Payson Weather in May
Payson in May
The short of it: Payson in May averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 119 mm (4.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 75° · low 54° · rain 4.7 in. · daylight 14 h 21 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
May in Payson brings afternoons near 75° and nights around 54°, with about 4.7 in. of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 10° from April to about 75°, with nights near 54°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 4.7 in..
The sun is up for about 14 h 21 min in mid-May, 69 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, Payson runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Liberty, 8 mi to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Payson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 10° warmer, 0.4 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 21°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 9 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LibertyIllinois | 8 mi ENE | 74° | 53° | 4.7 in. |
| HannibalMissouri | 10 mi SW | 76° | 54° | 4.6 in. |
| QuincyIllinois | 12 mi NW | 76° | 55° | 4.7 in. |
| BarryIllinois | 14 mi SE | 75° | 53° | 4.6 in. |
| PalmyraMissouri | 15 mi W | 75° | 54° | 4.7 in. |
| Camp PointIllinois | 18 mi NNE | 74° | 53° | 4.6 in. |
| New LondonMissouri | 18 mi SSW | 76° | 53° | 4.6 in. |
| MendonIllinois | 19 mi N | 74° | 53° | 4.6 in. |