Bartow Weather in May
Bartow in May
The short of it: Bartow in May averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 106 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 31 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 89° · low 66° · rain 4.2 in. · daylight 13 h 31 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Bartow an average May high of 89°, a low of 66° and some 4.2 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 89° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 4.2 in., the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 31 min in mid-May, 43 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, Bartow runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Eloise, 9 mi to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Bartow, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 1.9 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloiseFlorida | 9 mi NE | 89° | 66° | 4.3 in. |
| Winter HavenFlorida | 11 mi NE | 89° | 66° | 4.3 in. |
| LakelandFlorida | 12 mi NNW | 89° | 66° | 4.1 in. |
| AuburndaleFlorida | 12 mi NNE | 89° | 66° | 4.3 in. |
| Lake WalesFlorida | 16 mi E | 89° | 65° | 4.2 in. |
| Plant CityFlorida | 19 mi WNW | 89° | 66° | 3.9 in. |
| Haines CityFlorida | 20 mi NE | 89° | 65° | 4.3 in. |
| Fish HawkFlorida | 23 mi W | 89° | 67° | 3.6 in. |