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Average May Temperatures for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 76-year period of May 1950 through May 2025

 

Warmest May was 72.0 recorded in 2018

Coldest May was 60.1 recorded in 1976

Difference between the warmest and coldest May was 11.9

 

Coldest May      Warmest May
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1976 60.1 41 1989 65.7
2 1954 60.8 42 1958 66.0
3 1981 61.7 43 1985 66.1
4 1973 61.7 44 1980 66.1
5 1997 62.0 45 1953 66.1
6 2016 62.1 46 1950 66.2
7 1971 62.6 47 1969 66.5
8 1967 62.6 48 1957 66.6
9 1983 62.8 49 2006 66.8
10 1960 62.9 50 1986 66.8
11 1961 63.2 51 1970 66.8
12 1999 63.4 52 2019 66.9
13 1968 63.5 53 2004 67.0
14 2021 63.6 54 1964 67.2
15 2013 63.6 55 2010 67.3
16 2009 63.7 56 2000 67.3
17 1992 63.7 57 1963 67.3
18 1984 63.7 58 2007 67.5
19 2005 63.8 59 1975 67.5
20 1994 63.8 60 1955 67.7
21 1979 63.8 61 2023 67.0
22 1966 63.8 62 1982 68.2
23 2017 63.9 63 1965 68.3
24 2002 63.9 64 1974 68.4
25 2011 64.1 65 1977 68.9
26 1972 64.1 66 1959 68.9
27 1952 64.1 67 1998 69.3
28 1993 64.2 68 2022 69.5
29 1990 64.3 69 2012 69.6
30 2020 64.7 70 1996 69.7
31 1951 64.7 71 1956 69.9
32 2015 64.8 72 1987 70.2
33 2008 65.1 73 2024 70.6
34 2001 65.2 74 1991 70.9
35 2003 65.3 75 1962 71.8
36 1978 65.3 76 2018 72.0
37 2014 65.4      
38 1995 65.5      
39 1988 65.6      
40 2025 65.7      
           
 
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 2018 72.0 41 2003 65.3
2 1962 71.8 42 1978 65.3
3 1991 70.9 43 2001 65.2
4 2024 70.6 44 2008 65.1
5 1987 70.2 45 2015 64.8
6 1956 69.9 46 2020 64.7
7 1996 69.7 47 1951 64.7
8 2012 69.6 48 1990 64.3
9 2022 69.5 49 1993 64.2
10 1998 69.3 50 2011 64.1
11 1977 68.9 51 1972 64.1
12 1959 68.9 52 1952 64.1
13 1974 68.4 53 2017 63.9
14 1965 68.3 54 2002 63.9
15 1982 68.2 55 2005 63.8
16 2023 67.9 56 1994 63.8
17 1955 67.7 57 1979 63.8
18 2007 67.5 58 1966 63.8
19 1975 67.5 59 2009 63.7
20 2010 67.3 60 1992 63.7
21 2000 67.3 61 1984 63.7
22 1963 67.3 62 2021 63.6
23 1964 67.2 63 2013 63.6
24 2004 67.0 64 1968 63.5
25 2019 66.9 65 1999 63.4
26 2006 66.8 66 1961 63.2
27 1986 66.8 67 1960 62.9
28 1970 66.8 68 1983 62.8
29 1957 66.6 69 1971 62.6
30 1969 66.5 70 1967 62.6
31 1950 66.2 71 2016 62.1
32 1985 66.1 72 1997 62.0
33 1980 66.1 73 1981 61.7
34 1953 66.1 74 1973 61.7
35 1958 66.0 75 1954 60.8
36 2025 65.7 76 1976 60.1
37 1989 65.7      
38 1988 65.6      
39 1995 65.5      
40 2014 65.4      
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: June 13, 2025