Climate averages 1991–2020
Jonesboro weather
in May.
A warm, wet month: the 5th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in Jonesboro: daytime highs average 25.7°C and nights cool to about 16.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 113 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes May a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 02 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Memphis (97 km away). In May its highs average 26.3°C, 0.5°C warmer than Jonesboro, with 117 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Jonesboro ranks joint 171st of 498 for the warmest May highs and joint 413th of 498 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 498 cities is 23.8°C; Jonesboro is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 4.4°C to 30.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 113 mm to 82 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Jonesboro climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C-0.1°C | -0.1°C | 93 | 9.1 | 10.010 h |
| February | 10.7°C1.6°C | 1.6°C | 100 | 8.6 | 10.911 h |
| March | 15.7°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 126 | 11.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.0°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 127 | 10.4 | 13.113 h |
| May, selected | 25.7°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 113 | 11.3 | 14.014 h |
| June | 30.1°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 82 | 9.4 | 14.515 h |
| July | 31.8°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 83 | 9.7 | 14.314 h |
| August | 31.4°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 70 | 8.4 | 13.514 h |
| September | 27.9°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 79 | 7.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 21.9°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 96 | 7.7 | 11.311 h |
| November | 14.9°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 107 | 8.6 | 10.310 h |
| December | 9.8°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 112 | 8.7 | 9.810 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Memphis in MayUnited States · 97 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 16.4°C · 117 mm rain
- Little Rock in MayUnited States · 189 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 17.1°C · 138 mm rain
- Springfield (Missouri), United States in MayUnited States · 278 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 14.0°C · 137 mm rain
- Clarksville in MayUnited States · 310 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 15.4°C · 121 mm rain
- Springdale in MayUnited States · 310 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 14.9°C · 133 mm rain
- Fayetteville, United States in MayUnited States · 312 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 14.8°C · 142 mm rain
- St. Louis in MayUnited States · 313 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 14.3°C · 128 mm rain
- O'Fallon in MayUnited States · 330 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 14.3°C · 123 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Jonesboro) is explained once on the Jonesboro year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.