 | 37% | 0% |
| May 6 | 72°F | 46°F | 91°F 2008 | 36°F 1983 | 37% | 0% |
| May 7 | 72°F | 46°F | 92°F 2008 | 33°F 2020 | 37% | 0% |
| May 8 | 72°F | 46°F | 92°F 2008 | 28°F 1989 | 38% | 0% |
| May 9 | 73°F | 47°F | 94°F 2008 | 32°F 1989 | 38% | 0% |
| May 10 | 73°F | 47°F | 94°F 1896 | 28°F 1906 | 38% | 0% |
| May 11 | 73°F | 47°F | 93°F 1896 | 34°F 1941 | 38% | 0% |
| May 12 | 73°F | 48°F | 95°F 1909 | 32°F 2020 | 38% | 0% |
| May 13 | 73°F | 48°F | 90°F 2008 | 33°F 1996 | 38% | 0% |
| May 14 | 74°F | 48°F | 90°F 1900 | 36°F 1941 | 38% | 0% |
| May 15 | 74°F | 48°F | 89°F 1896 | 31°F 1997 | 38% | 0% |
| May 16 | 74°F | 49°F | 92°F 1896 | 34°F 1997 | 39% | 0% |
| May 17 | 74°F | 49°F | 91°F 1896 | 33°F 1984 | 39% | 0% |
| May 18 | 74°F | 49°F | 91°F 1896 | 35°F 2002 | 39% | 0% |
| May 19 | 74°F | 50°F | 92°F 2026 | 33°F 2002 | 38% | 0% |
| May 20 | 75°F | 50°F | 91°F 1898 | 37°F 1993 | 38% | 0% |
| May 21 | 75°F | 50°F | 95°F 1898 | 32°F 2002 | 38% | 0% |
| May 22 | 75°F | 50°F | 94°F 1941 | 32°F 2002 | 38% | 0% |
| May 23 | 75°F | 51°F | 91°F 1903 | 38°F 2002 | 38% | 0% |
| May 24 | 75°F | 51°F | 90°F 1896 | 39°F 2013 | 38% | 0% |
| May 25 | 76°F | 51°F | 92°F 1904 | 40°F 2013 | 38% | 0% |
| May 26 | 76°F | 51°F | 92°F 1904 | 37°F 1988 | 39% | 0% |
| May 27 | 76°F | 52°F | 92°F 1904 | 38°F 1994 | 38% | 0% |
| May 28 | 76°F | 52°F | 93°F 1941 | 38°F 1895 | 38% | 0% |
| May 29 | 76°F | 52°F | 95°F 1944 | 38°F 1902 | 38% | 0% |
| May 30 | 77°F | 53°F | 95°F 1895 | 41°F 1984 | 38% | 0% |
| May 31 | 77°F | 53°F | 97°F 1895 | 35°F 1984 | 38% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 8:39 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00406292 (Mtn City 2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00402806, 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.