Jacksonville Beach weather in May: Jacksonville Beach, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Jacksonville Beach in May has a normal high of 83°F and a normal low of 70°F, a daily mean of 77°F, rising from 80°F on the 1st to 85°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal May, 2.93 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 28°C and low of 21°C, 74 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationJacksonville Beach
- Station IDUSC00084366
- Location30.29°N 81.39°W
- Elevation10 ft (3 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population23,630
- Jan 65° 49°
- Feb 68° 52°
- Mar 72° 57°
- Apr 77° 63°
- May 83° 70°
- Jun 87° 75°
- Jul 89° 77°
- Aug 89° 77°
- Sep 86° 76°
- Oct 80° 69°
- Nov 73° 60°
- Dec 67° 53°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Jacksonville Beach in May?
The normal high is 83°F and the normal low 70°F, for a daily mean of 76.6°F. May is 6.4°F warmer than April and 4.4°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Jacksonville Beach and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 5°F, from 80°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 1.6°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 33%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 80°F | 67°F | 23% | 13% |
| May 8 | 82°F | 68°F | 23% | 13% |
| May 15 | 83°F | 70°F | 25% | 14% |
| May 22 | 84°F | 72°F | 28% | 16% |
| May 31 | 85°F | 73°F | 33% | 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 | 67°F | 23% | 13% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 2 | 81°F | 67°F | 23% | 13% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 3 | 81°F | 67°F | 23% | 13% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 4 | 81°F | 67°F | 23% | 13% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 5 | 81°F | 68°F | 23% | 13% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 6 | 81°F | 68°F | 23% | 13% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 7 | 82°F | 68°F | 23% | 13% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 8 | 82°F | 68°F | 23% | 13% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 9 | 82°F | 69°F | 23% | 13% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 10 | 82°F | 69°F | 24% | 13% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 11 | 82°F | 69°F | 24% | 13% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 12 | 83°F | 69°F | 24% | 13% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 13 | 83°F | 70°F | 24% | 14% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 14 | 83°F | 70°F | 25% | 14% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 15 | 83°F | 70°F | 25% | 14% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 16 | 83°F | 70°F | 25% | 14% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 17 | 83°F | 70°F | 26% | 15% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 18 | 84°F | 71°F | 26% | 15% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 19 | 84°F | 71°F | 27% | 15% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 20 | 84°F | 71°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 21 | 84°F | 71°F | 28% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 22 | 84°F | 72°F | 28% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 23 | 84°F | 72°F | 29% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 24 | 84°F | 72°F | 29% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 25 | 85°F | 72°F | 30% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 26 | 85°F | 72°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 27 | 85°F | 73°F | 31% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 28 | 85°F | 73°F | 31% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 29 | 85°F | 73°F | 32% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 30 | 85°F | 73°F | 32% | 19% | 14 h |
| May 31 | 85°F | 73°F | 33% | 20% | 14 h |
- Normal high
- 83°FMay average
- Normal low
- 70°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 2.93 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 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
- 22
- Sunshine
- 84%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00084366; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Jacksonville Beach in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 26% on average, highest around May 31 (33%). In all, 2.93 in falls on 8 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Jacksonville Beach, 3 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00084366.
What are the records for May in Jacksonville Beach?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1944) is 98°F, on May 31, 2004; the coldest is 47°F, on May 7, 1958. The wettest May brought 11.86 in (2009).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 76.6°F: 2021 76.5°F (−0.1), 2022 79.2°F (+2.6), 2023 75.2°F (−1.4), 2024 78.9°F (+2.3), 2026 75.8°F (−0.8). 2 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76.5°F | −0.1°F | 1.01 in |
| 2022 | 79.2°F | +2.6°F | 1.63 in |
| 2023 | 75.2°F | −1.4°F | 2.40 in |
| 2024 | 78.9°F | +2.3°F | 3.39 in |
| 2026 | 75.8°F | −0.8°F | 4.99 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00084366; recent months: ACIS, station USC00084366. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Jacksonville Beach 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; Jacksonville Beach's is 83°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Jacksonville Beach in April77°F by day, 63°F at night
- Jacksonville Beach in June87°F by day, 75°F at night
- Jacksonville Beach through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Florida in MayThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Plant City: Florida's warmest Maynormal high 91°F