Climate averages 1991–2020
Weather in United States in May
In May, average daytime highs across the 498 cities listed in the United States range from 10.1°C in Anchorage to 34.9°C in Yuma. Monthly rainfall ranges from under 1 mm in Yuma to 151 mm in Lawrence (Kansas), United States.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
City by city
May in United States
| City | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | 20.4°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 85 | 10.9 |
| Los Angeles | 25.0°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 8.2 | 1.5 |
| Brooklyn | 20.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 85 | 10.9 |
| Chicago | 18.7°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 110 | 12.4 |
| Queens | 20.1°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 85 | 10.8 |
| Houston | 29.1°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 90 | 9.8 |
| Phoenix | 34.2°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 4.1 | 0.6 |
| Philadelphia | 22.4°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 90 | 11.1 |
| San Antonio | 29.9°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 103 | 11.2 |
| Manhattan | 20.6°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 85 | 10.9 |
| San Diego | 20.2°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 7.1 | 1.6 |
| The Bronx | 20.6°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 85 | 10.8 |
| Dallas | 27.9°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 127 | 10.6 |
| Jacksonville | 29.0°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 66 | 8.9 |
| Fort Worth | 28.0°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 123 | 10.2 |
| San Jose | 22.1°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 22 | 3.4 |
| Austin | 29.3°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 116 | 10.8 |
| Columbus | 21.8°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 113 | 13.3 |
| Charlotte | 25.9°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 76 | 10.2 |
| Indianapolis | 22.0°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 122 | 13.4 |
| San Francisco | 18.8°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 18 | 2.8 |
| Seattle | 17.1°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 76 | 12.0 |
| Denver | 19.7°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 82 | 11.0 |
| Washington | 23.7°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 95 | 11.0 |
| Nashville | 25.0°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 123 | 12.5 |
| Oklahoma City | 26.1°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 115 | 11.0 |
| El Paso | 30.9°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 7.6 | 1.8 |
| Boston | 18.8°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 81 | 10.6 |
| Portland | 18.8°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 70 | 11.1 |
| Detroit | 19.6°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 90 | 12.7 |
| Las Vegas | 30.1°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 5.4 | 1.5 |
| Memphis | 26.3°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 117 | 11.0 |
| Louisville | 23.9°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 128 | 12.8 |
| Baltimore | 22.2°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 96 | 11.0 |
| Albuquerque | 26.6°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 12 | 2.6 |
| Milwaukee | 14.4°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 91 | 11.5 |
| Tucson | 32.4°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 2.7 | 0.8 |
| Fresno | 28.2°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 17 | 2.7 |
| Sacramento | 26.8°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 23 | 3.7 |
| Atlanta | 26.0°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 77 | 9.7 |
| Miami | 28.0°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 92 | 11.4 |
| Omaha | 22.0°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 139 | 12.7 |
| Raleigh | 25.7°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 90 | 10.4 |
| Kansas City | 23.3°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 143 | 12.9 |
| Long Beach | 22.0°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 6.6 | 1.1 |
| Mesa | 33.9°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 4.3 | 0.8 |
| Staten Island | 21.0°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 86 | 11.1 |
| Colorado Springs | 20.1°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 69 | 11.9 |
| Virginia Beach | 21.9°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 89 | 10.2 |
| Oakland | 21.7°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 17 | 3.2 |
| Tampa | 29.9°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 65 | 8.5 |
| Tulsa | 25.6°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 148 | 12.4 |
| Minneapolis | 19.5°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 110 | 11.9 |
| Wichita | 24.5°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 142 | 11.8 |
| Arlington (Texas), United States | 27.9°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 123 | 10.2 |
| Bakersfield | 27.3°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 9.8 | 2.1 |
| Cleveland | 19.7°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 97 | 13.6 |
| New Orleans | 27.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 91 | 9.2 |
| Aurora (Colorado), United States | 20.7°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 63 | 9.3 |
| Honolulu | 26.0°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 13 | 2.2 |
| Anaheim | 22.6°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 7.4 | 1.5 |
| Orlando | 30.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 69 | 9.1 |
| Lexington | 23.0°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 121 | 13.4 |
| Riverside | 25.2°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 15 | 2.6 |
| Corpus Christi | 29.4°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 71 | 9.0 |
