Kansas City, MO: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 64.6°F in Kansas City, MO, the coldest May since 2025, tied 68th coldest of 138 (with 2005 and 1898).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 64.6°F; Coldest since 2025; 68th coldest of 138
Precipitation: 7.04 in; Wettest since 2022; 23rd wettest of 138

A normal May in Kansas City, MO (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 63.9°F, between 62.1°F and 68.3°F in eight years of ten and 4.97 in of precipitation, between 1.33 in and 10.25 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Kansas City, MO since 1889: 64.6°F in 2026; the lowest is 58.6°F, in 1907.

Normal range, 62.1 to 68.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Kansas City, MO from 1889 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
2026	64.6	69	75.8	55	53.4	93	7.04	23
2025	63.6	86	74.4	73	52.8	106	3.46	97
2024	66.1	48	76.7	40	55.4	66	3.68	90
2023	67	38	78.3	21	55.7	60	4.40	74
2022	66.5	47	75.8	55	57.1	41	8.46	14
2021	63.6	86	72	105	55.3	70	5.47	47
2020	62.1	112	70.9	118	53.4	93	3.64	92
2019	62.9	102	72.1	103	53.7	89	12.82	1
2018	73.4	2	84.3	2	62.4	2	5.47	47
2017	63.8	84	74.8	66	52.7	107	5.37	51
2016	62.7	105	72.9	91	52.6	109	9.50	11
2015	63.5	90	72.2	102	54.9	75	10.25	7
2014	66	50	77.2	35	54.9	75	1.33	131
2013	62.7	105	72.5	97	53	100	6.46	30
2012	69.6	13	80.3	12	58.8	23	1.00	136
2011	63	100	72.8	93	53.1	98	4.82	64
2010	64	81	72.8	93	55.2	72	6.20	31
2009	64.7	68	74.7	69	54.8	78	2.84	111
2008	63.6	86	74.2	75	53.1	98	3.96	84
2007	68.1	26	77.9	25	58.4	28	5.94	35
2006	67	38	77.5	32	56.6	49	1.67	129
2005	64.6	69	76.3	45	52.9	104	5.66	40
2004	67.3	32	77.3	34	57.3	36	5.12	59
2003	63.2	98	74.1	79	52.4	112	2.64	116
2002	61.9	116	73	89	50.7	131	6.97	25
2001	66.1	48	76.3	45	55.9	56	4.81	65
2000	67.3	32	77.6	30	56.9	46	4.55	72
1999	63.4	94	73.6	84	53.2	97	5.62	42
1998	71.1	5	82.1	5	60	10	1.75	126
1997	59.8	130	70.8	120	48.9	138	4.63	70
1996	64.5	72	72.8	93	56.2	52	10.29	6
1995	59.3	135	68.1	133	50.6	132	12.75	2
1994	64.5	72	76.4	44	52.7	107	1.29	132
1993	63.5	90	72.9	91	54.1	86	7.30	22
1992	62.5	108	73.8	82	51.3	125	1.05	135
1991	67.6	29	76.3	45	58.9	21	3.69	89
1990	60.4	126	69.4	130	51.4	123	7.36	21
1989	63.2	98	75	64	51.4	123	4.56	71
1988	69	18	80.6	10	57.5	33	2.14	124
1987	70.6	8	81.5	7	59.6	15	4.74	68
1986	65.2	64	75.5	59	54.8	78	4.76	66
1985	65.9	53	76	49	55.9	56	7.00	24
1984	60.4	126	71.2	113	49.6	133	2.26	120
1983	59.6	134	69.9	126	49.2	135	6.03	33
1982	65.5	57	74.2	75	56.8	48	9.81	10
1981	60.4	126	69.8	128	51.1	128	9.46	12
1980	63.9	82	75.5	59	52.3	114	3.06	104
1979	63.5	90	74.1	79	52.9	104	3.00	107
1978	62	113	70.4	124	53.7	89	4.98	63
1977	69	18	78	24	60	10	5.43	50
1976	60	129	70.5	123	49.5	134	5.49	45
1975	67.1	35	77.2	35	57	42	3.45	98
1974	65.5	57	75.2	62	55.9	56	10.07	8
1973	61.5	120	72	105	51	129	5.65	41
1972	67.1	35	77.2	35	57	42	2.18	123
1971	64.4	76	75.3	61	53.5	91	3.02	106
1970	72	3	82.1	5	62	3	4.75	67
1969	66	50	75.1	63	57	42	3.89	86
1968	62.2	110	72.1	103	52.3	114	5.19	57
1967	61.6	119	70.9	118	52.4	112	6.04	32
1966	65.5	57	77.8	27	53.3	95	2.48	118
1965	71.6	4	82.5	4	60.7	4	2.19	122
1964	70.1	10	79.5	14	60.7	4	5.50	44
1963	67.5	31	77.6	30	57.3	36	4.17	79
1962	74.7	1	85.2	1	64.2	1	5.29	55
1961	60.5	125	69.8	128	51.3	125	5.20	56
1960	65.6	55	75.8	55	55.4	66	2.83	112
1959	69	18	78.1	23	59.9	13	5.14	58
1958	68.2	25	77.7	29	58.7	25	2.73	115
1957	65.6	55	74.2	75	56.9	46	5.04	62
1956	69.7	12	79.9	13	59.5	19	4.36	76
1955	67.6	29	76.1	48	59.1	20	7.44	20
1954	61.7	118	71.6	111	51.9	118	3.57	96
1953	64.4	76	73.5	85	55.3	70	2.98	108
1952	65.9	53	76	49	55.7	60	4.09	83
