Okeechobee weather in May: Okeechobee, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Okeechobee in May has a normal high of 89°F and a normal low of 68°F, a daily mean of 78°F, rising from 86°F on the 1st to 90°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal May, 4.15 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 31°C and low of 20°C, 105 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationOkeechobee
- Station IDUSC00086485
- Location27.15°N 80.87°W
- Elevation18 ft (6 m)
- Population5,731
- Jan 74° 52°
- Feb 77° 55°
- Mar 82° 59°
- Apr 84° 64°
- May 89° 68°
- Jun 90° 73°
- Jul 92° 75°
- Aug 92° 75°
- Sep 90° 74°
- Oct 86° 68°
- Nov 80° 60°
- Dec 76° 55°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Okeechobee in May?
The normal high is 89°F and the normal low 68°F, for a daily mean of 78.3°F. May is 4.1°F warmer than April and 3.5°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Okeechobee and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 4°F, from 86°F on May 1 to 90°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 1.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 77°F and 80°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 40%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 86°F | 66°F | 18% | 13% |
| May 8 | 87°F | 67°F | 20% | 15% |
| May 15 | 89°F | 68°F | 25% | 19% |
| May 22 | 90°F | 69°F | 31% | 23% |
| May 31 | 90°F | 71°F | 40% | 28% |
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 | 86°F | 66°F | 18% | 13% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 2 | 86°F | 66°F | 18% | 13% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 3 | 87°F | 66°F | 18% | 14% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 4 | 87°F | 66°F | 19% | 14% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 5 | 87°F | 66°F | 19% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 6 | 87°F | 66°F | 19% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 7 | 87°F | 67°F | 20% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 8 | 87°F | 67°F | 20% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 9 | 88°F | 67°F | 21% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 10 | 88°F | 67°F | 21% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 11 | 88°F | 67°F | 22% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 12 | 88°F | 67°F | 23% | 17% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 13 | 88°F | 67°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 14 | 88°F | 68°F | 24% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 15 | 89°F | 68°F | 25% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 16 | 89°F | 68°F | 26% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 17 | 89°F | 68°F | 27% | 20% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 18 | 89°F | 68°F | 28% | 20% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 19 | 89°F | 69°F | 29% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 20 | 89°F | 69°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 89°F | 69°F | 31% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 22 | 90°F | 69°F | 31% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 23 | 90°F | 69°F | 32% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 24 | 90°F | 70°F | 33% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 25 | 90°F | 70°F | 34% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 26 | 90°F | 70°F | 35% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 27 | 90°F | 70°F | 36% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 90°F | 70°F | 37% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 90°F | 71°F | 38% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 30 | 90°F | 71°F | 39% | 28% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 31 | 90°F | 71°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 89°FMay average
- Normal low
- 68°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.15 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 11
- Daylight
- 13 h 10 min to 13 h 40 minMay 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 USC00086485; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Okeechobee in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around May 31 (40%). In all, 4.15 in falls on 7 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Okeechobee, 11 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00086485.
What are the records for May in Okeechobee?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1945) is 100°F, on May 29, 2006; the coldest is 49°F, on May 1, 1988. The wettest May brought 13.17 in (1997).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00086485. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Okeechobee 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; Okeechobee's is 89°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.