Conway weather in May: Conway, Arkansas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Conway in May has a normal high of 79°F and a normal low of 58°F, a daily mean of 68°F, rising from 76°F on the 1st to 84°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal May, 5.57 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 26°C and low of 14°C, 141 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationConway
- Station IDUSC00031596
- Location35.10°N 92.49°W
- Elevation312 ft (95 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population70,711
- Jan 49° 27°
- Feb 54° 30°
- Mar 63° 39°
- Apr 72° 47°
- May 79° 58°
- Jun 87° 66°
- Jul 92° 70°
- Aug 91° 68°
- Sep 85° 61°
- Oct 74° 48°
- Nov 61° 38°
- Dec 52° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Conway in May?
The normal high is 79°F and the normal low 58°F, for a daily mean of 68.4°F. May is 8.7°F warmer than April and 8.3°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Conway and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 76°F on May 1 to 84°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 66°F and 71°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 31%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 76°F | 52°F | 30% | 24% |
| May 8 | 77°F | 55°F | 31% | 24% |
| May 15 | 79°F | 57°F | 30% | 22% |
| May 22 | 81°F | 60°F | 29% | 21% |
| May 31 | 84°F | 62°F | 28% | 19% |
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 76°F | 52°F | 30% | 24% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 76°F | 53°F | 30% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 76°F | 53°F | 30% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 76°F | 53°F | 30% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 77°F | 54°F | 31% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 77°F | 54°F | 31% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 77°F | 54°F | 31% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 77°F | 55°F | 31% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 77°F | 55°F | 31% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 78°F | 56°F | 31% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 78°F | 56°F | 31% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 78°F | 56°F | 31% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 79°F | 57°F | 30% | 23% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 79°F | 57°F | 30% | 23% | 14 h |
| May 15 | 79°F | 57°F | 30% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 79°F | 58°F | 30% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 80°F | 58°F | 30% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 80°F | 58°F | 30% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 19 | 80°F | 59°F | 30% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 20 | 80°F | 59°F | 30% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 81°F | 59°F | 30% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 22 | 81°F | 60°F | 29% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 81°F | 60°F | 29% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 24 | 82°F | 60°F | 29% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 25 | 82°F | 61°F | 29% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 26 | 82°F | 61°F | 29% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 27 | 83°F | 61°F | 29% | 20% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 28 | 83°F | 62°F | 28% | 20% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 29 | 83°F | 62°F | 28% | 20% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 30 | 83°F | 62°F | 28% | 20% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 31 | 84°F | 62°F | 28% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 79°FMay average
- Normal low
- 58°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 5.57 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min to 14 h 20 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 29
- Days at 80°F or more
- 19
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00031596; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Conway in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around May 9 (31%). In all, 5.57 in falls on 9 days of a normal May, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Conway, 2 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00031596.
What are the records for May in Conway?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 101°F, on May 31, 1934; the coldest is 33°F, on May 1, 1903. The wettest May brought 16.10 in (1935).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 68.4°F: 2021 66.9°F (−1.5), 2022 70.3°F (+1.9), 2023 70.5°F (+2.1), 2024 73.2°F (+4.8), 2025 67.8°F (−0.6), 2026 68.9°F (+0.5). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66.9°F | −1.5°F | 8.42 in |
| 2022 | 70.3°F | +1.9°F | 6.87 in |
| 2023 | 70.5°F | +2.1°F | 3.25 in |
| 2024 | 73.2°F | +4.8°F | 4.83 in |
| 2025 | 67.8°F | −0.6°F | 11.40 in |
| 2026 | 68.9°F | +0.5°F | 6.72 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00031596; recent months: ACIS, station USC00031596. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Conway compare across Arkansas?
Across the 86 places PlainClimate covers in Arkansas, May normal highs run from 70°F in Deer to 85°F in Crossett; Conway's is 79°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.