Central Weather in May
Central in May
The short of it: Central in May averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 124 mm (4.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 86° · low 64° · rain 4.9 in. · daylight 13 h 41 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: March & November
Thirty years of records give Central an average May high of 86°, a low of 64° and some 4.9 in. of rain. Much like April: highs about 86°, nights near 64°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 4.9 in., the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 41 min in mid-May, 48 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 November.
Against its neighbours, Central runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Greenwood, 4 mi to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Central, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 0.04 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GreenwoodLouisiana | 4 mi W | 86° | 65° | 4.8 in. |
| MonticelloLouisiana | 5 mi S | 87° | 65° | 4.8 in. |
| BrownsfieldLouisiana | 5 mi W | 86° | 65° | 4.8 in. |
| MerrydaleLouisiana | 6 mi SW | 86° | 65° | 4.8 in. |
| Denham SpringsLouisiana | 7 mi SE | 86° | 64° | 4.9 in. |
| BakerLouisiana | 8 mi WNW | 86° | 65° | 4.7 in. |
| ZacharyLouisiana | 10 mi NW | 86° | 64° | 4.7 in. |
| WestminsterLouisiana | 10 mi SSW | 87° | 65° | 4.7 in. |