Arlington weather in May: Arlington, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Arlington in May has a normal high of 84°F and a normal low of 64°F, a daily mean of 74°F, rising from 80°F on the 1st to 89°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal May, 4.33 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 29°C and low of 18°C, 110 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationArlington Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00053907
- Location32.66°N 97.09°W
- Elevation630 ft (192 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population403,672
- Jan 58° 37°
- Feb 62° 40°
- Mar 70° 48°
- Apr 77° 55°
- May 84° 64°
- Jun 92° 72°
- Jul 96° 75°
- Aug 96° 75°
- Sep 89° 68°
- Oct 79° 57°
- Nov 67° 46°
- Dec 59° 39°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Arlington in May?
The normal high is 84°F and the normal low 64°F, for a daily mean of 74.0°F. May is 8.1°F warmer than April and 7.9°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Arlington and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 80°F on May 1 to 89°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 72°F and 76°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 28%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 80°F | 59°F | 27% | 17% |
| May 8 | 82°F | 61°F | 28% | 17% |
| May 15 | 84°F | 64°F | 27% | 17% |
| May 22 | 86°F | 66°F | 27% | 17% |
| May 31 | 89°F | 69°F | 26% | 17% |
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 80°F | 59°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 80°F | 59°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 3 | 80°F | 59°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 4 | 81°F | 60°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 5 | 81°F | 60°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 6 | 81°F | 60°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 7 | 81°F | 61°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 8 | 82°F | 61°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 9 | 82°F | 61°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 10 | 82°F | 62°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 11 | 82°F | 62°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 12 | 83°F | 63°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 13 | 83°F | 63°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 14 | 83°F | 63°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 15 | 84°F | 64°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 16 | 84°F | 64°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 17 | 84°F | 64°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 18 | 85°F | 65°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 19 | 85°F | 65°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 20 | 85°F | 66°F | 27% | 17% | 14 h |
| May 21 | 86°F | 66°F | 27% | 17% | 14 h |
| May 22 | 86°F | 66°F | 27% | 17% | 14 h |
| May 23 | 86°F | 67°F | 27% | 17% | 14 h |
| May 24 | 87°F | 67°F | 27% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 25 | 87°F | 67°F | 27% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 26 | 87°F | 68°F | 27% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 27 | 87°F | 68°F | 27% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 28 | 88°F | 68°F | 27% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 29 | 88°F | 69°F | 26% | 18% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 30 | 88°F | 69°F | 26% | 17% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 31 | 89°F | 69°F | 26% | 17% | 14 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 84°FMay average
- Normal low
- 64°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.33 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 7
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min to 14 h 10 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 30
- Days at 80°F or more
- 25
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00053907; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Arlington in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around May 9 (28%). In all, 4.33 in falls on 9 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Arlington, 7 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053907.
What are the records for May in Arlington?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1997) is 100°F, on May 31, 1998; the coldest is 35°F, on May 4, 2013. The wettest May brought 18.83 in (2015).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 74.0°F: 2021 73.6°F (−0.4), 2022 77.4°F (+3.4), 2023 74.5°F (+0.5), 2024 77.1°F (+3.1), 2025 74.1°F (+0.1), 2026 74.1°F (+0.1). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73.6°F | −0.4°F | 7.36 in |
| 2022 | 77.4°F | +3.4°F | 1.38 in |
| 2023 | 74.5°F | +0.5°F | 3.56 in |
| 2024 | 77.1°F | +3.1°F | 6.24 in |
| 2025 | 74.1°F | +0.1°F | 2.87 in |
| 2026 | 74.1°F | +0.1°F | 5.54 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00053907; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053907. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Arlington compare across Texas?
Across the 321 places PlainClimate covers in Texas, May normal highs run from 78°F in Hartley to 98°F in Terlingua; Arlington's is 84°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.