Russellville weather in May: Russellville, Arkansas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Russellville in May has a normal high of 80°F and a normal low of 59°F, a daily mean of 70°F, rising from 76°F on the 1st to 85°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal May, 4.67 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 27°C and low of 15°C, 119 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationRussellville Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00053920
- Location35.26°N 93.09°W
- Elevation403 ft (123 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population29,442
- Jan 50° 30°
- Feb 55° 33°
- Mar 64° 41°
- Apr 73° 49°
- May 80° 59°
- Jun 88° 68°
- Jul 93° 71°
- Aug 92° 70°
- Sep 86° 62°
- Oct 74° 50°
- Nov 62° 39°
- Dec 52° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Russellville in May?
The normal high is 80°F and the normal low 59°F, for a daily mean of 69.6°F. May is 8.6°F warmer than April and 8.3°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Russellville and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 76°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 67°F and 72°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 | 76°F | 54°F | 37% | 23% |
| May 8 | 78°F | 56°F | 38% | 22% |
| May 15 | 80°F | 59°F | 39% | 21% |
| May 22 | 82°F | 61°F | 38% | 20% |
| May 31 | 85°F | 64°F | 36% | 18% |
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 | 76°F | 54°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 77°F | 54°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 77°F | 55°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 77°F | 55°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 77°F | 55°F | 38% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 78°F | 56°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 78°F | 56°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 78°F | 56°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 78°F | 57°F | 39% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 79°F | 57°F | 39% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 79°F | 57°F | 39% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 79°F | 58°F | 39% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 79°F | 58°F | 39% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 80°F | 58°F | 39% | 22% | 14 h |
| May 15 | 80°F | 59°F | 39% | 21% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 80°F | 59°F | 39% | 21% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 81°F | 59°F | 39% | 21% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 81°F | 60°F | 39% | 21% | 14 h |
| May 19 | 81°F | 60°F | 39% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 81°F | 60°F | 39% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 82°F | 61°F | 38% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 22 | 82°F | 61°F | 38% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 82°F | 61°F | 38% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 24 | 83°F | 62°F | 38% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 25 | 83°F | 62°F | 38% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 26 | 83°F | 62°F | 37% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 27 | 83°F | 63°F | 37% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 28 | 84°F | 63°F | 37% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 29 | 84°F | 63°F | 37% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 30 | 84°F | 64°F | 36% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 31 | 85°F | 64°F | 36% | 18% | 14 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 80°FMay average
- Normal low
- 59°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.67 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 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
- 19
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00053920; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Russellville in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 38% on average, highest around May 13 (39%). In all, 4.67 in falls on 13 days of a normal May, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Russellville, 3 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053920.
What are the records for May in Russellville?
The warmest May temperature on Russellville's official record (since 1882) is 100°F, on May 31, 1934; the coldest is 32°F, on May 1, 1903. The wettest May brought 13.15 in (1990).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 69.6°F: 2021 67.0°F (−2.6), 2022 71.2°F (+1.6), 2023 70.7°F (+1.1), 2024 73.8°F (+4.2), 2025 68.8°F (−0.8), 2026 70.5°F (+1.0). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67.0°F | −2.6°F | 9.75 in |
| 2022 | 71.2°F | +1.6°F | 4.82 in |
| 2023 | 70.7°F | +1.1°F | 3.41 in |
| 2024 | 73.8°F | +4.2°F | 7.93 in |
| 2025 | 68.8°F | −0.8°F | 9.39 in |
| 2026 | 70.5°F | +1.0°F | 5.90 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record RUEthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053920. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Russellville 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; Russellville's is 80°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.