Chickasha weather in May

In May, Chickasha sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 60°F, with 4.2 in of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 76°F in the first days to 84°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chickasha's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chickasha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
80°
5th warmest
Overnight low
60°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4.2 in
10.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:33 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
52%
12th clearest
Wind
9 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Chickasha is city and county seat of Grady County, Oklahoma, United States.

Density
288/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 76°F in the first days to 84°F by the end.

A typical May day in Chickasha reaches about 80°F in the afternoon and slips back to 60°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 69°F and 90°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°F warmer than April and about 8°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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27655
37655
47656
57756
67757
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127959
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318566

How May really feels in Chickasha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Chickasha weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan50° / 31°1.34.30.99.92.7
Feb55° / 34°1.75.41.210.74.0
Mar64° / 42°2.87.10.511.76.2
Apr72° / 51°3.88012.97.2
May80° / 60°4.210.1013.86.5
Jun89° / 69°3.48.5014.34.5
Jul94° / 73°1.85.7014.13.3
Aug93° / 72°1.85.9013.33.6
Sep85° / 64°2.96.8012.26.1
Oct73° / 52°3.06.6011.17.7
Nov61° / 41°1.95.40.310.25.8
Dec51° / 33°1.84.61.19.73.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45644
55644
65644
75644
85743
95644
105743
115743
125743
135842
145743
155743
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205743
215743
225743
235644
245644
255743
265743
275743
285842
295941
305941
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chickasha gets around 4.2 in of rain over 10.1 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
532
632
732
832
932
1031
1131
1231
1331
1431
1531
1631
1731
1831
1931
2032
2132
2233
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2433
2534
2634
2734
2834
2934
3034
3134

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
162161750
259171860
358171960
456172070
553172280
652172380
749172490
8471725100
9461726110
10441727110
11421728120
12411729130
13391730130
14381731140
15361732150
16351733150
17331734160
18311635170
19301636180
20271636201
21261637211
22241638221
23221638231
24201638241
25191639261
26171639271
27151638291
28141638311
29131637321
30121636341
31111635362

Wind in May

Winds average 9 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
210light breeze
310light breeze
410light breeze
510light breeze
610light breeze
710light breeze
810light breeze
910light breeze
1010light breeze
1110light breeze
1210light breeze
1310light breeze
1410light breeze
159light breeze
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309light breeze
319light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:477:11
213.45:467:12
313.55:457:12
413.55:447:13
513.55:437:14
613.65:427:15
713.65:417:16
813.65:407:17
913.65:397:17
1013.75:387:18
1113.75:377:19
1213.75:367:20
1313.85:357:21
1413.85:357:21
1513.85:347:22
1613.85:337:23
1713.95:327:24
1813.95:317:25
1913.95:317:25
2013.95:307:26
2114.05:297:27
2214.05:297:28
2314.05:287:28
2414.05:287:29
2514.05:277:30
2614.15:277:31
2714.15:267:31
2814.15:267:32
2914.15:257:33
3014.15:257:33
3114.25:247:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Chickasha?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Chickasha for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Chickasha in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Chickasha sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 60°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Chickasha in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chickasha peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chickasha?

Chickasha sits at 35.1°N, 97.9°W, 1,093 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Mustang, 26 mi away.

Topography around Chickasha

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Chickasha.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Chickasha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 ft around an average of 1,102 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,601 ft.

The land around Chickasha is covered by grassland (32%) and cropland (30%) within 2 miles, grassland (59%) and cropland (25%) within 10 miles, and grassland (57%) and trees (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
135 ft
10 miles
394 ft
50 miles
1,601 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Mustang 26 mi · Norman 30 mi · Moore 32 mi · Yukon 33 mi · El Reno 33 mi · Bethany 37 mi · Oklahoma City 37 mi · Duncan 38 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Chickasha (35.0526°, -97.9364°, elevation 1,093 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).