Rison Weather in May
Rison in May
The short of it: Rison in May averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 138 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 55 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 82° · low 60° · rain 5.4 in. · daylight 13 h 55 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & October
May in Rison brings afternoons near 82° and nights around 60°, with about 5.4 in. of rain over the month. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 82°; nights run about 60°. Wet spells are common — about 5.4 in., the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 55 min in mid-May, 55 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, Rison runs about middling and drier than most in May. Sulphur Springs, 16 mi to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Rison, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 0.04 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulphur SpringsArkansas | 16 mi NNE | 82° | 61° | 5.6 in. |
| FordyceArkansas | 16 mi SW | 82° | 60° | 5.4 in. |
| Star CityArkansas | 20 mi E | 82° | 60° | 5.3 in. |
| Pine BluffArkansas | 21 mi NNE | 83° | 62° | 5.6 in. |
| White HallArkansas | 23 mi NNE | 82° | 61° | 5.7 in. |
| WarrenArkansas | 25 mi SSE | 83° | 60° | 4.9 in. |
| SheridanArkansas | 27 mi NNW | 82° | 60° | 6.0 in. |
| WilmarArkansas | 27 mi SSE | 82° | 60° | 5.0 in. |