Ames Weather in May
Ames in May
The short of it: Ames in May averages a high of 29 °C (85 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 91 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 85° · low 62° · rain 3.6 in. · daylight 13 h 45 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: March & April
Thirty years of records give Ames an average May high of 85°, a low of 62° and some 3.6 in. of rain. Much like April: highs about 85°, nights near 62°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 3.6 in., the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 45 min in mid-May, 50 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and April.
Against its neighbours, Ames runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Gatesville, 6 mi to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Ames, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 0.9 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 10 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GatesvilleTexas | 6 mi SSE | 85° | 63° | 3.7 in. |
| Fort GatesTexas | 9 mi SSE | 85° | 63° | 3.7 in. |
| CrawfordTexas | 20 mi E | 85° | 64° | 3.9 in. |
| Valley MillsTexas | 20 mi ENE | 85° | 63° | 3.9 in. |
| CliftonTexas | 22 mi NNE | 85° | 63° | 3.9 in. |
| McGregorTexas | 22 mi ESE | 85° | 64° | 3.9 in. |
| HamiltonTexas | 24 mi WNW | 85° | 61° | 3.3 in. |
| Fort CavazosTexas | 27 mi S | 85° | 64° | 3.7 in. |