Jefferson City, MO: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 65.4°F in Jefferson City, MO, the warmest May since 2025, tied 58th warmest of 120 (with 1933 and 1906).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 65.4°F; Warmest since 2025; 58th warmest of 120
Precipitation: 6.56 in; Wettest since 2017; 26th wettest of 125

A normal May in Jefferson City, MO (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 65.4°F, between 61.9°F and 70°F in eight years of ten and 4.35 in of precipitation, between 2.27 in and 7.34 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Jefferson City, MO since 1895: 65.4°F in 2026; the highest is 73.8°F, in 2018.

Normal range, 61.9 to 70°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Jefferson City, MO from 1895 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	65.4	58	76.2	70	54.5	43	6.56	26	0
2025	66.2	45	76.7	59	55.7	27	2.38	104	0
2024	70	8	80.3	25	59.7	5	4.39	65	0
2023	69.3	13	81.8	11	56.7	17	1.54	119	0
2022							4.79	54	7
2021									8
2020	64	77	73.4	100	54.7	41	2.53	102	0
2019									9
2018	73.8	1	85	2	62.7	1	2.77	99	0
2017	67.3	28	78.1	46	56.5	19	7.04	20	0
2016	63.4	82	74.7	91	52.1	78	4.29	69	0
2015	66.4	42	75.7	75	57.2	12	6.65	24	0
2014	66.8	36	78	47	55.6	29	3.44	90	0
2013	64.8	67	75.5	77	54	50	7.70	13	0
2012	71.8	3	83.5	6	60	4	1.26	122	0
2011	65	63	74.7	91	55.2	34	5.21	44	0
2010	65.9	47	75.9	74	55.9	25	4.43	60	0
2009	65.7	51	76.3	69	55.1	36	4.41	63	0
2008	63.2	84	73.9	98	52.5	72	6.25	28	0
2007									8
2006	66.3	43	76.4	65	56.2	23	2.34	105	0
2005	65	63	77.7	48	52.3	75	1.40	121	1
2004	67.9	23	77.7	48	58	10	4.27	70	0
2003	64.2	75	74.8	89	53.6	56	3.30	92	0
2002	61.6	103	72.6	109	50.5	95	8.63	8	0
2001	66.3	43	76.4	65	56.1	24	6.64	25	0
2000	69	15	79.8	29	58.3	8	7.19	18	0
1999	64.3	72	74.8	89	53.9	53	4.05	72	0
1998	70.3	6	81.2	17	59.4	6	2.21	110	0
1997	60.1	114	71.5	115	48.4	108	6.55	27	1
1996	66	46	76.1	72	56.4	20	5.81	32	1
1995	60.6	109	69.3	122	51.9	80	9.63	6	0
1994	62.1	96	72.9	103	51.3	90	2.40	103	0
1993	63.9	79	74.1	96	53.7	54	3.90	77	0
1992	62	99	72.6	109	51.5	86	2.30	107	0
1991	69.9	10	78.7	41	61.1	2	5.77	34	1
1990	61.2	106	70.3	119	52	79	10.17	2	1
1989	62.1	96	75	84	49.2	104	4.42	61	1
1988	65.7	51	79	38	52.3	75	3.38	91	1
1987	67.9	23	82.9	7	52.9	66	2.23	109	0
1986	65.1	61	77	58	53.2	61	3.75	82	0
1985			77.1	56			4.94	49	10
1984			74	97			2.01	115	11
1983			68.3	124			5.97	30	11
1982			79.4	33			4.86	53	9
1981	59.3	117	70.9	117	47.6	113	9.79	5	0
1980	64.3	72	76.7	59	51.9	80	1.92	116	0
1979	63.3	83	75.2	79	51.4	87	3.64	84	0
1978	62.6	90	72.7	107	52.4	74	4.40	64	0
1977	69.1	14	80.6	22	57.6	11	3.17	93	0
1975	68.5	20	80.5	23	55.5	32	5.56	38	3
1973	61.1	107	74.9	87	47.4	114	5.38	42	1
1972	65	63	79.4	33	50.5	95	2.21	110	1
1971	62.1	96	77.3	55	46.9	117	3.71	83	2
1970	66.9	33	81.1	18	52.8	70	9.90	4	3
1969	64	77	77.6	51	50.4	97	4.87	52	3
1968	61.6	103	75.2	79	48	111	5.70	35	1
1967	60.5	111	75.1	82	45.9	120	5.63	36	0
1965	68.8	18	82.7	8	54.8	40	4.01	74	1
1964	68.7	19	81.7	13	55.7	27	3.63	85	1
1962	71.5	4	86.8	1	56.3	22	2.28	108	0
1961	60.2	113	73.7	99	46.1	118	7.21	17	2
1960	62.7	89	77.5	52	47.9	112	3.60	86	0
1959	68.5	20	81	20	55.9	25	5.59	37	0
1958	65.1	61	79.4	33	50.8	93	3.80	81	0
1957	65.6	56	78.4	43	52.9	66	4.39	65	0
1956	70	8	81.8	11	58.2	9	5.46	39	0
1955	67.8	26	78.5	42	57.1	13	4.42	61	0
1954	60	116	72.6	109	47.4	114	5.12	46	0
1953	65.8	49	76.5	62	55.1	36	3.83	79	1
1952	64.1	76	76.4	65	51.8	82	4.16	71	1
1951	64.3	72	78.3	44	50.3	98	3.01	95	2
1950	64.9	66	77.4	54	52.5	72	4.57	57	0