| Cincinnati | 22.4°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 117 | 13.0 |
| Santa Ana, United States | 20.9°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 9.3 | 1.7 |
| Stockton | 26.2°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 22 | 3.4 |
| Pittsburgh | 21.6°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 123 | 14.3 |
| Saint Paul | 19.5°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 110 | 12.0 |
| Lincoln | 22.6°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 130 | 12.0 |
| Anchorage | 10.1°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 30 | 7.1 |
| Meads | 23.2°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 119 | 12.8 |
| Henderson | 30.7°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 2.6 | 0.8 |
| Greensboro | 24.9°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 88 | 11.2 |
| Plano | 27.2°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 138 | 11.1 |
| Newark | 21.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 90 | 11.7 |
| Madison | 19.8°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 101 | 12.5 |
| St. Louis | 24.3°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 128 | 13.4 |
| Chula Vista | 19.4°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 10 | 2.0 |
| Toledo, United States | 20.4°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 94 | 12.7 |
| Reno | 20.6°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 31 | 6.8 |
| Chandler | 34.3°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 3.5 | 0.7 |
| Fort Wayne | 21.0°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 103 | 13.2 |
| Buffalo | 18.0°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 87 | 12.3 |
| Durham | 25.4°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 88 | 10.6 |
| St. Petersburg | 27.9°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 53 | 6.7 |
| Irvine | 22.1°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 9.3 | 1.7 |
| Lubbock | 28.2°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 56 | 7.4 |
| Tri-Cities | 25.0°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 18 | 4.5 |
| Winston-Salem | 24.9°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 84 | 10.9 |
| Glendale (Arizona), United States | 34.0°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| Norfolk | 24.0°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 95 | 10.9 |
| Hialeah | 28.8°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 92 | 11.4 |
| Garland | 27.4°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 138 | 11.1 |
| Scottsdale | 33.8°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 4.1 | 0.6 |
| Irving | 27.9°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 123 | 10.2 |
| Boise | 21.6°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 31 | 5.9 |
| Fremont | 21.7°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 19 | 3.4 |
| Spokane | 19.9°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 46 | 8.0 |
| Baton Rouge | 28.9°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 105 | 9.5 |
| Richmond | 24.4°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 82 | 11.0 |
| Paradise | 30.2°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 4.2 | 1.2 |
| Tacoma | 17.2°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 61 | 10.1 |
| San Bernardino | 25.2°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 13 | 2.6 |
| Salt Lake City | 20.1°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 56 | 9.1 |
| Huntsville | 25.8°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 106 | 11.0 |
| Des Moines | 21.3°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 135 | 13.6 |
| Fontana | 24.8°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 15 | 2.6 |
| Modesto | 27.4°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 20 | 3.0 |
| Rochester (New York), United States | 17.3°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 81 | 11.4 |
| Arlington (Virginia), United States | 23.1°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 95 | 11.0 |
| Oxnard | 19.9°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 9.9 | 1.5 |
| Columbus, United States | 28.5°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 67 | 8.3 |
| Worcester, United States | 19.2°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 82 | 10.8 |
| Moreno Valley | 24.3°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 13 | 2.6 |
| Little Rock | 26.6°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 138 | 12.2 |
| Fayetteville | 26.6°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 84 | 9.7 |
| Huntington Beach | 20.9°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 7.4 | 1.5 |
| Tallahassee | 29.4°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 59 | 8.6 |
| Yonkers | 20.6°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 91 | 11.4 |
| Glendale (California), United States | 24.4°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 12 | 2.3 |
| Cypress | 29.4°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 99 | 9.9 |
| Aurora (Illinois), United States | 20.7°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 117 | 12.7 |
| Amarillo | 26.2°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 60 | 7.1 |
| Akron | 20.9°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 103 | 13.8 |
| Vancouver, United States | 18.5°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 89 | 12.0 |
| Birmingham, United States | 26.8°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 100 | 10.3 |
| Montgomery | 28.4°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 79 | 9.0 |
| Grand Rapids | 19.6°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 108 | 11.9 |
| Peoria (Arizona), United States | 33.7°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| Providence | 19.4°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 79 | 10.8 |
| Knoxville | 24.1°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 94 | 11.7 |
