Fort Lauderdale weather in May: Fort Lauderdale, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Fort Lauderdale in May has a normal high of 86°F and a normal low of 74°F, a daily mean of 80°F, rising from 84°F on the 1st to 87°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal May, 5.56 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 30°C and low of 23°C, 141 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationFort Lauderdale International Airport
- Station IDUSW00012849
- Location26.07°N 80.15°W
- Elevation11 ft (3 m)
- From the center5 miles
- Population190,641
- Jan 76° 61°
- Feb 77° 63°
- Mar 80° 66°
- Apr 83° 70°
- May 86° 74°
- Jun 88° 77°
- Jul 90° 78°
- Aug 90° 78°
- Sep 88° 77°
- Oct 85° 74°
- Nov 81° 68°
- Dec 78° 65°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Fort Lauderdale in May?
The normal high is 86°F and the normal low 74°F, for a daily mean of 79.7°F. May is 3.3°F warmer than April and 2.8°F cooler than June. May is the 6th warmest month of the year in Fort Lauderdale and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 3°F, from 84°F on May 1 to 87°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 1.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 79°F and 81°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 45%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 84°F | 72°F | 27% | 18% |
| May 8 | 85°F | 73°F | 30% | 20% |
| May 15 | 86°F | 73°F | 34% | 24% |
| May 22 | 86°F | 74°F | 39% | 28% |
| May 31 | 87°F | 75°F | 45% | 31% |
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 | 84°F | 72°F | 27% | 18% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 2 | 85°F | 72°F | 27% | 18% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 3 | 85°F | 72°F | 28% | 18% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 4 | 85°F | 72°F | 28% | 19% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 5 | 85°F | 72°F | 28% | 19% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 6 | 85°F | 73°F | 29% | 19% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 7 | 85°F | 73°F | 29% | 20% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 8 | 85°F | 73°F | 30% | 20% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 9 | 85°F | 73°F | 30% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 10 | 85°F | 73°F | 31% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 11 | 85°F | 73°F | 31% | 22% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 12 | 85°F | 73°F | 32% | 22% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 13 | 86°F | 73°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 14 | 86°F | 73°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 15 | 86°F | 73°F | 34% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 16 | 86°F | 73°F | 35% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 17 | 86°F | 74°F | 36% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 18 | 86°F | 74°F | 36% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 19 | 86°F | 74°F | 37% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 20 | 86°F | 74°F | 38% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 86°F | 74°F | 38% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 22 | 86°F | 74°F | 39% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 23 | 87°F | 74°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 24 | 87°F | 74°F | 41% | 29% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 25 | 87°F | 75°F | 41% | 29% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 26 | 87°F | 75°F | 42% | 30% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 27 | 87°F | 75°F | 42% | 30% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 87°F | 75°F | 43% | 30% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 87°F | 75°F | 44% | 31% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 30 | 87°F | 75°F | 44% | 31% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 31 | 87°F | 75°F | 45% | 31% | 13 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 86°FMay average
- Normal low
- 74°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 5.56 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3
- Daylight
- 13 h 10 min to 13 h 40 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 31
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00012849; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Fort Lauderdale in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around May 31 (45%). In all, 5.56 in falls on 10 days of a normal May, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Fort Lauderdale, 3 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00012849.
What are the records for May in Fort Lauderdale?
The warmest May temperature on Fort Lauderdale's official record (since 1912) is 98°F, on May 11, 2024; the coldest is 49°F, on May 5, 1921. The wettest May brought 17.84 in (2003).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 79.7°F: 2021 80.6°F (+0.9), 2022 80.4°F (+0.7), 2023 79.0°F (−0.7), 2024 85.1°F (+5.4), 2025 82.2°F (+2.5), 2026 82.3°F (+2.6). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80.6°F | +0.9°F | 2.07 in |
| 2022 | 80.4°F | +0.7°F | 3.50 in |
| 2023 | 79.0°F | −0.7°F | 8.90 in |
| 2024 | 85.1°F | +5.4°F | 1.15 in |
| 2025 | 82.2°F | +2.5°F | 2.99 in |
| 2026 | 82.3°F | +2.6°F | 4.06 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record FLLthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00012849. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Fort Lauderdale 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; Fort Lauderdale's is 86°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.