Apache Junction Weather in May
Apache Junction in May
The short of it: Apache Junction in May averages a high of 34 °C (94 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 5.0 mm (0.20 in) of rain and about 13 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 94° · low 61° · rain 0.2 in. · daylight 13 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & March
Thirty years of records give Apache Junction an average May high of 94°, a low of 61° and some 0.2 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 94° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 0.2 in., the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 52 min in mid-May, 54 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and March.
Against its neighbours, Apache Junction runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Gold Canyon, 7 mi to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Apache Junction, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 0.1 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 33°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold CanyonArizona | 7 mi ESE | 94° | 61° | 0.2 in. |
| Queen CreekArizona | 12 mi SSW | 94° | 60° | 0.2 in. |
| GilbertArizona | 14 mi WSW | 94° | 62° | 0.2 in. |
| San Tan ValleyArizona | 16 mi S | 94° | 60° | 0.2 in. |
| MesaArizona | 16 mi W | 95° | 63° | 0.2 in. |
| Gold CampArizona | 16 mi ESE | 92° | 62° | 0.2 in. |
| Fountain HillsArizona | 17 mi NW | 93° | 62° | 0.2 in. |
| San CarlosArizona | 18 mi WSW | 95° | 64° | 0.2 in. |