Murphy Weather in May
Murphy in May
The short of it: Murphy in May averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 123 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 15 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 4.8 in. · daylight 14 h 15 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Murphy an average May high of 77°, a low of 55° and some 4.8 in. of rain. Highs rise 9° against April, to near 77°; nights run about 55°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 4.8 in..
The sun is up for about 14 h 15 min in mid-May, 66 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, Murphy runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Arnold, 7 mi to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Murphy, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 0.9 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArnoldMissouri | 7 mi SE | 77° | 55° | 4.8 in. |
| CrestwoodMissouri | 7 mi NE | 78° | 56° | 4.8 in. |
| ConcordMissouri | 7 mi ENE | 78° | 56° | 4.8 in. |
| ManchesterMissouri | 7 mi N | 78° | 55° | 4.8 in. |
| EurekaMissouri | 8 mi W | 77° | 54° | 4.9 in. |
| KirkwoodMissouri | 8 mi NE | 78° | 56° | 4.8 in. |
| BallwinMissouri | 8 mi NNW | 78° | 55° | 4.8 in. |
| Town and CountryMissouri | 9 mi N | 78° | 55° | 4.8 in. |