Springfield, MO: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 65.4°F in Springfield, MO, the warmest May since 2024, tied 61st warmest of 139 (with 2017 and 1986).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 65.4°F; Warmest since 2024; 61st warmest of 139
Precipitation: 4.74 in; Wettest since 2025; 65th wettest of 139

A normal May in Springfield, MO (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 64.8°F, between 62.3°F and 69.6°F in eight years of ten and 5.20 in of precipitation, between 2.79 in and 8.12 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Springfield, MO since 1888: 65.4°F in 2026; the highest is 73.3°F, in 2018.

Normal range, 62.3 to 69.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Springfield, MO from 1888 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	65.4	61	76	47	54.8	68	4.74	65
2025	63.7	84	73.3	92	54.1	76	7.57	17
2024	68.9	11	78.6	12	59.2	11	6.41	40
2023	67.2	26	77.7	26	56.6	45	6.85	29
2022	66.6	33	75.8	50	57.5	21	9.49	10
2021	62.5	105	71.4	122	53.5	91	8.75	13
2020	62.1	114	70.8	129	53.4	93	10.87	5
2019	66.6	33	76.3	39	56.9	38	13.16	3
2018	73.3	1	84.3	1	62.4	1	2.82	114
2017	65.4	61	76.1	42	54.8	68	7.42	19
2016	63.6	88	73.8	83	53.3	94	4.53	71
2015	66.5	37	75.8	50	57.2	30	6.23	42
2014	66.8	30	77.4	31	56.2	53	5.28	56
2013	63.8	81	73.7	87	53.9	80	7.97	15
2012	69.6	5	81.1	4	58.1	16	3.44	106
2011	62.8	100	72.5	106	53.1	97	5.92	46
2010	65.6	52	75.3	57	55.9	55	7.14	23
2009	63.3	93	72.9	100	53.8	82	5.52	52
2008	63.7	84	73.8	83	53.7	84	5.20	57
2007	69.8	4	79.2	7	60.4	3	4.07	85
2006	66.5	37	76.1	42	57	36	7.00	26
2005	64.2	75	76.5	37	51.9	111	1.52	138
2004	67.5	25	77.7	26	57.2	30	2.52	122
2003	64.2	75	74.3	77	54	78	4.90	62
2002	61.9	117	72.2	113	51.6	115	9.46	11
2001	65.6	52	76	47	55.1	65	5.19	59
2000	66.7	32	76.9	34	56.5	46	3.46	105
1999	63	98	74.2	78	51.9	111	6.54	34
1998	69.6	5	80.1	6	59.2	11	3.85	91
1997	59.8	133	71.8	117	47.7	137	4.66	67
1996	67	28	75.7	53	58.2	15	5.10	60
1995	62.3	112	70.9	127	53.7	84	7.26	22
1994	64.2	75	75.3	57	53.2	96	3.54	101
1993	63.7	84	73.4	90	54.1	76	4.42	76
1992	63.4	89	74.1	81	52.6	103	2.03	134
1991	68.9	11	78.1	21	59.6	9	5.58	50
1990	61.9	117	71.2	124	52.5	106	13.41	2
1989	62.5	105	74.2	78	50.8	123	6.93	27
1988	65.6	52	78.3	18	52.9	99	4.40	77
1987	70.8	3	81.8	3	59.8	7	5.39	54
1986	65.4	61	75.3	57	55.5	59	3.05	108
1985	67.1	27	77	33	57.2	30	3.75	97
1984	62.6	102	73.4	90	51.8	113	2.11	131
1983	61.8	119	72.2	113	51.5	117	3.78	95
1982	68.2	15	78.6	12	57.8	19	4.83	64
1981	61.8	119	72.4	109	51.1	120	6.20	43
1980	64	80	75.1	63	53	98	2.41	125
1979	62.3	112	73.8	83	50.8	123	7.42	19
1978	63.7	84	73.8	83	53.7	84	4.13	84
1977	69.1	9	80.6	5	57.5	21	2.30	129
1976	59.6	135	71.6	119	47.7	137	3.83	93
1975	66.5	37	78.6	12	54.3	73	1.96	135
1974	66.1	44	76.8	35	55.5	59	4.69	66
1973	60.9	126	72.8	101	48.9	135	4.31	79
1972	65.3	64	78.2	19	52.4	107	1.96	135
1971	62.4	108	75.5	55	49.4	131	3.84	92
1970	65.2	65	77.8	25	52.6	103	2.58	120
1969	65.7	51	77.5	29	53.9	80	1.54	137
1968	60.8	128	71.7	118	49.8	127	4.58	69
1967	61.3	122	73.3	92	49.3	132	3.99	87
1966	60.8	128	74.6	73	47.1	139	3.54	101
1965	68.3	14	79.2	7	57.4	23	2.37	127
1964	67.9	21	78.8	11	57	36	2.30	129
1963	68.1	18	79.2	7	56.9	38	7.75	16
1962	72.3	2	84.3	1	60.3	4	2.80	116
1961	61.1	124	72.3	112	49.9	126	9.36	12
1960	62.8	100	74.4	76	51.3	118	4.21	81
1959	67.7	22	77.5	29	58	17	6.49	37
1958	65.6	52	76.1	42	55.2	62	2.75	118
1957	65.5	58	75.1	63	55.8	57	10.54	6
1956	68	19	78.1	21	57.8	19	5.80	48
1955	66.6	33	75.9	49	57.3	27	5.54	51
1954	60.3	131	71.5	120	49.2	133	6.12	44
1953	65.1	66	74.9	67	55.2	62	4.50	73
1952	65	67	76.4	38	53.7	84	2.44	124
