Big Spring weather in May: Big Spring, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Big Spring in May has a normal high of 87°F and a normal low of 60°F, a daily mean of 73°F, rising from 83°F on the 1st to 91°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 4 days in a normal May, 2.54 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 31°C and low of 15°C, 65 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationBig Spring
- Station IDUSW00023041
- Location32.24°N 101.45°W
- Elevation2,510 ft (765 m)
- Population22,541
- Jan 58° 31°
- Feb 63° 35°
- Mar 71° 42°
- Apr 79° 50°
- May 87° 60°
- Jun 94° 68°
- Jul 96° 72°
- Aug 95° 72°
- Sep 88° 64°
- Oct 79° 53°
- Nov 67° 41°
- Dec 58° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Big Spring in May?
The normal high is 87°F and the normal low 60°F, for a daily mean of 73.3°F. May is 8.6°F warmer than April and 7.7°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Big Spring and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 83°F on May 1 to 91°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 70°F and 77°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 17%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 83°F | 54°F | 11% | 7% |
| May 8 | 85°F | 57°F | 12% | 8% |
| May 15 | 87°F | 59°F | 14% | 10% |
| May 22 | 89°F | 62°F | 16% | 11% |
| May 31 | 91°F | 65°F | 17% | 13% |
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 | 83°F | 54°F | 11% | 7% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 83°F | 55°F | 11% | 7% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 3 | 83°F | 55°F | 11% | 7% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 4 | 84°F | 55°F | 11% | 7% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 5 | 84°F | 56°F | 11% | 8% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 6 | 84°F | 56°F | 11% | 8% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 7 | 84°F | 56°F | 12% | 8% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 8 | 85°F | 57°F | 12% | 8% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 9 | 85°F | 57°F | 12% | 8% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 10 | 85°F | 57°F | 12% | 8% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 11 | 85°F | 58°F | 12% | 9% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 12 | 86°F | 58°F | 13% | 9% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 13 | 86°F | 58°F | 13% | 9% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 14 | 86°F | 59°F | 13% | 9% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 15 | 87°F | 59°F | 14% | 10% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 16 | 87°F | 60°F | 14% | 10% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 17 | 87°F | 60°F | 14% | 10% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 18 | 88°F | 60°F | 14% | 10% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 19 | 88°F | 61°F | 15% | 11% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 20 | 88°F | 61°F | 15% | 11% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 21 | 89°F | 61°F | 15% | 11% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 22 | 89°F | 62°F | 16% | 11% | 14 h |
| May 23 | 89°F | 62°F | 16% | 12% | 14 h |
| May 24 | 89°F | 62°F | 16% | 12% | 14 h |
| May 25 | 90°F | 63°F | 16% | 12% | 14 h |
| May 26 | 90°F | 63°F | 17% | 12% | 14 h |
| May 27 | 90°F | 63°F | 17% | 12% | 14 h |
| May 28 | 91°F | 64°F | 17% | 13% | 14 h |
| May 29 | 91°F | 64°F | 17% | 13% | 14 h |
| May 30 | 91°F | 64°F | 17% | 13% | 14 h |
| May 31 | 91°F | 65°F | 17% | 13% | 14 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 87°FMay average
- Normal low
- 60°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 2.54 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 40.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 15
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min to 14 h 10 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 29
- Days at 80°F or more
- 25
- Sunshine
- 85%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00023041; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Big Spring in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 14% on average, highest around May 31 (17%). In all, 2.54 in falls on 4 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Big Spring, 15 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00023041.
What are the records for May in Big Spring?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1948) is 109°F, on May 25, 2000; the coldest is 31°F, on May 14, 1971. The wettest May brought 9.11 in (1975).
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00023041. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Big Spring 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; Big Spring's is 87°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.