Austin - Recent May Temperatures and Rainfall

The numbers here describe what the May weather in Austin, Texas was like for every year since 2010. A series of tables gives May data by year for temperature and precipitation.

They begin with average maximum and minimum temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius. That's followed by how many hot days occurred each May. Then there's information on how much rain actually landed this month during recent years, as well as how often Austin had wet weather.

The climate data come from weather measurements made at Camp Mabry.

Temperature Weather iconTemperature

May temperature averages by year in Austin
High °F Low °F Year High °C Low °C
87 67 2023 30 20
94 70 2022 35 21
84 66 2021 29 19
89 66 2020 32 19
85 68 2019 30 20
91 70 2018 33 21
88 65 2017 31 18
83 65 2016 28 18
83 67 2015 29 19
85 64 2014 30 18
87 65 2013 31 18
88 68 2012 31 20
90 66 2011 32 19
89 68 2010 32 20
Number of days in May when the temperature in Austin rose to at least 70 or 90 degrees Fahrenheit
Year 70 °F
21 °C
90 °F
32 °C
2023 31 9
2022 31 24
2021 31 6
2020 31 16
2019 29 11
2018 31 22
2017 31 13
2016 31 3
2015 30 0
2014 30 7
2013 31 12
2012 31 16
2011 30 19
2010 31 18

Rainy Weather iconRain

This table gives the total precipitation that fell on Austin during May in each year from 2010. The number of days with precipitation counts the days when rainfall amounted to 0.01 inches (0.3 millimeters) or more.

Total rainfall for May in Austin
Days Year Inches Milli­metres
9 2023 4.3 109
8 2022 2.0 52
14 2021 7.2 184
11 2020 7.8 199
10 2019 7.5 191
4 2018 4.6 116
10 2017 2.9 73
17 2016 7.2 182
19 2015 17.6 447
7 2014 7.1 180
8 2013 6.0 153
9 2012 5.5 139
5 2011 3.7 93
7 2010 1.9 48
Reference

Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Month, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 

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