Ponca City weather in May: Ponca City, Oklahoma: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Ponca City in May has a normal high of 79°F and a normal low of 57°F, a daily mean of 68°F, rising from 74°F on the 1st to 84°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal May, 5.10 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 26°C and low of 14°C, 130 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationPonca City Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00013969
- Location36.74°N 97.10°W
- Elevation1,000 ft (305 m)
- Population24,234
- Jan 47° 25°
- Feb 52° 28°
- Mar 62° 37°
- Apr 71° 46°
- May 79° 57°
- Jun 88° 67°
- Jul 93° 71°
- Aug 92° 70°
- Sep 84° 61°
- Oct 73° 48°
- Nov 60° 36°
- Dec 49° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Ponca City in May?
The normal high is 79°F and the normal low 57°F, for a daily mean of 68.1°F. May is 9.6°F warmer than April and 9.5°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Ponca City and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 74°F on May 1 to 84°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 65°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 33%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 74°F | 52°F | 32% | 20% |
| May 8 | 76°F | 54°F | 33% | 21% |
| May 15 | 79°F | 57°F | 33% | 21% |
| May 22 | 81°F | 60°F | 33% | 21% |
| May 31 | 84°F | 63°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 | 74°F | 52°F | 32% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 75°F | 52°F | 32% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 75°F | 52°F | 32% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 75°F | 53°F | 32% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 5 | 76°F | 53°F | 33% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 6 | 76°F | 53°F | 33% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 76°F | 54°F | 33% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 76°F | 54°F | 33% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 77°F | 55°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h |
| May 10 | 77°F | 55°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h |
| May 11 | 77°F | 55°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h |
| May 12 | 78°F | 56°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h |
| May 13 | 78°F | 56°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 78°F | 57°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h |
| May 15 | 79°F | 57°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 16 | 79°F | 57°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 17 | 79°F | 58°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 18 | 80°F | 58°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 19 | 80°F | 58°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 80°F | 59°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 81°F | 59°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 22 | 81°F | 60°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 23 | 81°F | 60°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 24 | 82°F | 60°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 25 | 82°F | 61°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 26 | 82°F | 61°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 27 | 83°F | 61°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 28 | 83°F | 62°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 29 | 83°F | 62°F | 32% | 21% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 30 | 84°F | 62°F | 32% | 21% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 31 | 84°F | 63°F | 32% | 21% | 14 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 79°FMay average
- Normal low
- 57°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 5.10 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 4
- 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
- 17
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00013969; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Ponca City in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 33% on average, highest around May 10 (33%). In all, 5.10 in falls on 10 days of a normal May, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Ponca City, 4 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00013969.
What are the records for May in Ponca City?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1948) is 100°F, on May 30, 1985; the coldest is 30°F, on May 2, 1967. The wettest May brought 11.14 in (1957).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 68.1°F: 2021 65.6°F (−2.5), 2022 69.3°F (+1.2), 2023 69.3°F (+1.2), 2024 70.1°F (+2.0), 2025 66.0°F (−2.1), 2026 69.5°F (+1.4). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65.6°F | −2.5°F | 2.46 in |
| 2022 | 69.3°F | +1.2°F | 6.29 in |
| 2023 | 69.3°F | +1.2°F | 4.52 in |
| 2024 | 70.1°F | +2.0°F | 4.48 in |
| 2025 | 66.0°F | −2.1°F | 3.63 in |
| 2026 | 69.5°F | +1.4°F | 4.06 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00013969; recent months: ACIS, station USW00013969. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Ponca City compare across Oklahoma?
Across the 134 places PlainClimate covers in Oklahoma, May normal highs run from 77°F in Stilwell to 84°F in Altus; Ponca City's is 79°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.