Garden City weather in May: Garden City, Kansas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Garden City in May has a normal high of 78°F and a normal low of 49°F, a daily mean of 63°F, rising from 72°F on the 1st to 84°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal May, 2.52 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 25°C and low of 10°C, 64 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationGarden City Regional Airport
- Station IDUSW00023064
- Location37.93°N 100.72°W
- Elevation2,882 ft (878 m)
- Population27,996
- Jan 45° 18°
- Feb 49° 21°
- Mar 59° 29°
- Apr 68° 38°
- May 78° 49°
- Jun 88° 60°
- Jul 92° 65°
- Aug 90° 63°
- Sep 83° 54°
- Oct 70° 40°
- Nov 56° 27°
- Dec 46° 19°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Garden City in May?
The normal high is 78°F and the normal low 49°F, for a daily mean of 63.4°F. May is 10.7°F warmer than April and 10.4°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Garden City and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 12°F, from 72°F on May 1 to 84°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 61°F and 66°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 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 72°F | 43°F | 27% | 13% |
| May 8 | 74°F | 46°F | 28% | 13% |
| May 15 | 77°F | 49°F | 28% | 14% |
| May 22 | 80°F | 52°F | 29% | 15% |
| May 31 | 84°F | 55°F | 30% | 17% |
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 | 72°F | 43°F | 27% | 13% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 72°F | 43°F | 27% | 13% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 3 | 73°F | 44°F | 28% | 13% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 4 | 73°F | 44°F | 28% | 13% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 5 | 73°F | 44°F | 28% | 13% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 6 | 74°F | 45°F | 28% | 13% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 74°F | 45°F | 28% | 13% | 14 h |
| May 8 | 74°F | 46°F | 28% | 13% | 14 h |
| May 9 | 75°F | 46°F | 28% | 13% | 14 h |
| May 10 | 75°F | 47°F | 28% | 13% | 14 h |
| May 11 | 76°F | 47°F | 28% | 13% | 14 h |
| May 12 | 76°F | 47°F | 28% | 13% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 13 | 76°F | 48°F | 28% | 14% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 14 | 77°F | 48°F | 28% | 14% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 15 | 77°F | 49°F | 28% | 14% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 16 | 78°F | 49°F | 28% | 14% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 17 | 78°F | 50°F | 28% | 14% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 18 | 78°F | 50°F | 29% | 14% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 19 | 79°F | 51°F | 29% | 14% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 20 | 79°F | 51°F | 29% | 15% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 80°F | 51°F | 29% | 15% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 22 | 80°F | 52°F | 29% | 15% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 23 | 81°F | 52°F | 29% | 15% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 24 | 81°F | 53°F | 29% | 15% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 25 | 81°F | 53°F | 29% | 16% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 26 | 82°F | 53°F | 29% | 16% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 27 | 82°F | 54°F | 29% | 16% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 28 | 82°F | 54°F | 29% | 16% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 29 | 83°F | 55°F | 30% | 16% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 30 | 83°F | 55°F | 30% | 16% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 31 | 84°F | 55°F | 30% | 17% | 14 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 78°FMay average
- Normal low
- 49°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 2.52 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 4
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min to 14 h 30 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 24
- Days at 80°F or more
- 14
- Sunshine
- 82%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00023064; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Garden City in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 28% on average, highest around May 31 (30%). In all, 2.52 in falls on 9 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Garden City, 4 days reach 90°F and 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00023064.
How humid and windy is Garden City in May?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 80°F with 37% relative humidity and a dew point of 52°F; at 6 a.m. it is 58°F with 84% humidity. The wind averages 12.7 mph, most often from the south-southeast in the afternoon.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 58°F | 53°F | 84% | 9.9 mph | 70% |
| 9 a.m. | 67°F | 54°F | 62% | 13.9 mph | 68% |
| noon | 76°F | 53°F | 45% | 13.9 mph | 69% |
| 3 p.m. | 80°F | 52°F | 37% | 14.8 mph | 69% |
| 6 p.m. | 78°F | 51°F | 39% | 14.8 mph | 73% |
| 9 p.m. | 68°F | 54°F | 60% | 12.2 mph | 74% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00023064. 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 Garden City?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1947) is 106°F, on May 26, 1953; the coldest is 25°F, on May 13, 1966. The wettest May brought 7.96 in (1990).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 63.4°F: 2021 61.0°F (−2.4), 2022 64.1°F (+0.7), 2023 65.0°F (+1.6), 2024 64.0°F (+0.6), 2025 60.2°F (−3.2), 2026 64.3°F (+0.9). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61.0°F | −2.4°F | 6.31 in |
| 2022 | 64.1°F | +0.7°F | 0.72 in |
| 2023 | 65.0°F | +1.6°F | 3.63 in |
| 2024 | 64.0°F | +0.6°F | 1.41 in |
| 2025 | 60.2°F | −3.2°F | 1.98 in |
| 2026 | 64.3°F | +0.9°F | 1.22 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00023064; recent months: ACIS, station USW00023064. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Garden City compare across Kansas?
Across the 137 places PlainClimate covers in Kansas, May normal highs run from 72°F in Burr Oak to 81°F in Coldwater; Garden City's is 78°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.