Live Oak weather in May: Live Oak, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Live Oak in May has a normal high of 90°F and a normal low of 65°F, a daily mean of 77°F, rising from 87°F on the 1st to 92°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 4 days in a normal May, 2.62 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 32°C and low of 18°C, 67 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationLive Oak
- Station IDUSC00085099
- Location30.29°N 82.97°W
- Elevation120 ft (37 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population7,200
- Jan 68° 45°
- Feb 72° 48°
- Mar 78° 52°
- Apr 84° 58°
- May 90° 65°
- Jun 92° 72°
- Jul 94° 74°
- Aug 93° 74°
- Sep 90° 71°
- Oct 84° 62°
- Nov 76° 52°
- Dec 70° 47°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Live Oak in May?
The normal high is 90°F and the normal low 65°F, for a daily mean of 77.4°F. May is 6.8°F warmer than April and 4.7°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Live Oak and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 5°F, from 87°F on May 1 to 92°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 76°F and 79°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 23%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 87°F | 61°F | 14% | 11% |
| May 8 | 88°F | 63°F | 14% | 12% |
| May 15 | 90°F | 65°F | 16% | 13% |
| May 22 | 91°F | 67°F | 18% | 15% |
| May 31 | 92°F | 69°F | 23% | 19% |
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 | 87°F | 61°F | 14% | 11% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 2 | 87°F | 61°F | 14% | 11% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 3 | 87°F | 61°F | 14% | 11% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 4 | 88°F | 62°F | 14% | 11% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 5 | 88°F | 62°F | 14% | 11% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 6 | 88°F | 62°F | 14% | 12% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 7 | 88°F | 62°F | 14% | 12% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 8 | 88°F | 63°F | 14% | 12% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 9 | 89°F | 63°F | 15% | 12% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 10 | 89°F | 63°F | 15% | 12% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 11 | 89°F | 64°F | 15% | 12% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 12 | 89°F | 64°F | 15% | 12% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 13 | 89°F | 64°F | 15% | 13% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 14 | 90°F | 65°F | 15% | 13% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 15 | 90°F | 65°F | 16% | 13% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 16 | 90°F | 65°F | 16% | 13% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 17 | 90°F | 65°F | 16% | 13% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 18 | 90°F | 66°F | 17% | 14% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 19 | 90°F | 66°F | 17% | 14% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 20 | 90°F | 66°F | 17% | 14% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 21 | 91°F | 67°F | 18% | 15% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 22 | 91°F | 67°F | 18% | 15% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 23 | 91°F | 67°F | 18% | 15% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 24 | 91°F | 68°F | 19% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 25 | 91°F | 68°F | 19% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 26 | 91°F | 68°F | 20% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 27 | 91°F | 68°F | 21% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 28 | 91°F | 69°F | 21% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 29 | 91°F | 69°F | 22% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 30 | 92°F | 69°F | 22% | 19% | 14 h |
| May 31 | 92°F | 69°F | 23% | 19% | 14 h |
- Normal high
- 90°FMay average
- Normal low
- 65°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 2.62 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 40.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 17
- 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
- 30
- Sunshine
- 83%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00085099; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Live Oak in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 17% on average, highest around May 31 (23%). In all, 2.62 in falls on 4 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Live Oak, 17 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00085099.
What are the records for May in Live Oak?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1898) is 102°F, on May 10, 1916; the coldest is 38°F, on May 12, 2020. The wettest May brought 12.47 in (1923).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 77.4°F: 2021 74.7°F (−2.7), 2022 77.3°F (−0.1), 2023 75.1°F (−2.3), 2024 79.6°F (+2.2), 2025 79.7°F (+2.3). 2 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74.7°F | −2.7°F | 0.55 in |
| 2022 | 77.3°F | −0.1°F | 3.00 in |
| 2023 | 75.1°F | −2.3°F | 2.74 in |
| 2024 | 79.6°F | +2.2°F | 5.27 in |
| 2025 | 79.7°F | +2.3°F | 3.92 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00085099; recent months: ACIS, station USC00085099. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Live Oak 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; Live Oak's is 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.