Average Temperatures for Arkansas in May

Average temperatures for May at cities, towns and lakes throughout Arkansas are listed below in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Eastern, Southern, Central and Northern Arkansas.

The tables give the normals for maximum and minimum temperatures based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 by the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

Eastern Arkansas

Average May temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
79 58 Batesville 26 14
80 61 Blytheville 27 16
84 62 Eudora 29 16
81 62 Helena 27 16
79 57 Jonesboro 26 14
81 62 Marianna 27 16
80 61 West Memphis 27 16

Southern Arkansas

Average daily temperatures in May
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
84 61 El Dorado 29 16
82 59 Magnolia 28 15
82 62 Monticello 28 17
82 62 Pine Bluff 28 16
82 62 Texarkana 28 16

Central Arkansas

May temperatures: daily averages
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
82 60 Benton 28 15
80 57 Blue Mountain Lake Dam 27 14
81 60 Fort Smith 27 15
80 60 Hot Springs 27 16
79 56 Lake Ouachita Dam 26 13
81 59 Little Rock 27 15
77 56 Mena 25 13
80 59 Russellville 27 15
82 61 Searcy 28 16

Northern Arkansas

Average May temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
77 54 Bentonville 25 12
77 54 Fayetteville 25 12
79 57 Greers Ferry Lake Dam 26 14
77 57 Harrison 25 14
77 56 Mountain Home 25 13
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

Arkansas Temperatures
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