Is Kansas City hot in May?
Days are typically warm at 24.5°C, while nights average 14.1°C.
United States · 1991–2020 normal
Kansas City in
May.
Typical May weather in Kansas City: 24.5°C by day, 14.1°C at night, 134 mm of rain over 9.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high24.5°C
Typical low14.1°C
Rain134 mm
Wet days9.7
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 77 out of 100, the highest of the year. Daylight is calculated as 14 h 17 from latitude 39.10°.
May at a glance
What is Kansas City like in May?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 134 mm across about 10 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 14 h 17 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May is the strongest month in our year-round weather comparison.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 4393217
- NOAA station
- USW00013988 · KANSAS CITY DWTN AP
- Station distance
- 3.3 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 29 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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