Paducah weather in May: Paducah, Kentucky: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Paducah in May has a normal high of 79°F and a normal low of 58°F, a daily mean of 68°F, rising from 75°F on the 1st to 84°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal May, 4.87 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 26°C and low of 14°C, 124 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationPaducah Barkley Regional Airport
- Station IDUSW00003816
- Location37.07°N 88.77°W
- Elevation392 ft (120 m)
- Population26,712
- Jan 45° 27°
- Feb 50° 31°
- Mar 60° 38°
- Apr 70° 48°
- May 79° 58°
- Jun 87° 66°
- Jul 90° 69°
- Aug 90° 67°
- Sep 83° 59°
- Oct 72° 48°
- Nov 59° 38°
- Dec 48° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Paducah in May?
The normal high is 79°F and the normal low 58°F, for a daily mean of 68.4°F. May is 9.4°F warmer than April and 8.1°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Paducah and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 75°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 66°F and 71°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 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 75°F | 53°F | 39% | 28% |
| May 8 | 77°F | 55°F | 39% | 27% |
| May 15 | 79°F | 58°F | 37% | 26% |
| May 22 | 81°F | 60°F | 35% | 25% |
| May 31 | 84°F | 62°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 | 75°F | 53°F | 39% | 28% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 75°F | 53°F | 39% | 28% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 76°F | 54°F | 39% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 4 | 76°F | 54°F | 39% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 5 | 76°F | 54°F | 39% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 6 | 76°F | 55°F | 39% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 77°F | 55°F | 39% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 77°F | 55°F | 39% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 77°F | 56°F | 38% | 27% | 14 h |
| May 10 | 77°F | 56°F | 38% | 27% | 14 h |
| May 11 | 78°F | 56°F | 38% | 27% | 14 h |
| May 12 | 78°F | 57°F | 38% | 27% | 14 h |
| May 13 | 78°F | 57°F | 38% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 79°F | 57°F | 38% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 15 | 79°F | 58°F | 37% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 16 | 79°F | 58°F | 37% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 17 | 79°F | 58°F | 37% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 18 | 80°F | 58°F | 37% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 19 | 80°F | 59°F | 36% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 80°F | 59°F | 36% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 81°F | 59°F | 36% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 22 | 81°F | 60°F | 35% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 23 | 81°F | 60°F | 35% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 24 | 81°F | 60°F | 35% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 25 | 82°F | 60°F | 35% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 26 | 82°F | 61°F | 35% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 27 | 82°F | 61°F | 34% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 28 | 83°F | 61°F | 34% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 29 | 83°F | 62°F | 34% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 30 | 83°F | 62°F | 34% | 23% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 31 | 84°F | 62°F | 34% | 23% | 14 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 79°FMay average
- Normal low
- 58°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.87 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min to 14 h 30 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 27
- Days at 80°F or more
- 16
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003816; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Paducah in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around May 1 (39%). In all, 4.87 in falls on 12 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Paducah, 2 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003816.
How humid and windy is Paducah in May?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 80°F with 53% relative humidity and a dew point of 62°F; at 6 a.m. it is 66°F with 85% humidity. The wind averages 6.1 mph, most often from the southwest in the afternoon.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 66°F | 62°F | 85% | 4.6 mph | 60% |
| 9 a.m. | 75°F | 62°F | 66% | 7.7 mph | 64% |
| noon | 80°F | 62°F | 56% | 8.6 mph | 49% |
| 3 p.m. | 80°F | 62°F | 53% | 8.5 mph | 55% |
| 6 p.m. | 77°F | 62°F | 60% | 6.4 mph | 65% |
| 9 p.m. | 70°F | 63°F | 78% | 4.5 mph | 70% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00003816. 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 Paducah?
The warmest May temperature on Paducah's official record (since 1937) is 96°F, on May 22, 1941; the coldest is 32°F, on May 7, 1944. The wettest May brought 11.09 in (2019).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 68.4°F: 2021 65.5°F (−2.9), 2022 70.5°F (+2.1), 2023 69.0°F (+0.6), 2024 72.4°F (+4.0), 2025 66.2°F (−2.2), 2026 67.1°F (−1.3). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65.5°F | −2.9°F | 5.69 in |
| 2022 | 70.5°F | +2.1°F | 5.73 in |
| 2023 | 69.0°F | +0.6°F | 3.98 in |
| 2024 | 72.4°F | +4.0°F | 8.37 in |
| 2025 | 66.2°F | −2.2°F | 6.05 in |
| 2026 | 67.1°F | −1.3°F | 4.27 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record PAHthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003816. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Paducah compare across Kentucky?
Across the 68 places PlainClimate covers in Kentucky, May normal highs run from 74°F in Versailles to 81°F in Glasgow; Paducah's is 79°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.