Nacogdoches weather in May: Nacogdoches, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Nacogdoches in May has a normal high of 83°F and a normal low of 63°F, a daily mean of 73°F, rising from 79°F on the 1st to 87°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal May, 4.53 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 28°C and low of 17°C, 115 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationNacogdoches
- Station IDUSC00416177
- Location31.62°N 94.64°W
- Elevation435 ft (133 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population32,381
- Jan 58° 36°
- Feb 62° 40°
- Mar 69° 46°
- Apr 76° 53°
- May 83° 63°
- Jun 89° 71°
- Jul 93° 74°
- Aug 93° 73°
- Sep 88° 67°
- Oct 78° 56°
- Nov 68° 45°
- Dec 60° 38°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Nacogdoches in May?
The normal high is 83°F and the normal low 63°F, for a daily mean of 73.1°F. May is 8.3°F warmer than April and 7.1°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Nacogdoches and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 79°F on May 1 to 87°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 71°F and 76°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 | 79°F | 58°F | 29% | 18% |
| May 8 | 81°F | 61°F | 30% | 19% |
| May 15 | 83°F | 63°F | 30% | 19% |
| May 22 | 84°F | 66°F | 30% | 19% |
| May 31 | 87°F | 69°F | 30% | 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 | 79°F | 58°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 2 | 79°F | 58°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 3 | 80°F | 59°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 4 | 80°F | 59°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 5 | 80°F | 59°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 6 | 80°F | 60°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 7 | 81°F | 60°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 8 | 81°F | 61°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 9 | 81°F | 61°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 10 | 81°F | 61°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 11 | 82°F | 62°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 12 | 82°F | 62°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 13 | 82°F | 62°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 14 | 82°F | 63°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 15 | 83°F | 63°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 16 | 83°F | 64°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 17 | 83°F | 64°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 18 | 83°F | 64°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 19 | 84°F | 65°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 20 | 84°F | 65°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 21 | 84°F | 65°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 22 | 84°F | 66°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 23 | 85°F | 66°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 24 | 85°F | 66°F | 30% | 19% | 14 h |
| May 25 | 85°F | 67°F | 30% | 19% | 14 h |
| May 26 | 85°F | 67°F | 30% | 19% | 14 h |
| May 27 | 86°F | 67°F | 30% | 19% | 14 h |
| May 28 | 86°F | 68°F | 30% | 19% | 14 h |
| May 29 | 86°F | 68°F | 30% | 19% | 14 h |
| May 30 | 86°F | 68°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 31 | 87°F | 69°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h |
- Normal high
- 83°FMay average
- Normal low
- 63°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.53 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 6
- Daylight
- 13 h 20 min to 14 hMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 30
- Days at 80°F or more
- 24
- Sunshine
- 78%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00416177; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Nacogdoches in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around May 30 (30%). In all, 4.53 in falls on 9 days of a normal May, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Nacogdoches, 6 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00416177.
What are the records for May in Nacogdoches?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1973) is 101°F, on May 18, 2022; the coldest is 36°F, on May 4, 2013. The wettest May brought 13.12 in (2015).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 73.1°F: 2021 71.1°F (−2.0), 2022 80.7°F (+7.6), 2023 69.5°F (−3.6), 2025 73.7°F (+0.6), 2026 75.5°F (+2.5). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71.1°F | −2.0°F | 4.73 in |
| 2022 | 80.7°F | +7.6°F | 2.53 in |
| 2023 | 69.5°F | −3.6°F | 1.99 in |
| 2025 | 73.7°F | +0.6°F | 9.33 in |
| 2026 | 75.5°F | +2.5°F | 2.81 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00416177; recent months: ACIS, station USC00416177. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Nacogdoches compare across Texas?
Across the 321 places PlainClimate covers in Texas, May normal highs run from 78°F in Hartley to 98°F in Terlingua; Nacogdoches's is 83°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.