Murray Weather in May
Murray in May
The short of it: Murray in May averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 116 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 6 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 57° · rain 4.6 in. · daylight 14 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Murray an average May high of 79°, a low of 57° and some 4.6 in. of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 79°; nights run about 57°. Wet spells are common — about 4.6 in., the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 6 min in mid-May, 61 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, Murray runs about middling and drier than most in May. Benton, 17 mi to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Murray, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 0.8 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BentonKentucky | 17 mi N | 79° | 57° | 4.5 in. |
| MayfieldKentucky | 20 mi WNW | 79° | 57° | 4.6 in. |
| ParisTennessee | 21 mi S | 79° | 56° | 4.6 in. |
| DoverTennessee | 28 mi ESE | 78° | 55° | 4.8 in. |
| Calvert CityKentucky | 29 mi N | 79° | 57° | 4.5 in. |
| ReidlandKentucky | 31 mi NNW | 79° | 57° | 4.6 in. |
| DresdenTennessee | 31 mi SW | 79° | 57° | 4.7 in. |
| LedbetterKentucky | 31 mi NNW | 79° | 57° | 4.6 in. |