Kansas weather in May: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020
In May, Kansas's statewide normal high is 76°F and normal low 51°F; normal highs run from 72°F in Burr Oak to 81°F in Coldwater (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).
- Statewide normal high
- 76°FMay, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal low
- 51°FMay, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 4.21 inMay
- Warmest place
- 81°Fnormal high, Coldwater
- Coolest place
- 72°Fnormal high, Burr Oak
Where is Kansas warmest and wettest in May?
Coldwater has the warmest May afternoons (81°F) and Burr Oak the coolest (72°F). Pittsburg gets the most precipitation (7.13 in) and Ulysses the least (1.96 in). The most snow falls in Wallace (1.0 inches).
Statewide, May averaged 61.9°F in 2021, 64.6°F in 2022, 65.8°F in 2023, 65.4°F in 2024, 62.5°F in 2025, 64.7°F in 2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 63.9°F.
| Place | High | Low | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 78°F | 56°F | 5.17 | 0.0 |
| Overland Park | 75°F | 56°F | 5.26 | 0.0 |
| Olathe | 74°F | 55°F | 5.38 | – |
| Topeka | 76°F | 55°F | 5.17 | 0.0 |
| Lawrence | 77°F | 53°F | 4.74 | – |
| Manhattan | 77°F | 53°F | 4.65 | – |
| Salina | 77°F | 53°F | 5.04 | – |
| Hutchinson | 78°F | 53°F | 4.75 | – |
| Leavenworth | 77°F | 55°F | 5.24 | 0.0 |
| Garden City | 78°F | 49°F | 2.52 | – |
| Dodge City | 78°F | 51°F | 2.99 | 0.0 |
| Emporia | 76°F | 54°F | 5.01 | – |
| Hays | 77°F | 51°F | 3.65 | 0.0 |
| Pittsburg | 76°F | 56°F | 7.13 | 0.0 |
| Liberal | 79°F | 50°F | 2.66 | 0.1 |
| Newton | 76°F | 55°F | 4.89 | 0.0 |
| Great Bend | 76°F | 51°F | 4.83 | 0.0 |
| McPherson | 77°F | 52°F | 5.42 | 0.0 |
| Ottawa | 75°F | 53°F | 5.82 | 0.0 |
| El Dorado | 77°F | 55°F | 5.77 | 0.0 |
| Winfield | 78°F | 56°F | 4.68 | – |
| Haysville | 77°F | 55°F | 6.03 | 0.0 |
| Atchison | 74°F | 55°F | 5.32 | 0.0 |
| Parsons | 78°F | 56°F | 5.28 | – |
| Coffeyville | 78°F | 57°F | 6.57 | – |
| Chanute | 78°F | 56°F | 5.87 | – |
| Independence | 77°F | 56°F | 6.76 | 0.0 |
| Bonner Springs | 73°F | 53°F | 5.17 | 0.0 |
| Fort Scott | 77°F | 56°F | 6.19 | 0.0 |
| Wellington | 77°F | 54°F | 5.27 | 0.0 |
| Pratt | 77°F | 52°F | 3.80 | 0.0 |
| Abilene | 79°F | 55°F | 5.20 | 0.0 |
| Paola | 75°F | 55°F | 6.14 | – |
| Ulysses | 78°F | 47°F | 1.96 | 0.1 |
| Colby | 74°F | 46°F | 2.92 | 0.7 |
| Iola | 75°F | 56°F | 5.81 | 0.0 |
