Rector Weather in May
Rector in May
The short of it: Rector in May averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 15 °C (58 °F), with 127 mm (5.0 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 79° · low 58° · rain 5.0 in. · daylight 14 h 5 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
May in Rector brings afternoons near 79° and nights around 58°, with about 5.0 in. of rain over the month. Highs rise 9° against April, to near 79°; nights run about 58°. Wet spells are common — about 5.0 in., the 2nd wettest month.
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, Rector runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Marmaduke, 7 mi to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Rector, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 0.08 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 21°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 8 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MarmadukeArkansas | 7 mi SW | 80° | 58° | 5.0 in. |
| PiggottArkansas | 10 mi NE | 79° | 58° | 5.0 in. |
| SenathMissouri | 12 mi SE | 81° | 60° | 5.1 in. |
| KennettMissouri | 13 mi E | 81° | 60° | 5.1 in. |
| CardwellMissouri | 15 mi S | 81° | 60° | 5.1 in. |
| Oak Grove HeightsArkansas | 16 mi SW | 80° | 58° | 5.0 in. |
| ParagouldArkansas | 18 mi SW | 80° | 59° | 5.0 in. |
| HornersvilleMissouri | 18 mi SSE | 81° | 60° | 5.0 in. |