Lawrence weather in May: Lawrence, Kansas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Lawrence in May has a normal high of 77°F and a normal low of 53°F, a daily mean of 65°F, rising from 72°F on the 1st to 82°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal May, 4.74 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 25°C and low of 12°C, 120 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationLawrence Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00003997
- Location39.01°N 95.21°W
- Elevation832 ft (254 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population97,271
- Jan 41° 18°
- Feb 46° 22°
- Mar 58° 32°
- Apr 68° 42°
- May 77° 53°
- Jun 86° 64°
- Jul 91° 67°
- Aug 90° 65°
- Sep 82° 55°
- Oct 69° 44°
- Nov 56° 31°
- Dec 44° 22°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lawrence in May?
The normal high is 77°F and the normal low 53°F, for a daily mean of 65.2°F. May is 10.4°F warmer than April and 9.9°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Lawrence and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 72°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 62°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 41%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 72°F | 47°F | 40% | 26% |
| May 8 | 74°F | 50°F | 41% | 26% |
| May 15 | 77°F | 53°F | 41% | 26% |
| May 22 | 79°F | 56°F | 41% | 25% |
| May 31 | 82°F | 60°F | 41% | 25% |
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 | 47°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 2 | 72°F | 48°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 3 | 73°F | 48°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 4 | 73°F | 48°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 5 | 73°F | 49°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 6 | 74°F | 49°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 7 | 74°F | 50°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 8 | 74°F | 50°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 9 | 75°F | 51°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 10 | 75°F | 51°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 11 | 75°F | 51°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 12 | 76°F | 52°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 13 | 76°F | 52°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 14 | 76°F | 53°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 15 | 77°F | 53°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 16 | 77°F | 53°F | 41% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 17 | 77°F | 54°F | 41% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 18 | 78°F | 54°F | 41% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 19 | 78°F | 55°F | 41% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 20 | 78°F | 55°F | 41% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 79°F | 56°F | 41% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 22 | 79°F | 56°F | 41% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 23 | 80°F | 56°F | 41% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 24 | 80°F | 57°F | 41% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 25 | 80°F | 57°F | 41% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 26 | 81°F | 58°F | 41% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 27 | 81°F | 58°F | 41% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 81°F | 58°F | 41% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 82°F | 59°F | 41% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 30 | 82°F | 59°F | 41% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 31 | 82°F | 60°F | 41% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 77°FMay average
- Normal low
- 53°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.74 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 40 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 24
- Days at 80°F or more
- 13
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003997; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Lawrence in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 41% on average, highest around May 26 (41%). In all, 4.74 in falls on 13 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Lawrence, 2 days reach 90°F and 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003997.
What are the records for May in Lawrence?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1996) is 98°F, on May 30, 1998; the coldest is 25°F, on May 2, 2005. The wettest May brought 9.29 in (2019).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 65.2°F: 2021 62.8°F (−2.4), 2022 66.5°F (+1.3), 2023 66.7°F (+1.5), 2024 66.8°F (+1.6), 2025 62.7°F (−2.5), 2026 64.0°F (−1.2). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62.8°F | −2.4°F | 8.55 in |
| 2022 | 66.5°F | +1.3°F | 8.12 in |
| 2023 | 66.7°F | +1.5°F | 5.15 in |
| 2024 | 66.8°F | +1.6°F | 3.98 in |
| 2025 | 62.7°F | −2.5°F | 3.96 in |
| 2026 | 64.0°F | −1.2°F | 2.04 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00003997; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003997. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Lawrence 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; Lawrence's is 77°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.