Brooksville weather in May: Brooksville, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Brooksville in May has a normal high of 88°F and a normal low of 63°F, a daily mean of 75°F, rising from 86°F on the 1st to 90°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal May, 3.35 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 31°C and low of 17°C, 85 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationBrooksville Hernando County Airport
- Station IDUSW00012818
- Location28.47°N 82.45°W
- Elevation77 ft (24 m)
- Population9,985
- Jan 71° 44°
- Feb 74° 48°
- Mar 78° 51°
- Apr 83° 56°
- May 88° 63°
- Jun 90° 70°
- Jul 91° 72°
- Aug 91° 72°
- Sep 90° 70°
- Oct 85° 62°
- Nov 78° 52°
- Dec 73° 48°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Brooksville in May?
The normal high is 88°F and the normal low 63°F, for a daily mean of 75.3°F. May is 6.1°F warmer than April and 4.8°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Brooksville and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 4°F, from 86°F on May 1 to 90°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 73°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 38%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 86°F | 59°F | 22% | 12% |
| May 8 | 87°F | 60°F | 23% | 12% |
| May 15 | 88°F | 62°F | 27% | 15% |
| May 22 | 89°F | 64°F | 31% | 19% |
| May 31 | 90°F | 67°F | 38% | 25% |
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 | 86°F | 59°F | 22% | 12% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 2 | 86°F | 59°F | 22% | 12% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 3 | 86°F | 59°F | 22% | 12% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 4 | 86°F | 60°F | 23% | 12% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 5 | 87°F | 60°F | 23% | 12% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 6 | 87°F | 60°F | 23% | 12% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 7 | 87°F | 60°F | 23% | 12% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 8 | 87°F | 60°F | 23% | 12% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 9 | 87°F | 61°F | 24% | 13% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 10 | 87°F | 61°F | 24% | 13% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 11 | 88°F | 61°F | 24% | 13% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 12 | 88°F | 61°F | 25% | 14% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 13 | 88°F | 62°F | 25% | 14% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 14 | 88°F | 62°F | 26% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 15 | 88°F | 62°F | 27% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 16 | 88°F | 63°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 17 | 88°F | 63°F | 28% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 18 | 89°F | 63°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 19 | 89°F | 63°F | 29% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 20 | 89°F | 64°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 21 | 89°F | 64°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 22 | 89°F | 64°F | 31% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 23 | 89°F | 65°F | 32% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 24 | 89°F | 65°F | 33% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 25 | 89°F | 65°F | 33% | 21% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 26 | 89°F | 65°F | 34% | 21% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 27 | 89°F | 66°F | 35% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 28 | 90°F | 66°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 29 | 90°F | 66°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 30 | 90°F | 67°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 31 | 90°F | 67°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 88°FMay average
- Normal low
- 63°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 3.35 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 14
- Daylight
- 13 h 10 min to 13 h 50 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 29
- Sunshine
- 86%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00012818; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Brooksville in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 28% on average, highest around May 31 (38%). In all, 3.35 in falls on 8 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Brooksville, 14 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00012818.
What are the records for May in Brooksville?
The warmest May temperature on Brooksville's official record (since 1892) is 101°F, on May 31, 1945; the coldest is 41°F, on May 10, 1923. The wettest May brought 16.27 in (1976).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 75.3°F: 2021 76.6°F (+1.3), 2022 77.7°F (+2.4), 2023 76.1°F (+0.8), 2024 79.9°F (+4.6), 2025 78.0°F (+2.7), 2026 79.9°F (+4.6). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76.6°F | +1.3°F | 0.56 in |
| 2022 | 77.7°F | +2.4°F | 3.79 in |
| 2023 | 76.1°F | +0.8°F | 3.04 in |
| 2024 | 79.9°F | +4.6°F | 0.65 in |
| 2025 | 78.0°F | +2.7°F | 2.69 in |
| 2026 | 79.9°F | +4.6°F | 5.51 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record BKVthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00012818. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Brooksville compare across Florida?
Across the 106 places PlainClimate covers in Florida, May normal highs run from 83°F in Miami Beach to 91°F in Plant City; Brooksville's is 88°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.