| Concordia | 75°F | 52°F | 4.34 | 0.0 |
| Wamego | 76°F | 53°F | 5.11 | 0.0 |
| Goodland | 74°F | 46°F | 2.81 | 0.3 |
| Russell | 76°F | 52°F | 3.98 | – |
| Osawatomie | 75°F | 54°F | 5.51 | 0.0 |
| Clay Center | 76°F | 53°F | 4.90 | 0.0 |
| Scott City | 77°F | 47°F | 2.65 | 0.0 |
| Larned | 76°F | 52°F | 4.11 | – |
| Hugoton | 79°F | 50°F | 2.18 | 0.0 |
| Holton | 74°F | 51°F | 4.98 | – |
| Marysville | 76°F | 52°F | 4.86 | 0.0 |
| Beloit | 75°F | 52°F | 4.39 | 0.0 |
| Garnett | 75°F | 54°F | 5.49 | 0.0 |
| Hiawatha | 74°F | 53°F | 4.83 | 0.0 |
| Ellsworth | 77°F | 52°F | 4.94 | 0.0 |
| Columbus | 76°F | 56°F | 7.10 | 0.0 |
| Kingman | 77°F | 53°F | 4.88 | 0.0 |
| Osage City | 75°F | 54°F | 5.58 | 0.0 |
| Norton | 75°F | 47°F | 4.26 | 0.2 |
| Girard | 76°F | 56°F | 6.45 | 0.0 |
| Sterling | 77°F | 53°F | 4.71 | 0.0 |
| Eureka | 76°F | 53°F | 5.97 | 0.0 |
| Phillipsburg | 75°F | 49°F | 4.34 | 0.0 |
| Herington | 75°F | 52°F | 5.11 | 0.0 |
| Lakin | 79°F | 50°F | 2.36 | 0.2 |
| Council Grove | 75°F | 55°F | 5.15 | 0.0 |
| Fredonia | 76°F | 56°F | 5.80 | 0.0 |
| Anthony | 78°F | 55°F | 4.79 | 0.0 |
| Oakley | 74°F | 45°F | 3.03 | 0.4 |
| Cimarron | 78°F | 51°F | 2.75 | 0.1 |
| Belleville | 74°F | 51°F | 4.57 | 0.0 |
| Minneapolis | 77°F | 53°F | 5.17 | 0.0 |
| Marion | 77°F | 56°F | 5.20 | – |
| Humboldt | 75°F | 55°F | 5.83 | 0.0 |
| Syracuse | 78°F | 47°F | 2.02 | 0.9 |
| WaKeeney | 76°F | 49°F | 3.98 | 0.0 |
| Elkhart | 79°F | 50°F | 2.22 | 0.8 |
| Medicine Lodge | 79°F | 55°F | 3.65 | 0.0 |
| Plainville | 75°F | 49°F | 4.10 | 0.1 |
| Oberlin | 74°F | 47°F | 3.30 | 0.2 |
| Smith Center | 76°F | 50°F | 4.00 | 0.0 |
| Horton | 75°F | 53°F | 5.23 | 0.0 |
| Meade | 79°F | 50°F | 2.78 | 0.0 |
| Leoti | 75°F | 46°F | 2.31 | 0.1 |
| Chapman | 76°F | 53°F | 5.44 | 0.0 |
| Hill City | 76°F | 50°F | 3.34 | – |
| Kinsley | 78°F | 50°F | 3.75 | 0.0 |
| Sublette | 81°F | 50°F | 2.28 | 0.1 |
| Yates Center | 75°F | 55°F | 5.89 | 0.0 |
| Ness City | 77°F | 48°F | 2.99 | 0.1 |
| St. Francis | 74°F | 46°F | 2.43 | 0.0 |
| Atwood | 75°F | 46°F | 3.23 | 0.6 |
| Hoxie | 74°F | 50°F | 3.21 | 0.3 |
| Washington | 75°F | 52°F | 4.44 | 0.0 |
| Oskaloosa | 76°F | 54°F | 5.31 | 0.0 |
| Valley Falls | 76°F | 54°F | 5.56 | 0.0 |
| Montezuma | 78°F | 49°F | 2.78 | 0.1 |
| Sedan | 77°F | 55°F | 6.15 | 0.0 |
| Troy | 74°F | 53°F | 5.13 | 0.1 |
| Quinter | 74°F | 48°F | 3.84 | 0.2 |
