Little Rock, AR: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 71°F in Little Rock, AR, the warmest May since 2024, tied 59th warmest of 147 (with 1951).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 71°F; Warmest since 2024; 59th warmest of 147
Precipitation: 8.18 in; Wettest since 2024; 23rd wettest of 151

A normal May in Little Rock, AR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 70.6°F, between 68.4°F and 74.5°F in eight years of ten and 4.18 in of precipitation, between 2.82 in and 8.67 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Little Rock, AR since 1880: 71°F in 2026; the highest is 76.4°F, in 2018.

Normal range, 68.4 to 74.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Little Rock, AR from 1876 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	71	59	80.4	68	61.6	52	8.18	23	0
2025	70.4	72	79.3	95	61.4	59	6.52	40	0
2024	75.6	4	84.8	9	66.4	1	13.30	2	0
2023	73.9	16	84.4	11	63.4	20	1.72	133	0
2022	73.7	17	83.7	19	63.6	18	4.91	66	0
2021	68.5	111	78.4	114	58.6	106	4.48	79	0
2020	68.4	114	78.8	108	58	122	6.04	47	0
2019	71.7	48	81.8	44	61.5	54	8.58	20	0
2018	76.4	1	87.4	3	65.4	6	2.46	119	0
2017	69.1	97	79.7	85	58.5	109	6.82	36	0
2016	70.3	75	80.5	66	60.1	81	3.44	101	0
2015	72.2	36	81.2	56	63.2	21	9.45	18	0
2014	70	83	80.1	75	59.8	85	6.62	39	0
2013	69.4	96	79.2	99	59.5	89	7.16	32	0
2012	75.6	4	86.6	5	64.5	13	1.23	143	0
2011	69.6	93	79.7	85	59.4	92	11.08	10	0
2010	74.4	11	84.9	8	64	17	4.83	67	0
2009	69.7	91	78.7	111	60.7	73	13.06	4	0
2008	70.6	65	80.9	62	60.3	79	4.76	68	0
2007	73.5	19	83.9	16	63.1	25	3.46	100	0
2006	72.4	31	82.4	35	62.4	37	4.09	86	0
2005	70.1	80	81.9	42	58.2	117	1.06	146	0
2004	72.1	42	81.9	42	62.3	39	3.98	90	0
2003	71.8	44	81.7	47	62	44	4.27	82	0
2002	67.9	123	77.8	122	57.9	124	5.44	59	0
2001	71.3	53	82.5	33	60.1	81	4.04	88	0
2000	72.2	36	81.8	44	62.7	33	5.80	51	0
1999	70.1	80	80.9	62	59.3	96	3.40	103	0
1998	75.9	3	86.7	4	65	10	2.86	115	0
1997	68.3	116	79.5	89	57	132	3.92	94	0
1996	74.3	12	84.2	13	64.4	14	3.98	90	0
1995	70.6	65	80.4	68	60.9	67	4.56	75	0
1994	68.3	116	78.9	106	57.7	126	3.97	92	0
1993	68.8	104	79.4	93	58.2	117	5.49	58	0
1992	68.9	101	79.5	89	58.4	114	3.67	98	0
1991	74.1	13	82.7	30	65.4	6	2.87	114	0
1990	68	121	77.9	120	58.2	117	7.71	27	0
1989	69.6	93	79.1	100	60.1	81	4.04	88	0
1988	70.3	75	84.4	11	56.3	140	2.05	131	0
1987	76.3	2	87.7	2	64.9	11	4.56	75	0
1986	71.3	53	81.8	44	60.9	67	4.07	87	0
1985	69.9	85	81.4	52	58.5	109	2.99	111	0
1984	68	121	79.5	89	56.4	138	8.22	22	0
1983	67.6	127	77.3	126	58	122	7.58	28	0
1982	72.7	26	82.8	27	62.5	35	5.63	55	0
1981	67.4	132	77.5	125	57.3	128	9.73	15	0
1980	70.6	65	80.4	68	60.8	70	4.57	74	0