| Grand Prairie | 28.0°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 123 | 10.2 |
| Shreveport | 28.3°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 104 | 11.3 |
| Overland Park | 23.1°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 144 | 12.7 |
| Newport News | 24.2°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 94 | 10.5 |
| Mobile | 27.7°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 87 | 9.6 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 28.2°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 105 | 12.8 |
| Santa Clarita | 25.2°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 10 | 2.1 |
| Chattanooga | 25.4°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 101 | 10.6 |
| Spring Valley | 29.6°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 4.2 | 1.2 |
| Santa Rosa, United States | 23.6°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 28 | 3.6 |
| Eugene | 18.0°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 82 | 10.3 |
| Tempe | 34.1°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 4.1 | 0.6 |
| Oceanside | 19.9°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 7.5 | 1.8 |
| Salem, United States | 18.6°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 56 | 9.0 |
| Rancho Cucamonga | 24.8°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 15 | 2.6 |
| Cape Coral | 30.4°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 60 | 8.3 |
| Sioux Falls | 19.9°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 114 | 12.5 |
| Ontario | 24.6°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 11 | 2.2 |
| Fort Collins | 19.5°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 87 | 11.6 |
| Springfield (Missouri), United States | 23.6°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 137 | 13.3 |
| Elk Grove | 26.0°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 29 | 4.0 |
| Clarksville | 25.1°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 121 | 12.3 |
| Pembroke Pines | 28.2°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 105 | 12.8 |
| Murfreesboro | 25.3°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 120 | 12.1 |
| Port Saint Lucie | 29.2°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 74 | 9.9 |
| Corona | 25.1°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 15 | 2.6 |
| McKinney | 27.1°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 144 | 11.5 |
| Lancaster | 26.7°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 3.6 | 1.0 |
| Cary | 25.3°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 90 | 10.4 |
| Alexandria, United States | 23.5°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 91 | 11.1 |
| Palmdale | 25.7°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 12 | 3.1 |
| Hayward | 21.7°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 17 | 3.0 |
| Salinas | 18.9°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 15 | 2.9 |
| Sunnyvale | 21.3°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 22 | 3.4 |
| Frisco | 27.1°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 142 | 11.4 |
| Springfield (Massachusetts), United States | 19.9°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 83 | 10.8 |
| East Chattanooga | 25.3°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 101 | 10.6 |
| Pasadena (Texas), United States | 28.9°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 90 | 9.8 |
| Jackson | 28.1°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 104 | 9.7 |
| Pomona | 24.1°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 11 | 2.2 |
| Lakewood | 19.6°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 82 | 11.0 |
| Escondido | 22.2°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 16 | 2.6 |
| Valencia, United States | 25.4°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 10 | 2.1 |
| Rockford | 20.4°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 110 | 12.6 |
| East Hampton | 23.4°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 90 | 10.0 |
| Joliet | 21.2°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 116 | 12.5 |
| Savannah | 27.7°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 59 | 8.4 |
| Paterson | 20.9°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 97 | 12.0 |
| Bridgeport | 19.0°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 92 | 11.5 |
| Naperville | 20.4°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 117 | 12.7 |
| Gainesville | 30.1°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 70 | 8.9 |
| Mesquite | 27.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 129 | 10.9 |
| Syracuse | 19.4°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 100 | 13.3 |
| Torrance | 21.7°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 6.6 | 1.1 |
| Surprise | 33.7°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| Columbia (South Carolina), United States | 27.6°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 76 | 9.3 |
| Pasadena (California), United States | 24.1°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 12 | 2.3 |
| Fullerton | 24.4°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 7.4 | 1.5 |
| Killeen | 28.5°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 115 | 10.7 |
| McAllen | 33.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 55 | 6.6 |
| Bellevue | 17.3°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 76 | 12.0 |
| Metairie | 28.0°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 93 | 9.1 |
| West Valley City | 20.4°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 56 | 9.1 |
| Dayton | 22.0°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 116 | 13.3 |
| Olathe | 23.2°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 144 | 12.7 |
| Warren | 19.7°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 89 | 12.3 |
| Thornton | 19.6°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 82 | 11.0 |
Showing the 200 most populous of 498 cities. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.