Climate averages 1991–2020
Palm Coast weather
in May.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Palm Coast: daytime highs average 28.3°C and nights cool to about 21.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 68 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 37 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Daytona Beach (45 km away). In May its highs average 29.0°C, 0.7°C warmer than Palm Coast, with 67 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Palm Coast ranks joint 84th of 498 for the warmest May highs and joint 177th of 498 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 498 cities is 23.8°C; Palm Coast is 4.5°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 30.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 68 mm to 139 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
Palm Coast climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.7°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 56 | 6.9 | 10.510 h |
| February | 20.1°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 55 | 6.4 | 11.111 h |
| March | 22.3°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 63 | 7.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.2°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 52 | 7.3 | 12.913 h |
| May, selected | 28.3°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 68 | 9.0 | 13.614 h |
| June | 30.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 139 | 18.2 | 14.014 h |
| July | 30.9°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 142 | 20.4 | 13.814 h |
| August | 30.3°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 152 | 21.7 | 13.213 h |
| September | 28.7°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 137 | 18.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.9°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 86 | 10.8 | 11.511 h |
| November | 22.5°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 41 | 6.1 | 10.711 h |
| December | 20.1°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 51 | 6.0 | 10.310 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
- Daytona Beach in MayUnited States · 45 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 20.7°C · 67 mm rain
- Deltona in MayUnited States · 76 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 20.3°C · 81 mm rain
- Jacksonville in MayUnited States · 94 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 19.6°C · 66 mm rain
- Gainesville in MayUnited States · 108 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 19.1°C · 70 mm rain
- Alafaya in MayUnited States · 114 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 20.2°C · 73 mm rain
- Orlando in MayUnited States · 118 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 19.9°C · 69 mm rain
- Melbourne, United States in MayUnited States · 177 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 21.8°C · 69 mm rain
- Spring Hill in MayUnited States · 178 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 20.3°C · 73 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 Palm Coast) is explained once on the Palm Coast year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.