1951	64.1	79	75.3	57	52.8	101	3.60	99
1950	65	67	74.8	70	55.2	62	6.91	28
1949	67.7	22	78	23	57.4	23	5.38	55
1948	63.2	95	73	98	53.5	91	3.48	104
1947	62	115	73	98	51	122	4.50	73
1946	60.9	126	70.9	127	50.8	123	7.09	25
1945	59.6	135	69.7	133	49.5	130	4.15	83
1944	66.6	33	76.1	42	57.1	34	2.87	112
1943	63.3	93	71.9	116	54.6	71	16.15	1
1942	62.4	108	72.5	106	52.2	109	2.72	119
1941	67.7	22	78.4	17	56.9	38	2.09	132
1940	61.6	121	73.3	92	49.8	127	2.53	121
1939	66.8	30	76.8	35	56.8	43	6.64	33
1938	64.7	72	73.5	88	55.9	55	6.46	39
1937	65.8	49	74.2	78	57.4	23	5.09	61
1936	69	10	78.2	19	59.9	6	2.37	127
1935	60.7	130	68.5	136	52.9	99	6.81	30
1934	68.2	15	78.6	12	57.9	18	2.07	133
1933	65.9	48	74.9	67	56.8	43	6.79	31
1932	65.5	58	75.3	57	55.7	58	3.18	107
1931	59.8	133	68.5	136	51.1	120	3.65	98
1930	63.8	81	72.6	104	55	67	4.40	77
1929	61.1	124	69.8	132	52.4	107	9.77	9
1928	66.1	44	75.8	50	56.4	47	3.97	88
1927	65.6	52	74.8	70	56.4	47	5.85	47
1926	66.2	42	76.2	41	56.2	53	4.50	73
1925	61.3	122	70.7	130	51.8	113	2.82	114
1924	57.7	139	66.7	139	48.7	136	6.02	45
1923	62.4	108	71.1	126	53.7	84	4.55	70
1922	66.4	40	74.5	75	58.3	14	3.94	89
1921	65.5	58	74.6	73	56.3	50	4.06	86
1920	65	67	72.7	103	57.4	23	6.53	35
1919	62	115	70.3	131	53.7	84	4.52	72
1918	68.5	13	77.6	28	59.5	10	4.19	82
1917	59.1	137	68.4	138	49.8	127	3.90	90
1916	65.8	49	75.2	62	56.4	47	2.78	117
1915	63.2	95	72.1	115	54.3	73	6.52	36
1914	65.6	52	74.9	67	56.3	50	3.55	100
1913	66.2	42	76.1	42	56.3	50	2.38	126
1912	67	28	77.1	32	56.9	38	2.85	113
1911	68.2	15	77.9	24	58.5	13	0.34	139
1910	60.1	132	69	134	51.3	118	5.46	53
1909	62.6	102	72.4	109	52.8	101	7.11	24
1908	66.4	40	75.6	54	57.3	27	4.66	67
1907	58.9	138	68.6	135	49.2	133	7.47	18
1906	64.8	70	74.8	70	54.7	70	5.20	57
1905	64.8	70	72.4	109	57.1	34	6.29	41
1904	63.4	89	71.4	122	55.4	61	2.95	111
1903	64.2	75	71.5	120	56.9	38	9.96	7
1902	69.5	7	78.5	16	60.6	2	4.26	80
1901	63.8	81	73.2	95	54.3	73	3.04	109
1900	66.1	44	75	65	57.2	30	2.96	110
1899	68	19	76.3	39	59.7	8	6.72	32
1898	66.1	44	75	65	57.3	27	8.06	14
1897	63.4	89	72.5	106	54.4	72	2.48	123
1896	69.5	7	78.9	10	60.1	5	11.46	4
1895	63.4	89	72.8	101	54	78	3.54	101
1894	64.5	73	74	82	55.1	65	6.48	38
1893	63.2	95	73.2	95	53.3	94	5.79	49
1892	62.5	105	71.2	124	53.8	82	9.90	8
1891	62.4	108	72.6	104	52.1	110	3.78	95
1890	64.5	73	75.4	56	53.7	84	3.81	94
1889	62.9	99	73.1	97	52.6	103	4.84	63
1888	62.6	102	73.5	88	51.6	115	7.36	21

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	73.3
1962	72.3
1987	70.8
2007	69.8
2012	69.6
1998	69.6
1902	69.5
1896	69.5
1977	69.1
1936	69

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1924	57.7
1907	58.9
1917	59.1
1976	59.6
1945	59.6
1997	59.8
1931	59.8
1910	60.1
1954	60.3
1935	60.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1943	16.15
1990	13.41
2019	13.16
1896	11.46
2020	10.87
1957	10.54
1903	9.96
1892	9.90
1929	9.77
2022	9.49

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1911	0.34
2005	1.52
1969	1.54
1975	1.96
1972	1.96
1992	2.03
1934	2.07
1941	2.09
1984	2.11
1977	2.30
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 88°F; 16 May 2026
Coldest night: 38°F; 7 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.37 in; 19 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 4.74 in of precipitation in Springfield, MO, the wettest May since 2025, 65th wettest of 139.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Springfield, MO: 88°F on Saturday 16 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Springfield, MO: a low of 38°F on Thursday 7 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Springfield, MO: 1.37 in on Tuesday 19 May 2026.