Lake City weather in May: Lake City, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Lake City in May has a normal high of 85°F and a normal low of 62°F, a daily mean of 73°F, rising from 82°F on the 1st to 87°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal May, 3.47 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 30°C and low of 16°C, 88 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationLake City (2 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00084731
- Location30.19°N 82.59°W
- Elevation195 ft (59 m)
- Population12,783
- Jan 63° 41°
- Feb 67° 44°
- Mar 73° 49°
- Apr 79° 55°
- May 85° 62°
- Jun 88° 68°
- Jul 90° 70°
- Aug 89° 70°
- Sep 86° 67°
- Oct 79° 59°
- Nov 71° 49°
- Dec 66° 44°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lake City in May?
The normal high is 85°F and the normal low 62°F, for a daily mean of 73.4°F. May is 6.8°F warmer than April and 4.8°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Lake City and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 5°F, from 82°F on May 1 to 87°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 72°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 36%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 82°F | 58°F | 22% | 14% |
| May 8 | 84°F | 60°F | 22% | 14% |
| May 15 | 85°F | 61°F | 25% | 16% |
| May 22 | 86°F | 63°F | 29% | 19% |
| May 31 | 87°F | 65°F | 36% | 23% |
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 | 58°F | 22% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 2 | 83°F | 58°F | 22% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 3 | 83°F | 58°F | 22% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 4 | 83°F | 59°F | 22% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 5 | 83°F | 59°F | 22% | 14% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 6 | 84°F | 59°F | 22% | 14% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 7 | 84°F | 59°F | 22% | 14% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 8 | 84°F | 60°F | 22% | 14% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 9 | 84°F | 60°F | 22% | 14% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 10 | 84°F | 60°F | 23% | 14% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 11 | 85°F | 60°F | 23% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 12 | 85°F | 61°F | 23% | 15% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 13 | 85°F | 61°F | 24% | 15% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 14 | 85°F | 61°F | 24% | 15% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 15 | 85°F | 61°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 16 | 85°F | 62°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 17 | 86°F | 62°F | 26% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 18 | 86°F | 62°F | 26% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 19 | 86°F | 62°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 20 | 86°F | 63°F | 27% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 21 | 86°F | 63°F | 28% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 22 | 86°F | 63°F | 29% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 23 | 86°F | 63°F | 29% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 24 | 87°F | 64°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 25 | 87°F | 64°F | 31% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 26 | 87°F | 64°F | 32% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 27 | 87°F | 65°F | 32% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 28 | 87°F | 65°F | 33% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 29 | 87°F | 65°F | 34% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 30 | 87°F | 65°F | 35% | 23% | 14 h |
| May 31 | 87°F | 65°F | 36% | 23% | 14 h |
- Normal high
- 85°FMay average
- Normal low
- 62°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 3.47 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 10
- 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
- 28
- Sunshine
- 83%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00084731; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Lake City in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 26% on average, highest around May 31 (36%). In all, 3.47 in falls on 7 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Lake City, 10 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00084731.
What are the records for May in Lake City?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1892) is 101°F, on May 31, 1945; the coldest is 41°F, on May 5, 1971. The wettest May brought 11.45 in (1959).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 73.4°F: 2021 72.0°F (−1.4), 2022 74.3°F (+0.9), 2023 73.1°F (−0.3), 2024 76.9°F (+3.5), 2025 77.4°F (+4.0). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72.0°F | −1.4°F | 0.59 in |
| 2022 | 74.3°F | +0.9°F | 6.41 in |
| 2023 | 73.1°F | −0.3°F | 6.12 in |
| 2024 | 76.9°F | +3.5°F | 3.40 in |
| 2025 | 77.4°F | +4.0°F | 3.87 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00084731; recent months: ACIS, station USC00084731. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Lake City 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; Lake City's is 85°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.