Average May Temperature in St. Petersburg by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in St. Petersburg, Florida for the month of May each year between 1892 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest May Ever in St. Petersburg?

2010 was the warmest May in the history of St. Petersburg, Florida. The average daily high temperature was 88.2 °F, and the average low was 75.7 °F.

What Was the Coldest May Ever in St. Petersburg?

1928 was the coolest May in the history of St. Petersburg, Florida. The average daily high temperature was 83.0 °F, and the average low was 67.5 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	23	86.0	73.2
2022	14	86.5	73.6
2021	10	87.0	73.7
2020	43	85.3	72.8
2018	66	84.3	72.6
2017	33	86.0	72.6
2016	37	85.2	73.3
2015	2	88.6	74.3
2014	17	86.8	73.0
2013	60	84.6	72.6
2012	9	86.5	74.3
2011	29	85.9	72.9
2010	1	88.2	75.7
2009	35	85.6	72.9
2008	12	86.7	73.8
2007	71	85.3	71.3
2006	63	85.0	72.0
2005	48	85.4	72.4
2004	22	86.6	72.7
2003	5	87.0	74.9
2002	18	87.0	72.7
2001	64	86.0	70.9
2000	11	87.6	72.9
1998	52	84.7	72.6
1997	81	84.3	71.5
1996	31	86.3	72.5
1995	3	88.0	74.5
1994	57	85.4	71.9
1993	102	83.5	69.3
1992	106	82.7	68.0
1991	6	87.3	74.4
1990	19	86.5	73.2
1989	49	86.1	71.6
1988	101	83.8	69.3
1987	34	87.8	70.8
1986	39	88.6	69.9
1985	27	87.9	71.2
1984	50	86.9	70.8
1983	87	85.4	69.4
1982	91	85.4	69.2
1981	72	86.8	69.7
1980	55	86.2	71.1
1979	95	84.4	69.6
1978	16	88.0	72.1
1977	47	87.6	70.3
1976	78	85.5	70.4
1975	7	89.0	72.7
1974	77	85.2	70.8
1973	41	87.0	71.2
1972	74	85.5	70.9
1971	61	87.2	70.0
1970	46	87.7	70.2
1969	51	86.8	70.8
1968	70	85.6	71.0
1967	38	87.1	71.3
1966	44	85.6	72.4
1965	42	87.8	70.3
1964	62	87.0	70.1
1963	83	85.6	69.8
1962	24	88.6	70.5
1961	80	85.9	70.0
1960	100	84.5	68.6
1959	40	87.1	71.1
1958	68	86.7	70.1
1957	25	87.1	72.1
1956	15	89.7	70.5
1955	76	87.2	69.0
1954	104	84.5	67.0
1953	13	89.0	71.2
1952	94	86.4	67.8
1951	99	85.1	68.2
1950	69	86.9	69.8
1949	65	87.8	69.1
1948	73	86.7	69.9
1947	67	86.3	70.5
1946	21	87.6	71.7
1945	75	86.2	70.0
1944	79	86.5	69.5
1943	28	87.9	71.2
1942	88	86.1	68.7
1941	89	87.1	67.6
1940	105	83.9	67.5
1939	86	85.5	69.5
1938	32	87.1	71.6
1937	45	87.0	70.9
1936	59	86.8	70.4
1935	8	89.0	72.6
1934	54	86.1	71.3
1933	4	88.7	73.7
1932	53	87.1	70.2
1931	92	85.0	69.5
1930	30	87.3	71.6
1929	20	87.8	71.7
1928	109	83.0	67.5
1927	26	87.4	71.7
1926	98	84.3	69.1
1925	90	85.1	69.6
1924	93	84.6	69.6
1923	97	84.1	69.5
1922	56	86.6	70.8
1921	108	83.0	67.6
1920	103	84.2	68.2
1919	96	84.3	69.5
1918	85	85.5	69.5
1917	107	82.8	67.9
1916	84	85.0	70.3
1915	36	86.7	71.9
1893	58	88.7	68.5
1892	82	88.5	67.3

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1999–2024	St Petersburg AP	location
1892–1998	St. Petersburg	location