Vero Beach weather in May: Vero Beach, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Vero Beach in May has a normal high of 86°F and a normal low of 68°F, a daily mean of 77°F, rising from 84°F on the 1st to 88°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal May, 4.20 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 30°C and low of 20°C, 107 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationVero Beach International Airport
- Station IDUSW00012843
- Location27.65°N 80.24°W
- Elevation28 ft (9 m)
- From the center9 miles
- Population17,556
- Jan 73° 52°
- Feb 76° 55°
- Mar 78° 58°
- Apr 82° 62°
- May 86° 68°
- Jun 89° 72°
- Jul 91° 73°
- Aug 91° 74°
- Sep 88° 73°
- Oct 85° 69°
- Nov 79° 61°
- Dec 75° 56°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Vero Beach in May?
The normal high is 86°F and the normal low 68°F, for a daily mean of 76.7°F. May is 4.6°F warmer than April and 3.9°F cooler than June. May is the 6th warmest month of the year in Vero Beach and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 4°F, from 84°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 1.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 76°F and 78°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 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 84°F | 65°F | 24% | 16% |
| May 8 | 85°F | 66°F | 25% | 17% |
| May 15 | 86°F | 68°F | 29% | 19% |
| May 22 | 86°F | 69°F | 33% | 22% |
| May 31 | 88°F | 70°F | 39% | 25% |
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 | 65°F | 24% | 16% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 2 | 84°F | 65°F | 24% | 16% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 3 | 84°F | 66°F | 24% | 16% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 4 | 84°F | 66°F | 24% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 5 | 84°F | 66°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 6 | 85°F | 66°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 7 | 85°F | 66°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 8 | 85°F | 66°F | 25% | 17% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 9 | 85°F | 67°F | 26% | 17% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 10 | 85°F | 67°F | 26% | 17% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 11 | 85°F | 67°F | 27% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 12 | 85°F | 67°F | 27% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 13 | 85°F | 67°F | 28% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 14 | 86°F | 67°F | 28% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 15 | 86°F | 68°F | 29% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 16 | 86°F | 68°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 17 | 86°F | 68°F | 30% | 20% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 18 | 86°F | 68°F | 31% | 20% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 19 | 86°F | 68°F | 31% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 20 | 86°F | 69°F | 32% | 21% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 21 | 86°F | 69°F | 33% | 21% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 22 | 86°F | 69°F | 33% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 23 | 87°F | 69°F | 34% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 24 | 87°F | 69°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 25 | 87°F | 69°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 26 | 87°F | 70°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 27 | 87°F | 70°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 87°F | 70°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 87°F | 70°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 30 | 87°F | 70°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 31 | 88°F | 70°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 86°FMay average
- Normal low
- 68°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.20 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 5
- 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
- 30
- Sunshine
- 83%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00012843; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Vero Beach in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around May 31 (39%). In all, 4.20 in falls on 9 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Vero Beach, 5 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00012843.
What are the records for May in Vero Beach?
The warmest May temperature on Vero Beach's official record (since 1942) is 99°F, on May 29, 2000; the coldest is 46°F, on May 5, 1971. The wettest May brought 17.98 in (2016).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 76.7°F: 2021 77.1°F (+0.4), 2022 77.8°F (+1.1), 2023 76.9°F (+0.2), 2024 80.1°F (+3.4), 2025 79.8°F (+3.1), 2026 80.1°F (+3.4). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77.1°F | +0.4°F | 1.75 in |
| 2022 | 77.8°F | +1.1°F | 0.71 in |
| 2023 | 76.9°F | +0.2°F | 2.54 in |
| 2024 | 80.1°F | +3.4°F | 4.54 in |
| 2025 | 79.8°F | +3.1°F | 2.08 in |
| 2026 | 80.1°F | +3.4°F | 2.53 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record VRBthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00012843. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Vero Beach 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; Vero Beach's is 86°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.