1979	70.1	80	79.9	78	60.4	77	11.54	8	0
1978	71.4	51	81	59	61.8	49	6.27	41	0
1977	73.7	17	85.4	6	62	44	2.89	113	0
1976	64.6	145	75.9	138	53.3	147	5.62	56	0
1975	72.5	29	82.8	27	62.1	42	5.87	50	0
1974	71.3	53	81.3	54	61.3	62	6.26	42	0
1973	68.2	120	79.7	85	56.7	135	3.96	93	0
1972	69.7	91	82.5	33	57	132	2.07	129	0
1971	65.6	143	77.3	126	53.8	146	5.37	61	0
1970	71.9	43	84.7	10	59	100	0.69	150	0
1969	69.9	85	82.2	36	57.5	127	3.60	99	0
1968	67.5	130	77.9	120	57.2	130	12.74	5	0
1967	68.6	107	79.9	78	57.3	128	8.69	19	0
1966	68.4	114	80.1	75	56.7	135	2.23	128	0
1965	72.7	26	83.2	24	62.2	41	5.42	60	0
1964	72.3	33	83.7	19	60.8	70	1.40	139	0
1963	71.3	53	83.4	23	59.3	96	1.29	141	0
1962	75.3	7	89.1	1	61.5	54	2.31	126	0
1961	67.8	124	79.1	100	56.6	137	5.68	53	0
1960	68.3	116	80.6	65	56.1	141	5.29	62	0
1959	74.7	9	84.1	15	65.4	6	1.66	134	0
1958	71.5	49	81	59	61.9	48	7.84	26	0
1957	72.4	31	82	38	62.8	31	11.58	6	0
1956	74	15	83.8	17	64.1	16	3.21	109	0
1955	73.2	22	83.5	21	62.8	31	11.55	7	0
1954	66.6	140	76.8	131	56.4	138	6.74	38	0
1953	71.8	44	81.5	48	62	44	6.19	44	0
1952	70.5	70	81.5	48	59.4	92	4.69	71	0
1951	71	59	82.7	30	59.2	98	1.60	135	0
1950	71.1	58	80.4	68	61.8	49	8.37	21	0
1949	73.1	23	83.5	21	62.7	33	2.37	124	0
1948	69.9	85	79.3	95	60.5	75	4.56	75	0
1947	68.5	111	78.7	111	58.4	114	6.87	35	0
1946	67.4	132	76.1	137	58.6	106	9.67	16	0
1945	67.1	135	77	130	57.2	130	6.99	33	0
1944	71.4	51	81.5	48	61.4	59	5.02	64	0
1943	72.6	28	82.1	37	63.2	21	4.41	80	0
1942	68.8	104	79	103	58.5	109	3.76	97	0
1941	72.5	29	81.5	48	63.5	19	4.10	85	0
1940	66.6	140	78.4	114	54.9	144	3.28	105	0
1939	69.9	85	78.6	113	61.1	64	6.95	34	0
1938	70.9	61	79.9	78	62	44	3.42	102	0
1937	72.3	33	82	38	62.3	39	2.78	117	1
1936	72.2	36	81.2	56	63.1	25	1.24	142	0
1935	67	137	75.3	142	58.7	105	10.34	12	0
1934	71.3	53	81.1	58	61.5	54	2.74	118	0
1933	72.2	36	81.3	54	63.2	21	5.93	49	0
1932	70.6	65	79.8	83	61.5	54	3.23	108	0
1931	66	142	75.2	143	56.8	134	2.07	129	0
1930	69.9	85	78.3	117	61.5	54	11.12	9	0
1929	67.7	125	76.6	132	58.8	104	6.20	43	0
1928	70.3	75	80.2	74	60.4	77	3.86	95	0
1927	71.8	44	80.5	66	63.2	21	6.82	36	0
1926	70.7	64	80.8	64	60.5	75	1.56	136	0
1925	69	100	79.9	78	58.1	121	1.42	138	0
1924	65.6	143	75.8	139	55.5	143	2.44	121	0
1923	67.4	132	76.4	134	58.5	109	10.50	11	0
1922	71.5	49	80.1	75	62.9	29	4.74	70	0
1921	70.9	61	80.4	68	61.4	59	0.75	148	0
1920	70.9	61	79	103	62.9	29	8.18	23	0
1919	67.1	135	74.8	145	59.4	92	4.67	72	0
1918	74.1	13	82.8	27	65.4	6	0.64	151	0
1917	64	147	73.4	146	54.7	145	3.28	105	0
1916	72.3	33	82	38	62.5	35	1.49	137	0
1915	70.3	75	79.8	83	60.9	67	4.38	81	0
1914	70.6	65	79.6	88	61.6	52	2.25	127	0
