Cotter Weather in May
Cotter in May
The short of it: Cotter in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 130 mm (5.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 5 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 80° · low 55° · rain 5.1 in. · daylight 14 h 5 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
May in Cotter brings afternoons near 80° and nights around 55°, with about 5.1 in. of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 80°, with nights near 55°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 5.1 in..
The sun is up for about 14 h 5 min in mid-May, 60 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, Cotter runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Gassville, 2 mi to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Cotter, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 0.7 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 24°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GassvilleArkansas | 2 mi ENE | 80° | 55° | 5.1 in. |
| FlippinArkansas | 3 mi W | 80° | 55° | 5.2 in. |
| LakeviewArkansas | 7 mi N | 79° | 55° | 5.0 in. |
| Bull ShoalsArkansas | 8 mi NNW | 79° | 55° | 5.0 in. |
| SummitArkansas | 9 mi W | 78° | 55° | 5.3 in. |
| MidwayArkansas | 9 mi NNE | 78° | 55° | 5.0 in. |
| YellvilleArkansas | 9 mi WSW | 79° | 56° | 5.3 in. |
| Mountain HomeArkansas | 9 mi ENE | 79° | 56° | 5.0 in. |