Gulfport weather in May: Gulfport, Mississippi: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Gulfport in May has a normal high of 84°F and a normal low of 66°F, a daily mean of 75°F, rising from 80°F on the 1st to 87°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal May, 4.74 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 29°C and low of 19°C, 120 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationGulfport - Biloxi Airport
- Station IDUSW00093874
- Location30.41°N 89.08°W
- Elevation42 ft (13 m)
- Population74,621
- Jan 61° 42°
- Feb 65° 46°
- Mar 70° 52°
- Apr 77° 58°
- May 84° 66°
- Jun 89° 73°
- Jul 90° 75°
- Aug 91° 75°
- Sep 88° 71°
- Oct 80° 60°
- Nov 70° 49°
- Dec 64° 45°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Gulfport in May?
The normal high is 84°F and the normal low 66°F, for a daily mean of 75.0°F. May is 7.5°F warmer than April and 5.9°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Gulfport and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 7°F, from 80°F on May 1 to 87°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 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 32%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 80°F | 62°F | 23% | 15% |
| May 8 | 82°F | 64°F | 23% | 15% |
| May 15 | 84°F | 66°F | 25% | 16% |
| May 22 | 85°F | 68°F | 28% | 18% |
| May 31 | 87°F | 71°F | 32% | 21% |
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 | 62°F | 23% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 2 | 80°F | 63°F | 22% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 3 | 81°F | 63°F | 22% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 4 | 81°F | 63°F | 22% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 5 | 81°F | 63°F | 22% | 14% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 6 | 81°F | 64°F | 23% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 7 | 82°F | 64°F | 23% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 8 | 82°F | 64°F | 23% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 9 | 82°F | 64°F | 23% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 10 | 82°F | 65°F | 23% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 11 | 83°F | 65°F | 24% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 12 | 83°F | 65°F | 24% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 13 | 83°F | 66°F | 24% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 14 | 83°F | 66°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 15 | 84°F | 66°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 16 | 84°F | 66°F | 25% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 17 | 84°F | 67°F | 26% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 18 | 84°F | 67°F | 26% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 19 | 84°F | 67°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 20 | 85°F | 68°F | 27% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 21 | 85°F | 68°F | 27% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 22 | 85°F | 68°F | 28% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 23 | 85°F | 68°F | 28% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 24 | 86°F | 69°F | 29% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 25 | 86°F | 69°F | 29% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 26 | 86°F | 69°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 27 | 86°F | 70°F | 30% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 28 | 86°F | 70°F | 31% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 29 | 87°F | 70°F | 31% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 30 | 87°F | 70°F | 32% | 21% | 14 h |
| May 31 | 87°F | 71°F | 32% | 21% | 14 h |
- Normal high
- 84°FMay average
- Normal low
- 66°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.74 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3
- 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
- 83%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093874; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Gulfport in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 26% on average, highest around May 31 (32%). In all, 4.74 in falls on 7 days of a normal May, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Gulfport, 3 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093874.
What are the records for May in Gulfport?
The warmest May temperature on Gulfport's official record (since 1893) is 98°F, on May 29, 1896; the coldest is 43°F, on May 4, 2013. The wettest May brought 17.63 in (1980).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 75.0°F: 2021 74.1°F (−0.9), 2022 78.2°F (+3.2), 2023 76.5°F (+1.5), 2024 79.9°F (+4.9), 2025 75.6°F (+0.6), 2026 74.0°F (−1.0). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74.1°F | −0.9°F | 7.94 in |
| 2022 | 78.2°F | +3.2°F | 8.11 in |
| 2023 | 76.5°F | +1.5°F | 3.57 in |
| 2024 | 79.9°F | +4.9°F | 7.34 in |
| 2025 | 75.6°F | +0.6°F | 13.49 in |
| 2026 | 74.0°F | −1.0°F | 14.49 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record GPTthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093874. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Gulfport compare across Mississippi?
Across the 81 places PlainClimate covers in Mississippi, May normal highs run from 79°F in Independence to 88°F in Monticello; Gulfport's is 84°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.