1949	67.5	27	79.5	32	55.4	33	4.39	65	0
1948	62.3	93	75	84	49.7	99	3.54	87	0
1947	62.2	94	75.2	79	49.3	103	3.45	89	0
1946	61.3	105	73.3	102	49.2	104	4.62	56	0
1945	60.4	112	71.1	116	49.5	100	7.12	19	2
1944	69.7	11	81.3	16	57.1	13	5.79	33	2
1943	63	86	72.7	107	53.2	61	10.76	1	1
1942	61.8	102	74.3	95	49.4	101	8.71	7	0
1941	67.9	23	81.1	18	54.6	42	2.12	113	0
1940	62.5	92	75.7	75	48.9	107	2.65	101	2
1939	66.9	33	79	38	55	38	5.43	40	1
1938	63.1	85	72.9	103	53	65	7.28	15	1
1937	64.8	67	75.5	77	54.1	49	5.39	41	0
1936	69.6	12	82.2	9	56.9	16	3.49	88	1
1935	60.6	109	69.3	122	51.6	85	7.65	14	2
1934	70.2	7	84.8	4	55.6	29	1.08	124	1
1933	65.4	58	76.4	65	54.5	43	7.28	15	0
1932	66.8	36	80	28	53.2	61	2.68	100	1
1931	62.6	90	72.9	103	50.9	92	4.01	74	3
1930	64.6	69	76.5	62	53.3	60	1.87	117	2
1929	62.9	88	74.5	94	50.7	94	10.10	3	2
1928	66.8	36	79.2	36	54.5	43	2.32	106	0
1927	64.5	70	75	84	53.7	54	6.86	22	2
1926	67.2	29	79.8	29	54.5	43	4.88	50	0
1925	60.9	108	72.8	106	49.4	101	1.64	118	2
1924	58.7	119	70.3	119	47.1	116	4.88	50	3
1923	63	86	73.4	100	52.2	77	2.97	96	1
1922	67.2	29	77.7	48	56.6	18	3.88	78	0
1921	65.8	49	76.5	62	55	38	4.32	68	0
1920	62.2	94	70.4	118	53.6	56	4.97	48	2
1919	62	99	72.2	112	51.8	82	4.74	55	1
1918	68.9	17	80.4	24	57.1	13	5.20	45	1
1917	60.1	114	71.7	113	48.4	108	6.78	23	3
1916	65.7	51	76.7	59	54.3	47	8.33	11	2
1915	64.5	70	75.1	82	53.2	61	5.83	31	3
1914	66.6	39	81.5	14	51.3	90	1.18	123	1
1913	65.7	51	79.6	31	51.4	87	2.11	114	1
1912	67	32	80.2	26	53.5	58	4.00	76	2
1911	69	15	83.6	5	54	50	1.51	120	2
1910	59.2	118	70.2	121	48.2	110	8.63	8	0
1909	62	99	74.9	87	49	106	6.16	29	0
1908	65.5	57	77.5	52	53.5	58	3.82	80	0
1907	58.7	119	71.7	113	46.1	118	4.02	73	3
1906	65.4	58	78.3	44	52.8	70	2.90	97	2
1905	65.7	51	77.1	56	54	50	4.54	59	1
1904	63.5	81	74.7	91	52.9	66	4.56	58	2
1903	65.9	47	76.2	70	55.6	29	5.27	43	0
1902	70.4	5	82.2	9	58.6	7	3.14	94	1
1901	66.5	41	81.4	15	51.4	87	0.65	125	3
1900	66.9	33	80.9	21	52.9	66	2.20	112	0
1899	68.3	22	80.1	27	56.4	20	5.04	47	0
1898	67.2	29	79.2	36	55.2	34	8.35	10	0
1897	63.9	79	76	73	51.8	82	2.90	97	0
1896	72.8	2	85	2	60.6	3	8.15	12	0
1895	66.6	39	79	38	54.2	48	6.98	21	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	73.8
1896	72.8
2012	71.8
1962	71.5
1902	70.4
1998	70.3
1934	70.2
2024	70
1956	70
1991	69.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1924	58.7
1907	58.7
1910	59.2
1981	59.3
1954	60
1997	60.1
1917	60.1
1961	60.2
1945	60.4
1967	60.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1943	10.76
1990	10.17
1929	10.10
1970	9.90
1981	9.79
1995	9.63
1942	8.71
2002	8.63
1910	8.63
1898	8.35

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1901	0.65
1934	1.08
1914	1.18
2012	1.26
2005	1.40
1911	1.51
2023	1.54
1925	1.64
1930	1.87
1980	1.92

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 86°F; 27 May 2026, 17 May 2026
Coldest night: 39°F; 7 May 2026, 1 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.72 in; 18 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 6.56 in of precipitation in Jefferson City, MO, the wettest May since 2017 (2019 excluded: 10 of 31 days missing; 2021 excluded: 5 of 31 days missing), 26th wettest of 125.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Jefferson City, MO: 86°F on Wednesday 27 May 2026 and Sunday 17 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Jefferson City, MO: a low of 39°F on Thursday 7 May 2026 and Friday 1 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Jefferson City, MO: 1.72 in on Monday 18 May 2026.