Plant City weather in May: Plant City, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Plant City in May has a normal high of 91°F and a normal low of 67°F, a daily mean of 79°F, rising from 89°F on the 1st to 92°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal May, 4.04 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 33°C and low of 19°C, 103 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationPlant City
- Station IDUSC00087205
- Location28.02°N 82.14°W
- Elevation110 ft (34 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population43,046
- Jan 75° 50°
- Feb 78° 53°
- Mar 81° 56°
- Apr 86° 61°
- May 91° 67°
- Jun 93° 72°
- Jul 94° 73°
- Aug 94° 74°
- Sep 92° 72°
- Oct 87° 66°
- Nov 81° 58°
- Dec 77° 53°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Plant City in May?
The normal high is 91°F and the normal low 67°F, for a daily mean of 78.7°F. May is 5.2°F warmer than April and 3.7°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Plant City and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 3°F, from 89°F on May 1 to 92°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 1.7°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 38%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 89°F | 64°F | 20% | 13% |
| May 8 | 90°F | 65°F | 22% | 14% |
| May 15 | 91°F | 66°F | 25% | 18% |
| May 22 | 92°F | 68°F | 30% | 22% |
| May 31 | 92°F | 70°F | 38% | 29% |
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 30, coldest night May 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 89°F | 64°F | 20% | 13% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 2 | 89°F | 64°F | 20% | 13% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 3 | 89°F | 64°F | 20% | 13% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 4 | 90°F | 64°F | 21% | 13% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 5 | 90°F | 65°F | 21% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 6 | 90°F | 65°F | 21% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 7 | 90°F | 65°F | 21% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 8 | 90°F | 65°F | 22% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 9 | 90°F | 65°F | 22% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 10 | 90°F | 65°F | 23% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 11 | 90°F | 66°F | 23% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 12 | 91°F | 66°F | 24% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 13 | 91°F | 66°F | 24% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 14 | 91°F | 66°F | 25% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 15 | 91°F | 66°F | 25% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 16 | 91°F | 67°F | 26% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 17 | 91°F | 67°F | 27% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 18 | 91°F | 67°F | 27% | 20% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 19 | 91°F | 67°F | 28% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 20 | 91°F | 67°F | 29% | 21% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 21 | 91°F | 68°F | 29% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 22 | 92°F | 68°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 23 | 92°F | 68°F | 31% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 24 | 92°F | 68°F | 32% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 25 | 92°F | 68°F | 33% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 26 | 92°F | 69°F | 33% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 27 | 92°F | 69°F | 34% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 92°F | 69°F | 35% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 92°F | 69°F | 36% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 30 | 92°F | 69°F | 37% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 31 | 92°F | 70°F | 38% | 29% | 13 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 91°FMay average
- Normal low
- 67°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.04 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 14
- Daylight
- 13 h 10 min to 13 h 50 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 31
- Sunshine
- 86%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00087205; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Plant City in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around May 31 (38%). In all, 4.04 in falls on 8 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Plant City, 14 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00087205.
What are the records for May in Plant 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 4, 1929. The wettest May brought 16.44 in (2009).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 78.7°F: 2021 79.9°F (+1.2), 2022 80.2°F (+1.5), 2023 79.4°F (+0.7), 2024 83.8°F (+5.1), 2025 82.6°F (+3.9), 2026 82.6°F (+3.9). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 79.9°F | +1.2°F | 0.89 in |
| 2022 | 80.2°F | +1.5°F | 8.41 in |
| 2023 | 79.4°F | +0.7°F | 5.34 in |
| 2024 | 83.8°F | +5.1°F | 2.32 in |
| 2025 | 82.6°F | +3.9°F | 4.12 in |
| 2026 | 82.6°F | +3.9°F | 5.68 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00087205; recent months: ACIS, station USC00087205. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Plant 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; Plant City's is 91°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.