Climate averages 1991–2020
Lubbock weather
in May.
A hot, moderately wet month: the joint 4th warmest and the wettest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Lubbock: daytime highs average 28.2°C and nights cool to about 15.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 56 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 53 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Midland (177 km away). In May its highs average 30.1°C, 2.0°C warmer than Lubbock, with 57 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lubbock ranks joint 87th of 498 for the warmest May highs and joint 151st of 498 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 498 cities is 23.8°C; Lubbock is 4.4°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 3.9°C to 32.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 56 mm to 45 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
Lubbock climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.4°C0.0°C | 0.0°C | 21 | 3.0 | 10.210 h |
| February | 15.0°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 24 | 4.2 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.4°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 41 | 4.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.9°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 40 | 4.4 | 13.013 h |
| May, selected | 28.2°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 56 | 7.4 | 13.914 h |
| June | 32.1°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 45 | 7.7 | 14.314 h |
| July | 33.0°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 32 | 5.8 | 14.114 h |
| August | 32.1°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 43 | 6.6 | 13.413 h |
| September | 28.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 52 | 6.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 23.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 47 | 5.1 | 11.411 h |
| November | 17.0°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 26 | 3.7 | 10.510 h |
| December | 12.4°C0.5°C | 0.5°C | 23 | 3.4 | 10.010 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
- Midland in MayUnited States · 177 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 17.2°C · 57 mm rain
- Amarillo in MayUnited States · 183 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 13.4°C · 60 mm rain
- Odessa in MayUnited States · 198 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 17.1°C · 55 mm rain
- Abilene in MayUnited States · 234 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 18.0°C · 75 mm rain
- San Angelo in MayUnited States · 270 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 18.2°C · 86 mm rain
- Wichita Falls in MayUnited States · 313 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 17.9°C · 107 mm rain
- Lawton in MayUnited States · 339 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 16.9°C · 113 mm rain
- Fort Worth in MayUnited States · 433 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 18.4°C · 123 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 Lubbock) is explained once on the Lubbock year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.