Pine Bluff weather in May: Pine Bluff, Arkansas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Pine Bluff in May has a normal high of 82°F and a normal low of 62°F, a daily mean of 72°F, rising from 78°F on the 1st to 86°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal May, 4.80 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 28°C and low of 16°C, 122 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationPine Bluff Grider Field
- Station IDUSW00093988
- Location34.17°N 91.93°W
- Elevation207 ft (63 m)
- Population38,785
- Jan 52° 34°
- Feb 56° 37°
- Mar 65° 44°
- Apr 74° 53°
- May 82° 62°
- Jun 89° 69°
- Jul 92° 72°
- Aug 91° 71°
- Sep 86° 64°
- Oct 75° 52°
- Nov 63° 42°
- Dec 54° 36°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Pine Bluff in May?
The normal high is 82°F and the normal low 62°F, for a daily mean of 71.6°F. May is 8.5°F warmer than April and 7.5°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Pine Bluff and the 4th 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 2.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 69°F and 74°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 | 57°F | 34% | 23% |
| May 8 | 79°F | 59°F | 35% | 23% |
| May 15 | 81°F | 61°F | 35% | 23% |
| May 22 | 83°F | 63°F | 33% | 22% |
| May 31 | 86°F | 66°F | 32% | 21% |
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 | 57°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 78°F | 57°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 3 | 78°F | 58°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 4 | 78°F | 58°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 79°F | 58°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 79°F | 59°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 79°F | 59°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 8 | 79°F | 59°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 9 | 80°F | 60°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 80°F | 60°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 80°F | 60°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 80°F | 60°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 81°F | 61°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 14 | 81°F | 61°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 15 | 81°F | 61°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 16 | 82°F | 62°F | 34% | 23% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 82°F | 62°F | 34% | 23% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 82°F | 62°F | 34% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 19 | 82°F | 63°F | 34% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 20 | 83°F | 63°F | 34% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 21 | 83°F | 63°F | 34% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 22 | 83°F | 63°F | 33% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 23 | 84°F | 64°F | 33% | 22% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 24 | 84°F | 64°F | 33% | 22% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 25 | 84°F | 64°F | 33% | 22% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 26 | 84°F | 65°F | 33% | 22% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 27 | 85°F | 65°F | 33% | 22% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 28 | 85°F | 65°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 29 | 85°F | 65°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 30 | 86°F | 66°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 31 | 86°F | 66°F | 32% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 82°FMay average
- Normal low
- 62°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.80 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 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
- 21
- Sunshine
- 78%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093988; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Pine Bluff in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around May 8 (35%). In all, 4.80 in falls on 11 days of a normal May, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Pine Bluff, 3 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093988.
How humid and windy is Pine Bluff in May?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 84°F with 53% relative humidity and a dew point of 65°F; at 6 a.m. it is 69°F with 88% humidity. The wind averages 6.2 mph, most often from the south in the afternoon.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 69°F | 65°F | 88% | 4.5 mph | 61% |
| 9 a.m. | 77°F | 66°F | 69% | 7.8 mph | 58% |
| noon | 82°F | 65°F | 56% | 8.7 mph | 52% |
| 3 p.m. | 84°F | 65°F | 53% | 9.0 mph | 55% |
| 6 p.m. | 81°F | 65°F | 59% | 7.5 mph | 67% |
| 9 p.m. | 74°F | 67°F | 77% | 4.4 mph | 74% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00093988. 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 Pine Bluff?
The warmest May temperature on Pine Bluff's official record (since 1884) is 100°F, on May 29, 1926; the coldest is 35°F, on May 4, 2013. The wettest May brought 15.71 in (1905).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 71.6°F: 2021 70.6°F (−1.0), 2022 75.1°F (+3.5), 2023 73.8°F (+2.2), 2024 76.5°F (+5.0), 2025 72.3°F (+0.7), 2026 72.2°F (+0.6). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70.6°F | −1.0°F | 4.26 in |
| 2022 | 75.1°F | +3.5°F | 8.95 in |
| 2023 | 73.8°F | +2.2°F | 4.21 in |
| 2024 | 76.5°F | +5.0°F | 6.30 in |
| 2025 | 72.3°F | +0.7°F | 9.64 in |
| 2026 | 72.2°F | +0.6°F | 6.76 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record PBFthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093988. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Pine Bluff 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; Pine Bluff's is 82°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.