Florida Weather in May
Florida in May
The short of it: Florida in May averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 183 mm (7.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 22° · rain 183 mm · daylight 13 h 9 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
May in Florida brings afternoons near 32° and nights around 22°, with about 183 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 183 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 9 min in mid-May, 32 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Florida runs about middling and about as wet in May. Vertientes, 31 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Florida, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 102 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VertientesCamagüey | 31 km SSE | 32° | 22° | 222 mm |
| CamagüeyCamagüey | 36 km ESE | 31° | 22° | 198 mm |
| EsmeraldaCamagüey | 38 km NNE | 31° | 22° | 165 mm |
| BaraguáCiego de Ávila Province | 45 km WNW | 32° | 22° | 140 mm |
| Primero de EneroCiego de Ávila Province | 51 km NNW | 32° | 22° | 161 mm |
| JimaguayúCamagüey | 52 km SE | 31° | 22° | 214 mm |
| VenezuelaCiego de Ávila Province | 63 km WNW | 32° | 23° | 148 mm |
| MinasCamagüey | 64 km E | 31° | 22° | 168 mm |