Clinton Weather in May
Clinton in May
The short of it: Clinton in May averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 158 mm (6.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 79° · low 56° · rain 6.2 in. · daylight 14 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Clinton an average May high of 79°, a low of 56° and some 6.2 in. of rain. Much like April: highs about 79°, nights near 56°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 6.2 in..
The sun is up for about 14 h 2 min in mid-May, 59 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; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Clinton runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Fairfield Bay, 10 mi to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Clinton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 1.4 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield BayArkansas | 10 mi E | 79° | 56° | 6.0 in. |
| DennardArkansas | 12 mi NNW | 77° | 55° | 5.9 in. |
| Greers FerryArkansas | 16 mi E | 80° | 57° | 5.9 in. |
| GuyArkansas | 20 mi SSE | 80° | 58° | 6.1 in. |
| QuitmanArkansas | 20 mi SE | 80° | 58° | 6.1 in. |
| MarshallArkansas | 24 mi NNW | 78° | 56° | 5.6 in. |
| GreenbrierArkansas | 25 mi S | 82° | 59° | 5.9 in. |
| Heber SpringsArkansas | 25 mi ESE | 81° | 58° | 5.8 in. |