Midwest City weather in May

In May, Midwest City sees average daytime highs of 79°F and overnight lows near 60°F, with 4.5 in of rain across 11 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 38% 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 Midwest City's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Midwest City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
79°
5th warmest
Overnight low
60°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4.5 in
11 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:30 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
53%
12th clearest
Wind
10 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Midwest City is city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States.

Density
905/km²
people per km²
Founded
1943

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 Midwest City reaches about 79°F in the afternoon and slips back to 60°F overnight — a 19°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)
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57656
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How May really feels in Midwest City

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.

Midwest City 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° / 30°1.44.61.29.92.4
Feb54° / 33°1.85.51.410.73.6
Mar63° / 42°2.97.60.611.75.8
Apr71° / 50°3.98.6012.96.9
May79° / 60°4.511013.86.5
Jun88° / 69°3.79.8014.34.6
Jul93° / 73°2.46.8014.23.4
Aug92° / 72°2.56.7013.33.8
Sep84° / 64°2.96.9012.26.2
Oct73° / 52°2.97.20.111.17.5
Nov60° / 41°1.95.60.310.15.6
Dec50° / 32°1.85.21.39.62.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25248
35248
45347
55347
65446
75446
85545
95545
105644
115644
125644
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155644
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305644
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Midwest City gets around 4.5 in of rain over 11 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2135
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3037
3136

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 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
163161650
261161760
358171870
457171970
554182080
652182190
7501823100
8481824100
9461825110
10441826120
11431827120
12411827130
13401828130
14391829140
15371830150
16361730160
17341731170
18331732180
19311633191
20291633211
21281634221
22261634241
23241634251
24221634271
25211634281
26191534301
27171534321
28161534341
29151533351
30141533372
31131532382

Wind in May

Winds average 10 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
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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 5:44 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:447:09
213.45:437:10
313.55:427:11
413.55:417:12
513.55:407:13
613.65:397:13
713.65:387:14
813.65:377:15
913.75:367:16
1013.75:357:17
1113.75:347:18
1213.85:337:18
1313.85:327:19
1413.85:327:20
1513.85:317:21
1613.95:307:22
1713.95:297:22
1813.95:287:23
1913.95:287:24
2014.05:277:25
2114.05:267:26
2214.05:267:26
2314.05:257:27
2414.15:257:28
2514.15:247:29
2614.15:237:29
2714.15:237:30
2814.15:227:31
2914.25:227:31
3014.25:227:32
3114.25:217:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
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236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Midwest City?

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
6.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Midwest City in May

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

In May, Midwest City sees daytime highs around 79°F and nights near 60°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Midwest City 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 Midwest City peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — 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 highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Midwest City?

Midwest City sits at 35.4°N, 97.4°W, 1,253 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Del City, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Midwest City

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Midwest City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 ft around an average of 1,227 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 974 ft.

The land around Midwest City is covered by artificial surfaces (55%), trees (22%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, trees (39%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 10 miles, and grassland (49%) and trees (32%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
141 ft
10 miles
427 ft
50 miles
974 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Del City 2.5 mi · Oklahoma City 6.8 mi · Moore 9.3 mi · Bethany 14 mi · Edmond 15 mi · Norman 16 mi · Mustang 19 mi · Yukon 21 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 Midwest City (35.4495°, -97.3967°, elevation 1,253 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).