Florida Weather in May
Florida in May
The short of it: Florida in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 115 mm (4.5 in) of rain and about 10 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 9° · rain 115 mm · daylight 10 h 22 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Florida an average May high of 19°, a low of 9° and some 115 mm of rain. Highs fall 4° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 9°. Wet spells are common — about 115 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 22 min in mid-May, 54 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Florida runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. 25 de Mayo, 15 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Florida, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 de MayoFlorida | 15 km SW | 19° | 9° | 114 mm |
| CardalFlorida | 27 km SW | 19° | 9° | 111 mm |
| San RamónCanelones | 32 km SE | 19° | 9° | 109 mm |
| 25 de AgostoFlorida | 39 km SSW | 19° | 9° | 103 mm |
| ItuzaingóSan José Department | 40 km SSW | 19° | 9° | 102 mm |
| San AntonioCanelones | 41 km SSE | 19° | 9° | 102 mm |
| Sarandí GrandeFlorida | 42 km NNW | 19° | 8° | 118 mm |
| Santa LucíaCanelones | 42 km SSW | 19° | 9° | 102 mm |