Hot Springs weather in May: Hot Springs, Arkansas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Hot Springs in May has a normal high of 81°F and a normal low of 61°F, a daily mean of 71°F, rising from 78°F on the 1st to 86°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal May, 5.89 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 27°C and low of 16°C, 150 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationHot Springs Asos
- Station IDUSW00003962
- Location34.29°N 93.06°W
- Elevation535 ft (163 m)
- Population37,971
- Jan 53° 33°
- Feb 57° 36°
- Mar 66° 43°
- Apr 74° 51°
- May 81° 61°
- Jun 89° 69°
- Jul 93° 72°
- Aug 93° 71°
- Sep 86° 64°
- Oct 75° 52°
- Nov 63° 42°
- Dec 54° 35°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hot Springs in May?
The normal high is 81°F and the normal low 61°F, for a daily mean of 71.0°F. May is 8.3°F warmer than April and 8.1°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Hot Springs and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 78°F on May 1 to 86°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 69°F and 73°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 35%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 78°F | 56°F | 34% | 23% |
| May 8 | 79°F | 58°F | 35% | 23% |
| May 15 | 81°F | 60°F | 35% | 23% |
| May 22 | 83°F | 63°F | 35% | 23% |
| May 31 | 86°F | 65°F | 34% | 23% |
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 | 78°F | 56°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 78°F | 56°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 3 | 78°F | 56°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 78°F | 57°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 78°F | 57°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 79°F | 57°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 79°F | 58°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 8 | 79°F | 58°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 9 | 79°F | 58°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 80°F | 59°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 80°F | 59°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 80°F | 59°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 80°F | 60°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 14 | 81°F | 60°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 15 | 81°F | 60°F | 35% | 23% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 81°F | 61°F | 35% | 23% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 82°F | 61°F | 35% | 23% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 82°F | 61°F | 35% | 23% | 14 h |
| May 19 | 82°F | 62°F | 35% | 23% | 14 h |
| May 20 | 82°F | 62°F | 35% | 23% | 14 h |
| May 21 | 83°F | 62°F | 35% | 23% | 14 h |
| May 22 | 83°F | 63°F | 35% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 83°F | 63°F | 35% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 24 | 84°F | 63°F | 35% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 25 | 84°F | 64°F | 35% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 26 | 84°F | 64°F | 35% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 27 | 85°F | 64°F | 35% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 28 | 85°F | 65°F | 35% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 29 | 85°F | 65°F | 35% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 30 | 85°F | 65°F | 35% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 31 | 86°F | 65°F | 34% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 81°FMay average
- Normal low
- 61°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 5.89 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3
- 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
- 20
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003962; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Hot Springs in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around May 14 (35%). In all, 5.89 in falls on 12 days of a normal May, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Hot Springs, 3 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003962.
What are the records for May in Hot Springs?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1986) is 98°F, on May 31, 1998; the coldest is 36°F, on May 4, 2013. The wettest May brought 19.44 in (1990).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 71.0°F: 2021 68.5°F (−2.5), 2022 73.1°F (+2.1), 2023 71.5°F (+0.5), 2024 74.2°F (+3.2), 2025 70.0°F (−1.0), 2026 71.4°F (+0.4). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68.5°F | −2.5°F | 7.84 in |
| 2022 | 73.1°F | +2.1°F | 7.47 in |
| 2023 | 71.5°F | +0.5°F | 5.92 in |
| 2024 | 74.2°F | +3.2°F | 8.93 in |
| 2025 | 70.0°F | −1.0°F | 7.70 in |
| 2026 | 71.4°F | +0.4°F | 5.91 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00003962; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003962. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Hot Springs 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; Hot Springs's is 81°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.