1951	66.6	46	77	38	56.1	53	3.92	85
1950	66.9	41	77.4	33	56.5	50	3.26	101
1949	68.9	21	77.8	27	60	10	5.31	54
1948	65.5	57	75.6	58	55.4	66	1.72	127
1947	61.9	116	72.3	101	51.5	122	4.26	78
1946	62.2	110	71.7	110	52.6	109	2.87	109
1945	60.7	124	69.9	126	51.6	121	5.55	43
1944	69.5	15	78.6	17	60.4	8	4.14	81
1943	62.7	105	70.8	120	54.5	83	4.71	69
1942	64.2	80	73.1	86	55.4	66	3.68	90
1941	70.5	9	81.4	8	59.6	15	3.18	102
1940	63.6	86	74.2	75	53	100	4.33	77
1939	70.1	10	80.4	11	59.8	14	2.85	110
1938	65.2	64	74.8	66	55.7	60	7.64	18
1937	67.2	34	76.9	39	57.5	33	3.63	94
1936	70.9	7	81.3	9	60.5	6	4.16	80
1935	59.8	130	67.9	135	51.7	120	9.99	9
1934	71	6	83	3	58.9	21	3.14	103
1933	65.5	57	73.9	81	57	42	6.94	26
1932	67.1	35	76.5	42	57.6	32	2.63	117
1931	62	113	71.1	115	53	100	5.99	34
1930	63.9	82	73	89	54.8	78	4.39	75
1929	61.2	122	69.4	130	53	100	6.91	27
1928	67.8	27	78.3	21	57.3	36	2.34	119
1927	64.3	78	73.1	86	55.5	64	5.46	49
1926	68.6	24	78.9	15	58.3	29	1.53	130
1925	62	113	71.4	112	52.6	109	5.49	45
1924	58.7	137	68.3	132	49.1	137	3.60	95
1923	63	100	71.8	108	54.2	85	2.25	121
1922	66.8	43	75	64	58.6	26	2.83	112
1921	67	38	76	49	58.1	30	7.54	19
1920	63.3	95	71.1	115	55.5	64	3.06	104
1919	62.9	102	71	117	54.7	81	3.43	99
1918	69.1	17	78.6	17	59.6	15	3.77	88
1917	58.9	136	66.9	138	50.8	130	5.74	39
1916	65.4	62	74.7	69	56.1	53	5.36	52
1915	62.3	109	71.2	113	53.5	91	11.00	3
1914	66.8	43	75.9	52	57.7	31	0.70	138
1913	66	50	74.7	69	57.2	40	4.45	73
1912	68.7	22	77.9	25	59.6	15	3.64	92
1911	68.7	22	78.5	19	58.8	23	1.10	134
1910	59.7	133	67.5	137	52	117	10.92	4
1909	62.9	102	71.9	107	53.9	88	5.77	37
1908	64.3	78	72.8	93	55.8	59	5.09	61
1907	58.6	138	68.1	133	49.2	135	4.13	82
1906	66.9	41	76.5	42	57.3	36	1.68	128
1905	65	66	74.4	73	55.6	63	5.36	52
1904	63.3	95	71.8	108	54.7	81	10.70	5
1903	64.5	72	72.5	97	56.5	50	7.67	17
1902	69.4	16	78.4	20	60.4	8	5.77	37
1901	63.8	84	72.5	97	55.2	72	0.75	137
1900	66.7	45	75.9	52	57.5	33	2.78	114
1899	67.7	28	76.7	40	58.6	26	5.10	60
1898	64.6	69	73.1	86	56.1	53	7.69	16
1897	64.5	72	74.5	72	54.5	83	1.24	133
1896	69.6	13	78.8	16	60.5	6	5.81	36
1895	65.4	62	75.9	52	54.9	75	3.88	87
1894	64.9	67	74.8	66	55	74	2.08	125
1893	61.5	120	70.8	120	52.3	114	6.67	29
1892	59.8	130	67.7	136	51.8	119	8.28	15
1891	60.8	123	70.4	124	51.2	127	6.85	28
1890	63.5	90	73.8	82	53.3	95	3.31	100
1889	63.3	95	72.5	97	54.1	86	8.98	13

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1962	74.7
2018	73.4
1970	72
1965	71.6
1998	71.1
1934	71
1936	70.9
1987	70.6
1941	70.5
1964	70.1
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1907	58.6
1924	58.7
1917	58.9
1995	59.3
1983	59.6
1910	59.7
1997	59.8
1935	59.8
1892	59.8
1976	60

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2019	12.82
1995	12.75
1915	11.00
1910	10.92
1904	10.70
1996	10.29
2015	10.25
1974	10.07
1935	9.99
1982	9.81

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1914	0.70
1901	0.75
2012	1.00
1992	1.05
1911	1.10
1897	1.24
1994	1.29
2014	1.33
1926	1.53
2006	1.67

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 88°F; 16 May 2026
Coldest night: 34°F; 1 May 2026
Wettest day: 2.65 in; 18 May 2026

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Every answer in words

May 2026 brought 7.04 in of precipitation in Kansas City, MO, the wettest May since 2022, 23rd wettest of 138.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Kansas City, MO: 88°F on Saturday 16 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Kansas City, MO: a low of 34°F on Friday 1 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Kansas City, MO: 2.65 in on Monday 18 May 2026.