Rolling Fork Weather in May
Rolling Fork in May
The short of it: Rolling Fork in May averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 109 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 84° · low 63° · rain 4.3 in. · daylight 13 h 50 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & March
Thirty years of records give Rolling Fork an average May high of 84°, a low of 63° and some 4.3 in. of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 84°; nights run about 63°. Wet spells are common — about 4.3 in., the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 50 min in mid-May, 53 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and March.
Against its neighbours, Rolling Fork runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Anguilla, 6 mi to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Rolling Fork, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 0.7 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 21°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnguillaMississippi | 6 mi NNE | 84° | 63° | 4.4 in. |
| MayersvilleMississippi | 10 mi W | 83° | 62° | 4.5 in. |
| HollandaleMississippi | 18 mi N | 84° | 63° | 4.8 in. |
| Lake ProvidenceLouisiana | 18 mi WSW | 83° | 63° | 4.6 in. |
| EudoraArkansas | 26 mi WNW | 84° | 63° | 4.8 in. |
| Yazoo CityMississippi | 28 mi E | 83° | 62° | 4.6 in. |
| BelzoniMississippi | 30 mi NE | 84° | 63° | 4.7 in. |
| IsolaMississippi | 30 mi NE | 84° | 63° | 4.8 in. |