Grand Prairie weather in May: Grand Prairie, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Grand Prairie in May has a normal high of 84°F and a normal low of 61°F, a daily mean of 72°F, rising from 80°F on the 1st to 88°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal May, 4.70 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 29°C and low of 16°C, 119 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationJoe Pool Lake
- Station IDUSC00414597
- Location32.64°N 96.97°W
- Elevation591 ft (180 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population207,331
- Jan 58° 33°
- Feb 62° 38°
- Mar 69° 45°
- Apr 77° 53°
- May 84° 61°
- Jun 92° 69°
- Jul 96° 73°
- Aug 97° 73°
- Sep 90° 66°
- Oct 80° 54°
- Nov 68° 45°
- Dec 60° 35°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Grand Prairie in May?
The normal high is 84°F and the normal low 61°F, for a daily mean of 72.3°F. May is 7.5°F warmer than April and 7.8°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Grand Prairie and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 80°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 70°F and 75°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 27%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 80°F | 57°F | 25% | 18% |
| May 8 | 82°F | 59°F | 26% | 19% |
| May 15 | 84°F | 61°F | 27% | 20% |
| May 22 | 86°F | 63°F | 27% | 20% |
| May 31 | 88°F | 65°F | 26% | 20% |
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 | 80°F | 57°F | 25% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 80°F | 57°F | 25% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 3 | 80°F | 57°F | 25% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 4 | 81°F | 58°F | 26% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 5 | 81°F | 58°F | 26% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 6 | 81°F | 58°F | 26% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 7 | 81°F | 58°F | 26% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 8 | 82°F | 59°F | 26% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 9 | 82°F | 59°F | 26% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 10 | 82°F | 59°F | 26% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 11 | 82°F | 59°F | 26% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 12 | 83°F | 60°F | 26% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 13 | 83°F | 60°F | 27% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 14 | 83°F | 60°F | 27% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 15 | 84°F | 61°F | 27% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 16 | 84°F | 61°F | 27% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 17 | 84°F | 61°F | 27% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 18 | 84°F | 61°F | 27% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 19 | 85°F | 62°F | 27% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 20 | 85°F | 62°F | 27% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 21 | 85°F | 62°F | 27% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 22 | 86°F | 63°F | 27% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 23 | 86°F | 63°F | 27% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 24 | 86°F | 63°F | 27% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 25 | 87°F | 63°F | 27% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 26 | 87°F | 64°F | 27% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 27 | 87°F | 64°F | 27% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 28 | 87°F | 64°F | 27% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 29 | 88°F | 64°F | 26% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 30 | 88°F | 65°F | 26% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 31 | 88°F | 65°F | 26% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 84°FMay average
- Normal low
- 61°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.70 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 5
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min to 14 h 10 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 30
- Days at 80°F or more
- 23
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00414597; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Grand Prairie in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 26% on average, highest around May 25 (27%). In all, 4.70 in falls on 9 days of a normal May, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Grand Prairie, 5 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00414597.
How does May in Grand Prairie 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; Grand Prairie's is 84°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.