Sugar Land weather in May: Sugar Land, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Sugar Land in May has a normal high of 87°F and a normal low of 68°F, a daily mean of 77°F, rising from 84°F on the 1st to 90°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal May, 4.30 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 31°C and low of 20°C, 109 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationSugar Land
- Station IDUSC00418728
- Location29.62°N 95.66°W
- Elevation84 ft (26 m)
- Population109,851
- Jan 64° 43°
- Feb 68° 48°
- Mar 74° 54°
- Apr 81° 60°
- May 87° 68°
- Jun 92° 74°
- Jul 94° 76°
- Aug 94° 76°
- Sep 90° 71°
- Oct 83° 62°
- Nov 73° 53°
- Dec 66° 45°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Sugar Land in May?
The normal high is 87°F and the normal low 68°F, for a daily mean of 77.4°F. May is 7.2°F warmer than April and 5.5°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Sugar Land and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 84°F on May 1 to 90°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 21%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 84°F | 64°F | 17% | 12% |
| May 8 | 85°F | 66°F | 17% | 13% |
| May 15 | 87°F | 68°F | 18% | 14% |
| May 22 | 88°F | 70°F | 19% | 14% |
| May 31 | 90°F | 72°F | 21% | 17% |
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 | 84°F | 64°F | 17% | 12% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 2 | 84°F | 64°F | 17% | 12% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 3 | 84°F | 64°F | 17% | 12% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 4 | 85°F | 65°F | 17% | 12% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 5 | 85°F | 65°F | 17% | 13% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 6 | 85°F | 65°F | 17% | 13% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 7 | 85°F | 66°F | 17% | 13% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 8 | 85°F | 66°F | 17% | 13% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 9 | 86°F | 66°F | 17% | 13% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 10 | 86°F | 66°F | 17% | 13% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 11 | 86°F | 67°F | 17% | 13% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 12 | 86°F | 67°F | 18% | 13% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 13 | 86°F | 67°F | 18% | 13% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 14 | 87°F | 68°F | 18% | 13% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 15 | 87°F | 68°F | 18% | 14% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 16 | 87°F | 68°F | 18% | 14% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 17 | 87°F | 68°F | 18% | 14% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 18 | 87°F | 69°F | 18% | 14% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 19 | 88°F | 69°F | 19% | 14% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 20 | 88°F | 69°F | 19% | 14% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 21 | 88°F | 70°F | 19% | 14% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 22 | 88°F | 70°F | 19% | 14% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 23 | 88°F | 70°F | 19% | 14% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 24 | 88°F | 70°F | 19% | 15% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 25 | 89°F | 71°F | 20% | 15% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 26 | 89°F | 71°F | 20% | 15% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 27 | 89°F | 71°F | 20% | 15% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 28 | 89°F | 71°F | 21% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 29 | 89°F | 71°F | 21% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 30 | 90°F | 72°F | 21% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 31 | 90°F | 72°F | 21% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 87°FMay average
- Normal low
- 68°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.30 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 9
- Daylight
- 13 h 20 min to 13 h 50 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 29
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00418728; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Sugar Land in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 18% on average, highest around May 31 (21%). In all, 4.30 in falls on 6 days of a normal May, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Sugar Land, 9 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00418728.
What are the records for May in Sugar Land?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 104°F, on May 22, 1899; the coldest is 41°F, on May 12, 1910. The wettest May brought 19.34 in (1907).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00418728. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Sugar Land 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; Sugar Land's is 87°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.