Fayetteville weather in May: Fayetteville, Arkansas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Fayetteville in May has a normal high of 77°F and a normal low of 54°F, a daily mean of 65°F, rising from 73°F on the 1st to 81°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal May, 5.89 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 25°C and low of 12°C, 150 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationFayetteville Drake Field
- Station IDUSW00093993
- Location36.01°N 94.17°W
- Elevation1,251 ft (381 m)
- Population103,134
- Jan 48° 25°
- Feb 52° 29°
- Mar 61° 36°
- Apr 70° 45°
- May 77° 54°
- Jun 85° 63°
- Jul 89° 67°
- Aug 89° 65°
- Sep 82° 57°
- Oct 71° 45°
- Nov 59° 35°
- Dec 50° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Fayetteville in May?
The normal high is 77°F and the normal low 54°F, for a daily mean of 65.3°F. May is 8.2°F warmer than April and 8.3°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Fayetteville and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 73°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 63°F and 68°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 40%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 73°F | 49°F | 38% | 25% |
| May 8 | 75°F | 52°F | 40% | 26% |
| May 15 | 76°F | 54°F | 40% | 26% |
| May 22 | 78°F | 56°F | 40% | 25% |
| May 31 | 81°F | 59°F | 39% | 24% |
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 | 73°F | 49°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 73°F | 50°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 74°F | 50°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 74°F | 50°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 74°F | 51°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 6 | 74°F | 51°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 74°F | 51°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 75°F | 52°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 75°F | 52°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 75°F | 52°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 75°F | 52°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 12 | 76°F | 53°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 13 | 76°F | 53°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 76°F | 53°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 15 | 76°F | 54°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 77°F | 54°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 77°F | 54°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 18 | 77°F | 55°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 19 | 77°F | 55°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 78°F | 55°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 78°F | 56°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 22 | 78°F | 56°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 79°F | 56°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 24 | 79°F | 57°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 25 | 79°F | 57°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 26 | 79°F | 57°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 27 | 80°F | 58°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 28 | 80°F | 58°F | 40% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 29 | 80°F | 58°F | 40% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 30 | 81°F | 58°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 31 | 81°F | 59°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 77°FMay average
- Normal low
- 54°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 5.89 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min to 14 h 20 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 26
- Days at 80°F or more
- 12
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093993; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Fayetteville in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 40% on average, highest around May 14 (40%). In all, 5.89 in falls on 13 days of a normal May, 2 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093993.
How humid and windy is Fayetteville in May?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 79°F with 59% relative humidity and a dew point of 63°F; at 6 a.m. it is 63°F with 92% humidity. The wind averages 5.8 mph, most often from the south in the afternoon.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 63°F | 61°F | 92% | 3.4 mph | 63% |
| 9 a.m. | 72°F | 63°F | 74% | 8.0 mph | 64% |
| noon | 77°F | 63°F | 62% | 9.2 mph | 59% |
| 3 p.m. | 79°F | 63°F | 59% | 8.9 mph | 56% |
| 6 p.m. | – | – | – | – | 70% |
| 9 p.m. | 68°F | 64°F | 85% | 3.2 mph | 77% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00093993. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).
What are the records for May in Fayetteville?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1949) is 93°F, on May 30, 1977; the coldest is 29°F, on May 1, 1963. The wettest May brought 13.39 in (1957).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 65.3°F: 2021 63.6°F (−1.7), 2022 69.2°F (+3.9), 2023 67.9°F (+2.6), 2024 70.6°F (+5.3), 2025 65.7°F (+0.4), 2026 67.5°F (+2.2). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63.6°F | −1.7°F | 6.67 in |
| 2022 | 69.2°F | +3.9°F | 5.42 in |
| 2023 | 67.9°F | +2.6°F | 3.21 in |
| 2024 | 70.6°F | +5.3°F | 4.86 in |
| 2025 | 65.7°F | +0.4°F | 8.31 in |
| 2026 | 67.5°F | +2.2°F | 2.78 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00093993; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093993. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Fayetteville 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; Fayetteville's is 77°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.