| Pomona | 76°F | 55°F | 5.49 | – |
| Kiowa | 80°F | 54°F | 4.31 | – |
| Perry | 73°F | 54°F | 5.47 | 0.0 |
| Wilson | 76°F | 52°F | 4.17 | 0.0 |
| Cottonwood Falls | 75°F | 53°F | 5.61 | 0.0 |
| Mankato | 73°F | 48°F | 4.24 | 0.0 |
| Jetmore | 77°F | 49°F | 3.66 | 0.0 |
| Ashland | 80°F | 53°F | 3.19 | 0.0 |
| Sharon Springs | 75°F | 48°F | 2.58 | 0.1 |
| Greensburg | 76°F | 51°F | 3.39 | 0.0 |
| Frankfort | 74°F | 51°F | 4.79 | – |
| Tribune | 75°F | 46°F | 2.23 | 0.3 |
| Coldwater | 81°F | 55°F | 3.44 | 0.0 |
| Mound City | 74°F | 54°F | 5.33 | – |
| Howard | 76°F | 54°F | 5.09 | 0.0 |
| Centralia | 75°F | 53°F | 5.08 | 0.1 |
| Eskridge | 75°F | 53°F | 5.49 | 0.1 |
| Kanopolis | 76°F | 52°F | 4.90 | 0.0 |
| Healy | 77°F | 49°F | 3.25 | 0.5 |
| Norwich | 78°F | 54°F | 5.09 | 0.0 |
| Milford | 74°F | 54°F | 5.16 | – |
| Florence | 76°F | 52°F | 5.20 | – |
| Glen Elder | 75°F | 48°F | 3.87 | – |
| Mound Valley | 75°F | 55°F | 7.09 | 0.0 |
| Melvern | 76°F | 55°F | 5.80 | – |
| Courtland | 77°F | 54°F | 4.51 | – |
| Brewster | 74°F | 43°F | 2.86 | 0.0 |
| Winona | 75°F | 47°F | 2.65 | 0.6 |
| Bison | 76°F | 49°F | 3.78 | 0.0 |
| Smolan | 77°F | 50°F | – | – |
| Burr Oak | 72°F | 48°F | 4.06 | 0.0 |
| Kirwin | 75°F | 48°F | 4.19 | – |
| Hillsdale | 75°F | 55°F | 5.59 | – |
| Cassoday | 75°F | 53°F | 5.27 | – |
| Alton | 76°F | 48°F | 4.23 | 0.0 |
| Hudson | 78°F | 53°F | 4.64 | 0.0 |
| Baileyville | 73°F | 52°F | 4.35 | – |
| Wallace | 75°F | 46°F | 2.88 | 1.0 |
| Richfield | 79°F | 48°F | 2.09 | 0.8 |
| Russell Springs | 75°F | 46°F | 2.66 | 0.6 |
| Brownell | 76°F | 47°F | – | – |
| Big Hill Lake | 76°F | 56°F | 6.72 | – |
| Cedar Bluff Dam | 76°F | 50°F | 3.46 | 0.1 |
| Clinton Lake | 74°F | 54°F | 5.01 | – |
| Coffeyville Water Works | 77°F | 56°F | 7.30 | 0.0 |
| Garden City Experiment Station | 78°F | 49°F | 2.79 | 0.1 |
| John Redmond Lake | 76°F | 55°F | 5.32 | – |
| Johnson | 78°F | 50°F | 2.01 | 0.0 |
| Lincoln (1 mi SE) | 76°F | 50°F | 4.62 | 0.0 |
| Lovewell Dam | 73°F | 51°F | 4.16 | – |
| McDonald | 74°F | 45°F | 3.02 | 0.0 |
| Smileyberg (1 mi N) | 75°F | 53°F | 6.24 | 0.0 |
| Tallgrass Prairie National Park | 76°F | 54°F | 4.96 | 0.0 |
| Tuttle Creek Lake | 75°F | 52°F | 5.11 | – |
| Webster Dam | 77°F | 48°F | 4.31 | – |
| Wichita Jabara Airport | 77°F | 55°F | 5.22 | – |
| Wilmore (16 mi SE) | 79°F | 50°F | 3.38 | 0.0 |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.