El Reno weather in May

In May, El Reno sees average daytime highs of 79°F and overnight lows near 60°F, with 4.1 in of rain across 10.2 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 75°F in the first days to 83°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 El Reno's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Reno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
79°
5th warmest
Overnight low
60°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4.1 in
10.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:32 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
52%
12th clearest
Wind
11 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

El Reno is city in Oklahoma, United States.

Density
90/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 75°F in the first days to 83°F by the end.

A typical May day in El Reno reaches about 79°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 68°F and 89°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°F warmer than April and about 9°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
17454
27554
37555
47555
57655
67656
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87757
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318465

How May really feels in El Reno

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.

El Reno 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
Jan49° / 29°1.34.31.29.92.4
Feb54° / 33°1.65.11.410.73.6
Mar63° / 41°2.77.10.711.75.9
Apr71° / 50°3.88.1012.97.0
May79° / 60°4.110.2013.86.6
Jun88° / 69°3.69.1014.44.6
Jul93° / 73°2.06.3014.23.3
Aug92° / 71°2.56.5013.33.8
Sep84° / 64°2.76.7012.26.3
Oct73° / 51°2.76.70.111.17.6
Nov60° / 40°1.95.20.410.15.6
Dec50° / 31°1.64.91.39.62.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55545
65545
75644
85644
95743
105743
115743
125743
135743
145842
155743
165743
175743
185644
195644
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255644
265743
275743
285842
295842
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

El Reno gets around 4.1 in of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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232
332
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532
632
732
832
932
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1133
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1433
1533
1633
1733
1834
1934
2034
2134
2234
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2434
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2634
2734
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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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
166151540
265151640
363151750
461151950
558162060
656162260
754162370
853162470
950162680
1049162780
1147162890
1246162990
13441730100
14431730100
15411731110
16391732120
17381733120
18361734130
19341735140
20321736150
21301737160
22281737170
23261738181
24241738201
25231739211
26211839221
27191839241
28171839251
29161838271
30151838281
31141837301

Wind in May

Winds average 11 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
111light breeze
211light breeze
311light breeze
411light breeze
511light breeze
611light breeze
711light breeze
811light breeze
911light breeze
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1111light breeze
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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 5:46 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:467:12
213.55:457:12
313.55:447:13
413.55:437:14
513.55:427:15
613.65:417:16
713.65:407:17
813.65:397:18
913.75:387:18
1013.75:377:19
1113.75:367:20
1213.85:357:21
1313.85:357:22
1413.85:347:22
1513.85:337:23
1613.95:327:24
1713.95:317:25
1813.95:317:26
1913.95:307:26
2014.05:297:27
2114.05:287:28
2214.05:287:29
2314.05:277:30
2414.15:277:30
2514.15:267:31
2614.15:257:32
2714.15:257:33
2814.15:247:33
2914.25:247:34
3014.25:247:35
3114.25:237:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit El Reno?

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

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

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

What to pack for El Reno in May

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

In May, El Reno sees daytime highs around 79°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 El Reno 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 El Reno peaks around July 12 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 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 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 El Reno?

El Reno sits at 35.5°N, 98.0°W, 1,358 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Yukon, 11 mi away.

Topography around El Reno

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around El Reno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 ft around an average of 1,345 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,086 ft.

The land around El Reno is covered by grassland (39%), cropland (22%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 2 miles, cropland (46%) and grassland (43%) within 10 miles, and grassland (49%) and cropland (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
125 ft
10 miles
420 ft
50 miles
1,086 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Yukon 11 mi · Mustang 17 mi · Bethany 18 mi · Oklahoma City 25 mi · Edmond 28 mi · Moore 30 mi · Del City 30 mi · Midwest City 32 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 El Reno (35.5323°, -97.955°, elevation 1,358 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).