Lee's Summit weather in May: Lee's Summit, Missouri: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Lee's Summit in May has a normal high of 75°F and a normal low of 56°F, a daily mean of 65°F, rising from 70°F on the 1st to 80°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal May, 5.70 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 24°C and low of 13°C, 145 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationLees Summit Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00053879
- Location38.96°N 94.37°W
- Elevation997 ft (304 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population106,419
- Jan 39° 22°
- Feb 44° 26°
- Mar 55° 35°
- Apr 66° 46°
- May 75° 56°
- Jun 84° 65°
- Jul 88° 70°
- Aug 87° 68°
- Sep 79° 59°
- Oct 67° 47°
- Nov 54° 36°
- Dec 43° 26°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lee's Summit in May?
The normal high is 75°F and the normal low 56°F, for a daily mean of 65.3°F. May is 9.8°F warmer than April and 9.4°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Lee's Summit and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 70°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.0°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 | 70°F | 51°F | 41% | 26% |
| May 8 | 72°F | 53°F | 41% | 26% |
| May 15 | 74°F | 56°F | 41% | 26% |
| May 22 | 77°F | 58°F | 40% | 26% |
| May 31 | 80°F | 61°F | 40% | 26% |
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 | 70°F | 51°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 2 | 70°F | 51°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 3 | 71°F | 51°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 4 | 71°F | 52°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 5 | 71°F | 52°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 6 | 72°F | 52°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 7 | 72°F | 53°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 8 | 72°F | 53°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 9 | 72°F | 53°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 10 | 73°F | 54°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 11 | 73°F | 54°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 12 | 73°F | 55°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 13 | 74°F | 55°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 14 | 74°F | 55°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 15 | 74°F | 56°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 16 | 75°F | 56°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 17 | 75°F | 56°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 18 | 75°F | 57°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 19 | 76°F | 57°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 20 | 76°F | 57°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 76°F | 58°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 22 | 77°F | 58°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 23 | 77°F | 58°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 24 | 78°F | 59°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 25 | 78°F | 59°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 26 | 78°F | 59°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 27 | 79°F | 60°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 79°F | 60°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 79°F | 60°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 30 | 80°F | 61°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 31 | 80°F | 61°F | 40% | 26% | 14 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 75°FMay average
- Normal low
- 56°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 5.70 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 40 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 22
- Days at 80°F or more
- 12
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00053879; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Lee's Summit in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 41% on average, highest around May 8 (41%). In all, 5.70 in falls on 13 days of a normal May, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Lee's Summit, 1 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053879.
What are the records for May in Lee's Summit?
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 65.3°F: 2021 62.0°F (−3.3), 2022 65.7°F (+0.4), 2023 66.8°F (+1.5), 2024 68.2°F (+2.9), 2025 65.4°F (+0.1), 2026 65.1°F (−0.2). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62.0°F | −3.3°F | 4.61 in |
| 2022 | 65.7°F | +0.4°F | 7.16 in |
| 2023 | 66.8°F | +1.5°F | 3.44 in |
| 2024 | 68.2°F | +2.9°F | 3.73 in |
| 2025 | 65.4°F | +0.1°F | 1.89 in |
| 2026 | 65.1°F | −0.2°F | 4.45 in |
Source: recent months: ACIS, station USW00053879. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Lee's Summit compare across Missouri?
Across the 134 places PlainClimate covers in Missouri, May normal highs run from 71°F in Green City to 81°F in Malden; Lee's Summit's is 75°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.