Sand Springs weather in May

In May, Sand Springs sees average daytime highs of 78°F and overnight lows near 60°F, with 5.8 in of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 74°F in the first days to 82°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sand Springs's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sand Springs's year-round climate.

Daytime high
78°
5th warmest
Overnight low
60°
8th coldest
Rainfall
5.8 in
12.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:23 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
57%
12th clearest
Wind
8 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Sand Springs is city in Osage and Tulsa counties, Oklahoma, United States.

Density
346/km²
people per km²
Founded
1911

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 74°F in the first days to 82°F by the end.

A typical May day in Sand Springs reaches about 78°F in the afternoon and slips back to 60°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 68°F and 88°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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278264
288265
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318366

How May really feels in Sand Springs

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.

Sand Springs 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
Jan47° / 30°1.95.91.49.81.8
Feb52° / 33°2.06.41.310.63.1
Mar62° / 42°3.79.30.911.75.3
Apr70° / 51°4.710.1012.96.5
May78° / 60°5.812.4013.96.4
Jun87° / 70°4.610014.44.8
Jul92° / 74°3.18.1014.23.6
Aug91° / 72°2.96.9013.44.0
Sep83° / 64°4.07.5012.26.3
Oct72° / 52°3.68.3011.17.3
Nov60° / 41°2.56.90.410.15.2
Dec49° / 33°2.25.91.29.62.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34852
45050
54951
64951
74951
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115050
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sand Springs gets around 5.8 in of rain over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
160171760
257181870
355181980
453182090
5511821100
6481822110
7461923121
8441924131
9421824141
10411825151
11391825161
12381826171
13361826191
14351826201
15341826211
16331726231
17321726241
18301626261
19291626281
20281626292
21261526312
22251526332
23231525342
24211525363
25201525383
26181524394
27161524404
28151524425
29141524435
30131523446
31121523446

Wind in May

Winds average 8 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
39light breeze
49light breeze
59light breeze
69light breeze
79light breeze
89light breeze
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119light breeze
129light breeze
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148light breeze
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278light breeze
288light breeze
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308light breeze
318light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 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 5:38 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:387:05
213.55:377:06
313.55:367:07
413.65:357:08
513.65:347:09
613.65:337:10
713.65:327:10
813.75:317:11
913.75:307:12
1013.75:297:13
1113.85:287:14
1213.85:277:15
1313.85:267:16
1413.95:257:16
1513.95:247:17
1613.95:237:18
1713.95:237:19
1814.05:227:20
1914.05:217:20
2014.05:207:21
2114.05:207:22
2214.15:197:23
2314.15:187:24
2414.15:187:24
2514.15:177:25
2614.25:177:26
2714.25:167:27
2814.25:167:27
2914.25:157:28
3014.25:157:29
3114.35:147:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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155.8Bright
165.9Bright
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185.9Bright
195.9Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sand Springs

In seasonPeak

None of Sand Springs's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Sand Springs sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
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Is May a good time to visit Sand Springs?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sand Springs in May

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

In May, Sand Springs sees daytime highs around 78°F and nights near 60°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sand Springs in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sand Springs peaks around July 11 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Sand Springs in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sand Springs is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1716 µg/m³Nov 165 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sand Springs?

Sand Springs sits at 36.1°N, 96.1°W, 676 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Tulsa, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Sand Springs

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sand Springs has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 ft around an average of 735 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 814 ft.

The land around Sand Springs is covered by trees (54%) within 2 miles, trees (62%) and grassland (22%) within 10 miles, and grassland (49%) and trees (42%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
374 ft
10 miles
492 ft
50 miles
814 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Tulsa 6.8 mi · Sapulpa 9.9 mi · Jenks 11 mi · Owasso 17 mi · Bixby 19 mi · Broken Arrow 19 mi · Claremore 30 mi · Bartlesville 43 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 Sand Springs (36.1398°, -96.1089°, elevation 676 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).