Fort Pierce weather in May: Fort Pierce, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Fort Pierce in May has a normal high of 86°F and a normal low of 67°F, a daily mean of 76°F, rising from 84°F on the 1st to 87°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal May, 3.93 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 30°C and low of 19°C, 100 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationFort Pierce St Lucie County International Airport
- Station IDUSW00012895
- Location27.50°N 80.38°W
- Elevation24 ft (7 m)
- From the center5 miles
- Population50,805
- Jan 73° 51°
- Feb 76° 54°
- Mar 78° 57°
- Apr 82° 61°
- May 86° 67°
- Jun 89° 71°
- Jul 90° 73°
- Aug 90° 73°
- Sep 88° 73°
- Oct 84° 69°
- Nov 79° 61°
- Dec 75° 56°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Fort Pierce in May?
The normal high is 86°F and the normal low 67°F, for a daily mean of 76.2°F. May is 4.7°F warmer than April and 3.7°F cooler than June. May is the 6th warmest month of the year in Fort Pierce and the 6th 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 1.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 75°F and 78°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 40%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 84°F | 64°F | 25% | 16% |
| May 8 | 85°F | 66°F | 26% | 17% |
| May 15 | 86°F | 67°F | 29% | 19% |
| May 22 | 86°F | 68°F | 34% | 22% |
| May 31 | 87°F | 69°F | 40% | 26% |
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 | 64°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 2 | 84°F | 65°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 3 | 84°F | 65°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 4 | 84°F | 65°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 5 | 85°F | 65°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 6 | 85°F | 65°F | 26% | 17% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 7 | 85°F | 65°F | 26% | 17% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 8 | 85°F | 66°F | 26% | 17% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 9 | 85°F | 66°F | 26% | 17% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 10 | 85°F | 66°F | 27% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 11 | 85°F | 66°F | 27% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 12 | 85°F | 66°F | 28% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 13 | 85°F | 66°F | 28% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 14 | 85°F | 67°F | 29% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 15 | 86°F | 67°F | 29% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 16 | 86°F | 67°F | 30% | 20% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 17 | 86°F | 67°F | 31% | 20% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 18 | 86°F | 67°F | 31% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 19 | 86°F | 67°F | 32% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 20 | 86°F | 68°F | 32% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 86°F | 68°F | 33% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 22 | 86°F | 68°F | 34% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 23 | 86°F | 68°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 24 | 86°F | 68°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 25 | 87°F | 68°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 26 | 87°F | 69°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 27 | 87°F | 69°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 87°F | 69°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 87°F | 69°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 30 | 87°F | 69°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 31 | 87°F | 69°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 86°FMay average
- Normal low
- 67°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 3.93 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 5
- 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
- 30
- Sunshine
- 83%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00012895; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Fort Pierce in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 31% on average, highest around May 31 (40%). In all, 3.93 in falls on 9 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Fort Pierce, 5 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00012895.
What are the records for May in Fort Pierce?
The warmest May temperature on Fort Pierce's official record (since 1901) is 98°F, on May 26, 1949; the coldest is 45°F, on May 8, 1992. The wettest May brought 13.86 in (2016).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 76.2°F: 2021 76.9°F (+0.7), 2022 77.7°F (+1.5), 2023 75.4°F (−0.8), 2024 79.7°F (+3.5), 2025 78.8°F (+2.6), 2026 79.5°F (+3.3). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76.9°F | +0.7°F | 0.49 in |
| 2022 | 77.7°F | +1.5°F | 0.88 in |
| 2023 | 75.4°F | −0.8°F | 5.90 in |
| 2024 | 79.7°F | +3.5°F | 2.43 in |
| 2025 | 78.8°F | +2.6°F | 4.16 in |
| 2026 | 79.5°F | +3.3°F | 5.69 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record FPRthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00012895. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Fort Pierce 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 Pierce's is 86°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.