Summit Weather in May
Summit in May
The short of it: Summit in May averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 134 mm (5.3 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 78° · low 55° · rain 5.3 in. · daylight 14 h 5 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
May in Summit brings afternoons near 78° and nights around 55°, with about 5.3 in. of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 78°, nights near 55°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 5.3 in..
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, Summit runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Yellville, 2 mi to the S, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Summit, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 0.8 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YellvilleArkansas | 2 mi S | 79° | 56° | 5.3 in. |
| FlippinArkansas | 6 mi ENE | 80° | 55° | 5.2 in. |
| CotterArkansas | 9 mi E | 80° | 55° | 5.1 in. |
| Bull ShoalsArkansas | 11 mi NNE | 79° | 55° | 5.0 in. |
| GassvilleArkansas | 11 mi E | 80° | 55° | 5.1 in. |
| LakeviewArkansas | 11 mi NE | 79° | 55° | 5.0 in. |
| MidwayArkansas | 16 mi NE | 78° | 55° | 5.0 in. |
| Mountain HomeArkansas | 18 mi ENE | 79° | 56° | 5.0 in. |