Atchison Weather in May
Atchison in May
The short of it: Atchison in May averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 132 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 77° · low 55° · rain 5.2 in. · daylight 14 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Atchison an average May high of 77°, a low of 55° and some 5.2 in. of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 10° from April to about 77°, with nights near 55°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 5.2 in..
The sun is up for about 14 h 20 min in mid-May, 68 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Atchison runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Weston, 16 mi to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Atchison, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 10° warmer, 1.7 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 10 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WestonMissouri | 16 mi SE | 76° | 55° | 5.4 in. |
| WathenaKansas | 16 mi NE | 76° | 54° | 4.8 in. |
| Saint JosephMissouri | 20 mi NE | 76° | 55° | 4.8 in. |
| LeavenworthKansas | 20 mi SSE | 76° | 54° | 5.6 in. |
| Platte CityMissouri | 22 mi SE | 76° | 55° | 5.5 in. |
| HortonKansas | 23 mi WNW | 77° | 53° | 4.9 in. |
| Country Club VillageMissouri | 24 mi NE | 75° | 54° | 4.8 in. |
| LansingKansas | 25 mi SSE | 76° | 54° | 5.7 in. |