College Station weather in May: College Station, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
College Station in May has a normal high of 86°F and a normal low of 66°F, a daily mean of 76°F, rising from 82°F on the 1st to 90°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal May, 4.60 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 30°C and low of 19°C, 117 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationCollege Station Easterwood Field
- Station IDUSW00003904
- Location30.59°N 96.36°W
- Elevation305 ft (93 m)
- Population128,023
- Jan 62° 41°
- Feb 66° 45°
- Mar 73° 52°
- Apr 79° 58°
- May 86° 66°
- Jun 92° 73°
- Jul 95° 75°
- Aug 97° 75°
- Sep 91° 70°
- Oct 82° 60°
- Nov 71° 50°
- Dec 63° 43°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is College Station in May?
The normal high is 86°F and the normal low 66°F, for a daily mean of 76.4°F. May is 7.7°F warmer than April and 6.2°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in College Station and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 82°F on May 1 to 90°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 74°F and 79°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 26%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 82°F | 62°F | 25% | 16% |
| May 8 | 84°F | 64°F | 25% | 17% |
| May 15 | 86°F | 66°F | 26% | 18% |
| May 22 | 88°F | 68°F | 25% | 18% |
| May 31 | 90°F | 71°F | 26% | 18% |
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 | 82°F | 62°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 2 | 83°F | 62°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 3 | 83°F | 63°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 4 | 83°F | 63°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 5 | 83°F | 63°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 6 | 84°F | 63°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 7 | 84°F | 64°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 8 | 84°F | 64°F | 25% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 9 | 84°F | 64°F | 25% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 10 | 85°F | 65°F | 25% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 11 | 85°F | 65°F | 25% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 12 | 85°F | 65°F | 26% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 13 | 86°F | 66°F | 26% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 14 | 86°F | 66°F | 26% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 15 | 86°F | 66°F | 26% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 16 | 86°F | 67°F | 25% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 17 | 87°F | 67°F | 25% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 18 | 87°F | 67°F | 25% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 19 | 87°F | 67°F | 25% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 20 | 87°F | 68°F | 25% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 21 | 88°F | 68°F | 25% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 22 | 88°F | 68°F | 25% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 23 | 88°F | 69°F | 25% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 24 | 89°F | 69°F | 25% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 25 | 89°F | 69°F | 25% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 26 | 89°F | 69°F | 25% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 27 | 89°F | 70°F | 25% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 28 | 89°F | 70°F | 26% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 29 | 90°F | 70°F | 26% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 30 | 90°F | 70°F | 26% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 31 | 90°F | 71°F | 26% | 18% | 14 h |
- Normal high
- 86°FMay average
- Normal low
- 66°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.60 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 9
- Daylight
- 13 h 20 min to 14 hMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 27
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003904; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in College Station in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 25% on average, highest around May 12 (26%). In all, 4.60 in falls on 8 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in College Station, 9 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003904.
What are the records for May in College Station?
The warmest May temperature on College Station's official record (since 1888) is 101°F, on May 27, 1906; the coldest is 42°F, on May 4, 1954. The wettest May brought 14.70 in (1929).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 76.4°F: 2021 75.7°F (−0.7), 2022 81.3°F (+4.9), 2023 77.6°F (+1.2), 2024 79.3°F (+2.9), 2025 79.4°F (+3.0), 2026 74.8°F (−1.6). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75.7°F | −0.7°F | 7.20 in |
| 2022 | 81.3°F | +4.9°F | 2.46 in |
| 2023 | 77.6°F | +1.2°F | 3.67 in |
| 2024 | 79.3°F | +2.9°F | 9.10 in |
| 2025 | 79.4°F | +3.0°F | 10.13 in |
| 2026 | 74.8°F | −1.6°F | 6.66 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record CLLthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003904. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in College Station 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; College Station's is 86°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.