Climate averages 1991–2020
Lakeland weather
in May.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Lakeland: daytime highs average 30.6°C and nights cool to about 20.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 70 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 31 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Brandon (35 km away). In May its highs average 30.5°C, about as warm as Lakeland, with 65 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lakeland ranks 23rd of 498 for the warmest May highs and joint 185th of 498 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 498 cities is 23.8°C; Lakeland is 6.8°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 31.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 70 mm to 155 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Lakeland climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 59 | 5.8 | 10.611 h |
| February | 22.7°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 49 | 6.1 | 11.211 h |
| March | 25.0°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 58 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.8°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 53 | 6.3 | 12.813 h |
| May, selected | 30.6°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 70 | 8.0 | 13.514 h |
| June | 31.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 155 | 19.5 | 13.914 h |
| July | 31.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 160 | 22.8 | 13.714 h |
| August | 31.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 159 | 23.1 | 13.113 h |
| September | 30.0°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 130 | 17.8 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 56 | 8.0 | 11.512 h |
| November | 24.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 36 | 4.6 | 10.811 h |
| December | 22.3°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 46 | 5.2 | 10.410 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Brandon in MayUnited States · 35 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 20.6°C · 65 mm rain
- Tampa in MayUnited States · 51 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 20.7°C · 65 mm rain
- Town 'n' Country in MayUnited States · 62 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 21.5°C · 65 mm rain
- Spring Hill in MayUnited States · 74 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 20.3°C · 73 mm rain
- St. Petersburg in MayUnited States · 78 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 22.1°C · 53 mm rain
- Orlando in MayUnited States · 79 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 19.9°C · 69 mm rain
- Largo in MayUnited States · 84 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 22.6°C · 53 mm rain
- Clearwater in MayUnited States · 84 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 22.5°C · 53 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Lakeland) is explained once on the Lakeland year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.