Excel Weather in May
Excel in May
The short of it: Excel in May averages a high of 29 °C (85 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 118 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 85° · low 59° · rain 4.6 in. · daylight 13 h 44 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: March & April
May in Excel brings afternoons near 85° and nights around 59°, with about 4.6 in. of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 85°, with nights near 59°. Wet spells are common — about 4.6 in., the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 44 min in mid-May, 50 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 March and April.
Against its neighbours, Excel runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Frisco City, 4 mi to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Excel, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 0.7 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 25°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 5 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco CityAlabama | 4 mi W | 85° | 59° | 4.6 in. |
| MonroevilleAlabama | 7 mi N | 84° | 59° | 4.4 in. |
| CastleberryAlabama | 21 mi ESE | 85° | 59° | 4.6 in. |
| EvergreenAlabama | 23 mi E | 85° | 59° | 4.4 in. |
| BrewtonAlabama | 27 mi SE | 86° | 60° | 4.8 in. |
| East BrewtonAlabama | 28 mi SE | 86° | 60° | 4.8 in. |
| AtmoreAlabama | 29 mi SSW | 85° | 61° | 4.9 in. |
| FlomatonAlabama | 30 mi S | 85° | 60° | 4.8 in. |