Plainview Weather in May
Plainview in May
The short of it: Plainview in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 14 °C (58 °F), with 157 mm (6.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 81° · low 58° · rain 6.2 in. · daylight 13 h 59 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & October
May in Plainview brings afternoons near 81° and nights around 58°, with about 6.2 in. of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 81°, nights near 58°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 6.2 in..
The sun is up for about 13 h 59 min in mid-May, 57 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 April and October.
Against its neighbours, Plainview runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Ola, 5 mi to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Plainview, 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
- 24°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OlaArkansas | 5 mi NE | 81° | 58° | 6.1 in. |
| DanvilleArkansas | 7 mi NW | 82° | 58° | 6.1 in. |
| DardanelleArkansas | 18 mi NNE | 83° | 58° | 5.8 in. |
| RussellvilleArkansas | 22 mi NNE | 82° | 58° | 5.9 in. |
| PottsvilleArkansas | 23 mi NE | 82° | 58° | 5.9 in. |
| LondonArkansas | 24 mi N | 82° | 57° | 5.7 in. |
| WilsonArkansas | 26 mi NE | 82° | 58° | 6.1 in. |
| AtkinsArkansas | 27 mi NE | 82° | 58° | 6.1 in. |