Average Precipitation for Kansas in May
The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during May at cities, towns and lakes in Kansas.
Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives this month. There is also a count of the number of days with wet weather, when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.
The precipitation totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.
You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Eastern, Central and Western Kansas.
Eastern Kansas
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chanute | 7.1 | 180 |
| 10 | Fort Scott | 6.2 | 157 |
| 12 | Independence | 6.8 | 172 |
| 9 | John Redmond Lake | 5.3 | 135 |
| 11 | Lawrence | 5.1 | 130 |
| 11 | Leavenworth | 5.2 | 133 |
| 12 | Olathe | 5.3 | 134 |
| 12 | Perry Lake | 5.5 | 139 |
| 12 | Pomona Lake | 5.5 | 139 |
| 12 | Topeka | 5.2 | 131 |
Central Kansas
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Concordia | 4.3 | 110 |
| 9 | Great Bend | 4.8 | 123 |
| 10 | Hutchinson | 4.7 | 119 |
| 10 | Lovewell Reservoir Dam | 4.2 | 106 |
| 13 | Manhattan | 5.2 | 133 |
| 10 | Marion Lake | 5.2 | 132 |
| 11 | Milford Lake | 5.2 | 131 |
| 11 | Salina | 5.0 | 128 |
| 10 | Tallgrass Prairie Preserve | 5.0 | 126 |
| 11 | Tuttle Creek Lake | 5.1 | 130 |
| 11 | Wichita | 5.2 | 131 |
| 10 | Wilson Lake | 4.2 | 106 |
Western Kansas
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Colby | 2.9 | 74 |
| 9 | Dodge City | 3.0 | 76 |
| 6 | Elkhart | 2.2 | 56 |
| 8 | Garden City | 2.8 | 71 |
| 10 | Goodland | 2.8 | 71 |
| 10 | Keith Sebelius Reservoir | 4.3 | 108 |
| 6 | Liberal | 2.7 | 68 |
| 9 | Webster Reservoir Dam | 4.3 | 109 |
Reference
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.