Palestine weather in May: Palestine, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Palestine in May has a normal high of 84°F and a normal low of 62°F, a daily mean of 73°F, rising from 80°F on the 1st to 87°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal May, 4.32 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 29°C and low of 17°C, 110 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationPalestine (2 mi NE)
- Station IDUSW00093914
- Location31.78°N 95.60°W
- Elevation465 ft (142 m)
- Population19,583
- Jan 59° 35°
- Feb 63° 39°
- Mar 70° 45°
- Apr 77° 53°
- May 84° 62°
- Jun 90° 69°
- Jul 94° 72°
- Aug 95° 71°
- Sep 89° 65°
- Oct 80° 54°
- Nov 68° 44°
- Dec 60° 37°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Palestine in May?
The normal high is 84°F and the normal low 62°F, for a daily mean of 72.8°F. May is 8.1°F warmer than April and 6.8°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Palestine and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 7°F, from 80°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 70°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 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 80°F | 57°F | 30% | 19% |
| May 8 | 82°F | 60°F | 30% | 18% |
| May 15 | 83°F | 62°F | 30% | 18% |
| May 22 | 85°F | 64°F | 29% | 18% |
| May 31 | 87°F | 66°F | 29% | 18% |
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 | 57°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 2 | 80°F | 58°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 3 | 80°F | 58°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 4 | 81°F | 58°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 5 | 81°F | 59°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 6 | 81°F | 59°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 7 | 81°F | 59°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 8 | 82°F | 60°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 9 | 82°F | 60°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 10 | 82°F | 60°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 11 | 82°F | 61°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 12 | 83°F | 61°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 13 | 83°F | 61°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 14 | 83°F | 62°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 15 | 83°F | 62°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 16 | 84°F | 62°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 17 | 84°F | 63°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 18 | 84°F | 63°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 19 | 84°F | 63°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 20 | 85°F | 63°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 21 | 85°F | 64°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 22 | 85°F | 64°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 23 | 85°F | 64°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 24 | 86°F | 65°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 25 | 86°F | 65°F | 29% | 19% | 14 h |
| May 26 | 86°F | 65°F | 29% | 19% | 14 h |
| May 27 | 86°F | 65°F | 29% | 19% | 14 h |
| May 28 | 87°F | 66°F | 29% | 19% | 14 h |
| May 29 | 87°F | 66°F | 29% | 19% | 14 h |
| May 30 | 87°F | 66°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 31 | 87°F | 66°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h |
- Normal high
- 84°FMay average
- Normal low
- 62°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.32 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 4
- 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
- 25
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093914; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Palestine in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around May 1 (30%). In all, 4.32 in falls on 9 days of a normal May, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Palestine, 4 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093914.
What are the records for May in Palestine?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1984) is 99°F, on May 31, 1998; the coldest is 40°F, on May 8, 1992. The wettest May brought 13.02 in (2019).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 72.8°F: 2021 71.4°F (−1.4), 2022 75.5°F (+2.7), 2023 71.4°F (−1.4). 1 of 3 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71.4°F | −1.4°F | 11.97 in |
| 2022 | 75.5°F | +2.7°F | 4.19 in |
| 2023 | 71.4°F | −1.4°F | 4.44 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00093914; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093914. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Palestine 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; Palestine's is 84°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.