Houma weather in May: Houma, Louisiana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Houma in May has a normal high of 85°F and a normal low of 67°F, a daily mean of 76°F, rising from 82°F on the 1st to 88°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal May, 4.38 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 30°C and low of 20°C, 111 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationHouma
- Station IDUSC00164407
- Location29.64°N 90.82°W
- Elevation8 ft (2 m)
- Population31,671
- Jan 64° 44°
- Feb 67° 48°
- Mar 73° 54°
- Apr 78° 60°
- May 85° 67°
- Jun 90° 73°
- Jul 91° 74°
- Aug 91° 75°
- Sep 89° 71°
- Oct 82° 61°
- Nov 72° 52°
- Dec 66° 46°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Houma in May?
The normal high is 85°F and the normal low 67°F, for a daily mean of 76.2°F. May is 7.3°F warmer than April and 5.0°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Houma and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 82°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 1.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 74°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 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 82°F | 63°F | 20% | 14% |
| May 8 | 83°F | 65°F | 20% | 15% |
| May 15 | 85°F | 67°F | 22% | 16% |
| May 22 | 87°F | 69°F | 24% | 18% |
| May 31 | 88°F | 71°F | 30% | 22% |
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 | 63°F | 20% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 2 | 82°F | 64°F | 20% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 3 | 82°F | 64°F | 20% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 4 | 83°F | 64°F | 20% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 5 | 83°F | 64°F | 20% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 6 | 83°F | 65°F | 20% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 7 | 83°F | 65°F | 20% | 14% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 8 | 83°F | 65°F | 20% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 9 | 84°F | 66°F | 20% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 10 | 84°F | 66°F | 20% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 11 | 84°F | 66°F | 21% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 12 | 84°F | 66°F | 21% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 13 | 85°F | 67°F | 21% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 14 | 85°F | 67°F | 21% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 15 | 85°F | 67°F | 22% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 16 | 85°F | 68°F | 22% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 17 | 86°F | 68°F | 22% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 18 | 86°F | 68°F | 23% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 19 | 86°F | 68°F | 23% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 20 | 86°F | 69°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 21 | 86°F | 69°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 22 | 87°F | 69°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 23 | 87°F | 69°F | 25% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 24 | 87°F | 69°F | 26% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 25 | 87°F | 70°F | 26% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 26 | 87°F | 70°F | 27% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 27 | 88°F | 70°F | 27% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 28 | 88°F | 70°F | 28% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 29 | 88°F | 70°F | 29% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 30 | 88°F | 71°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 31 | 88°F | 71°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 85°FMay average
- Normal low
- 67°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.38 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 4
- Daylight
- 13 h 20 min to 13 h 50 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 26
- Sunshine
- 84%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00164407; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Houma in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 23% on average, highest around May 31 (30%). In all, 4.38 in falls on 7 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Houma, 4 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00164407.
What are the records for May in Houma?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 99°F, on May 14, 1916; the coldest is 42°F, on May 1, 1908. The wettest May brought 20.84 in (1991).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00164407. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Houma compare across Louisiana?
Across the 65 places PlainClimate covers in Louisiana, May normal highs run from 81°F in Bastrop to 87°F in Chalmette; Houma's is 85°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.