Average May Temperature in Austin by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Austin, Texas for the month of May each year between 1895 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest May Ever in Austin?

1996 was the warmest May in the history of Austin, Texas. The average daily high temperature was 90.7 °F, and the average low was 70.5 °F.

What Was the Coldest May Ever in Austin?

1907 was the coolest May in the history of Austin, Texas. The average daily high temperature was 74.2 °F, and the average low was 60.7 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	74	85.0	64.1
2022	3	92.3	67.9
2021	113	81.7	63.1
2020	49	88.1	64.1
2019	23	86.6	68.0
2018	5	90.9	67.5
2017	56	88.2	62.8
2016	98	83.0	64.0
2015	85	83.2	64.9
2014	107	85.3	60.7
2013	78	86.0	62.6
2012	26	88.1	66.0
2011	40	89.5	63.3
2010	21	89.7	65.3
2009	32	88.0	65.4
2008	29	88.8	64.6
2007	87	83.5	64.4
2006	31	89.7	63.6
2005	72	85.8	63.5
2004	62	85.1	65.2
2003	8	90.0	67.6
2002	41	88.5	64.3
2001	59	87.1	63.6
2000	16	87.9	67.8
1999	39	85.6	67.3
1998	4	91.2	68.5
1997	112	80.9	64.0
1996	1	90.7	70.5
1995	46	85.2	67.2
1994	70	84.0	65.4
1993	92	83.6	63.8
1992	105	82.3	63.9
1991	30	85.3	68.0
1990	10	88.2	68.7
1989	11	88.1	68.4
1988	71	85.2	64.1
1987	48	84.9	67.3
1986	91	82.1	65.4
1985	42	86.1	66.5
1984	12	89.9	66.1
1983	110	82.3	63.1
1982	55	84.5	66.6
1981	73	84.4	64.8
1980	63	83.8	66.4
1979	121	81.1	61.8
1978	22	87.1	67.6
1977	61	83.3	67.2
1976	124	80.1	61.2
1975	93	82.4	65.0
1974	17	86.8	68.4
1973	95	84.3	63.0
1972	99	82.6	64.4
1971	45	86.5	65.9
1970	118	81.8	62.1
1969	96	83.3	63.9
1968	81	83.4	64.9
1967	60	86.4	64.2
1966	89	82.6	65.2
1965	69	81.8	67.6
1964	34	86.6	66.6
1963	28	87.2	66.5
1962	35	86.8	66.3
1961	43	87.3	65.3
1960	101	83.7	63.3
1959	25	86.8	67.4
1958	51	86.8	65.1
1957	100	81.8	65.2
1956	9	90.1	67.2
1955	14	89.1	66.9
1954	102	83.8	63.0
1953	66	85.1	64.5
1952	108	84.1	61.4
1951	65	85.7	64.1
1950	47	85.4	67.0
1949	19	87.4	67.8
1948	44	87.3	65.2
1947	84	84.3	63.7
1946	75	83.4	65.7
1945	80	85.6	63.0
1944	119	81.3	62.2
1943	50	86.8	65.3
1942	90	83.2	64.4
1941	64	83.9	66.2
1940	79	85.2	63.4
1939	13	88.7	67.3
1938	76	83.1	65.8
1937	37	87.6	65.3
1936	88	82.5	65.4
1935	117	80.9	63.1
1934	57	87.0	64.0
1933	7	89.3	68.3
1932	68	84.7	64.7
1931	120	82.1	61.2
1930	104	81.4	64.8
1929	83	84.0	64.1
1928	82	85.1	63.1
1927	6	89.2	69.2
1926	111	84.3	60.7
1925	54	89.9	61.2
1924	123	83.4	58.3
1923	24	91.8	62.7
1922	20	87.6	67.6
1921	67	86.3	63.3
1920	27	86.4	67.4
1919	114	81.5	63.0
1917	125	81.1	59.9
1916	52	85.2	66.5
1915	58	84.0	66.7
1914	115	79.4	65.1
1913	122	83.9	57.9
1912	38	86.3	66.5
1911	103	82.3	64.2
1910	97	83.2	63.8
1909	116	79.4	64.6
1908	86	82.0	65.9
1907	126	74.2	60.7
1906	53	84.1	67.1
1905	33	83.6	69.6
1904	77	87.1	61.6
1903	106	83.2	62.9
1902	2	89.6	71.0
1901	109	85.4	60.1
1900	94	86.0	61.2
1899	15	87.0	68.6
1898	36	85.7	67.3
1895	18	86.9	68.4

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
2000–2024	Austin Bergstrom Airport	location
1942–1999	Austin Camp Mabry	location
1893–1941	Austin University of Texas	location