Spring Weather in May
Spring in May
The short of it: Spring in May averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 19 °C (67 °F), with 102 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 87° · low 67° · rain 4.0 in. · daylight 13 h 39 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: March & November
Thirty years of records give Spring an average May high of 87°, a low of 67° and some 4.0 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 87° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 4.0 in., the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 39 min in mid-May, 47 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 November.
Against its neighbours, Spring runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. The Woodlands, 7 mi to the NW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Spring, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 0.8 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 20°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 8 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The WoodlandsTexas | 7 mi NW | 86° | 66° | 4.1 in. |
| AldineTexas | 10 mi SSE | 87° | 67° | 3.9 in. |
| HumbleTexas | 11 mi ESE | 86° | 67° | 3.9 in. |
| TomballTexas | 12 mi W | 86° | 66° | 4.1 in. |
| New CaneyTexas | 13 mi ENE | 85° | 66° | 4.2 in. |
| AtascocitaTexas | 15 mi ESE | 86° | 67° | 4.0 in. |
| Jersey VillageTexas | 16 mi SSW | 88° | 67° | 3.9 in. |
| ConroeTexas | 16 mi N | 86° | 65° | 4.4 in. |