1913	70	83	79.3	95	60.7	73	2.34	125	0
1912	70.5	70	79.9	78	61.1	64	1.81	132	0
1911	72.2	36	82.6	32	61.8	49	0.82	147	0
1910	66.8	138	75.4	140	58.2	117	7.19	31	0
1909	67.6	127	76.2	135	59	100	4.51	78	0
1908	70.4	72	78.8	108	62.1	42	4.59	73	0
1907	64.4	146	72.9	147	55.8	142	10.30	13	0
1906	69.5	95	79	103	59.9	84	5.01	65	0
1905	71.8	44	79.3	95	64.4	14	8.08	25	0
1904	68.5	111	77.7	123	59.2	98	3.04	110	0
1903	68.6	107	76.2	135	61	66	5.72	52	0
1902	74.6	10	83.1	25	66.1	2	4.76	68	0
1901	68.8	104	78.1	118	59.5	89	2.45	120	0
1900	70.3	75	80.3	73	60.2	80	4.11	84	0
1899	73.1	23	81.4	52	64.8	12	5.66	54	0
1898	73	25	83	26	63	28	7.52	29	0
1897	68.9	101	78.8	108	59	100	1.15	144	0
1896	75.6	4	85.2	7	66	4	1.32	140	0
1895	68.6	107	77.7	123	59.4	92	2.85	116	0
1894	70.4	72	79.5	89	61.2	63	3.81	96	0
1893	68.3	116	77.1	128	59.5	89	13.25	3	0
1892	67.5	130	75.4	140	59.6	88	9.62	17	0
1891	67.6	127	76.5	133	58.6	106	2.38	123	0
1890	69.1	97	78.4	114	59.8	85	6.16	45	0
1889	67.7	125	77.1	128	58.4	114	2.97	112	0
1888	68.6	107	79.4	93	57.9	124	5.09	63	0
1887	72.2	36	82	38	62.4	37	6.08	46	0
1886	73.5	19	83.8	17	63.1	25	1.13	145	0
1885	68.9	101	78	119	59.8	85	3.26	107	0
1884	69.9	85	78.9	106	60.8	70	7.33	30	0
1883	69.1	97	79.1	100	59	100	4.17	83	0
1882	66.8	138	75.1	144	58.5	109	15.91	1	0
1881	73.5	19	81	59	66.1	2	5.51	57	0
1880	75	8	84.2	13	65.8	5	2.44	121	0
1879							3.29	104	31
1878							9.88	14	31
1877							0.70	149	31
1876							5.96	48	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	76.4
1987	76.3
1998	75.9
2024	75.6
2012	75.6
1896	75.6
1962	75.3
1880	75
1959	74.7
1902	74.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	64
1907	64.4
1976	64.6
1971	65.6
1924	65.6
1931	66
1954	66.6
1940	66.6
1910	66.8
1882	66.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1882	15.91
2024	13.30
1893	13.25
2009	13.06
1968	12.74
1957	11.58
1955	11.55
1979	11.54
1930	11.12
2011	11.08

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1918	0.64
1970	0.69
1877	0.70
1921	0.75
1911	0.82
2005	1.06
1886	1.13
1897	1.15
2012	1.23
1936	1.24

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 93°F; 31 May 2026
Coldest night: 46°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 2.10 in; 28 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 8.18 in of precipitation in Little Rock, AR, the wettest May since 2024, tied 23rd wettest of 151 (with 1920).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Little Rock, AR: 93°F on Sunday 31 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Little Rock, AR: a low of 46°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Little Rock, AR: 2.10 in on Thursday 28 May 2026.