Arizona May Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of May in Arizona for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest May in Arizona History?

2000 was the warmest May in Arizona history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 88.2 °F, and the average low was 54.2 °F.

What Was the Coldest May in Arizona History?

1917 was the coolest May in Arizona history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 72.7 °F, and the average low was 45.8 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	48	82.2	50.8
2022	13	85.5	52.1
2021	25	84.7	51.3
2020	5	87.5	53.5
2019	125	75.2	46.2
2018	14	85.0	52.0
2017	52	81.8	50.2
2016	78	79.7	49.6
2015	108	77.2	48.6
2014	41	82.5	51.0
2013	30	83.1	51.6
2012	11	86.1	52.6
2011	104	78.8	47.7
2010	106	79.2	46.9
2009	3	86.2	55.4
2008	97	79.4	47.8
2007	16	84.3	52.5
2006	8	87.0	53.0
2005	26	83.9	51.8
2004	16	84.7	52.0
2003	19	84.6	52.0
2002	37	84.3	49.6
2001	3	87.6	54.0
2000	1	88.2	54.2
1999	64	81.2	49.4
1998	107	78.6	47.3
1997	5	86.4	54.6
1996	10	86.4	52.9
1995	113	76.1	47.3
1994	67	80.6	49.8
1993	32	83.0	51.6
1992	43	80.4	52.9
1991	104	79.5	46.9
1990	74	80.3	49.5
1989	27	84.1	51.3
1988	62	81.7	49.2
1987	70	79.4	50.7
1986	45	82.8	50.3
1985	43	82.2	51.2
1984	2	87.9	53.8
1983	90	80.3	47.7
1982	87	79.2	49.1
1981	64	79.8	50.7
1980	116	76.3	46.6
1979	89	78.5	49.7
1978	90	80.1	47.9
1977	119	76.3	46.4
1976	51	81.6	51.0
1975	111	78.4	45.8
1974	33	84.0	50.2
1973	52	81.8	50.3
1972	67	82.1	48.4
1971	115	77.1	45.9
1970	50	83.1	49.7
1969	37	83.3	50.7
1968	78	80.6	48.6
1967	92	80.1	47.6
1966	23	84.5	51.7
1965	112	77.2	46.4
1964	84	80.4	48.1
1963	22	84.8	51.6
1962	103	79.4	47.2
1961	70	81.7	48.6
1960	64	81.8	48.8
1959	82	80.2	48.7
1958	9	86.0	53.3
1957	119	75.4	47.1
1956	33	83.7	50.4
1955	97	79.2	48.0
1954	29	83.6	51.4
1953	128	75.0	44.5
1952	30	83.5	51.2
1951	67	80.9	49.4
1950	97	80.6	46.6
1949	87	80.2	48.2
1948	55	83.2	48.3
1947	14	84.5	52.6
1946	76	80.6	48.7
1945	75	81.1	48.6
1944	92	79.2	48.6
1943	37	83.4	50.5
1942	96	80.6	46.8
1941	70	79.8	50.4
1940	12	85.2	53.0
1939	40	83.4	50.4
1938	76	80.6	48.8
1937	33	83.5	50.7
1936	16	85.6	51.3
1935	119	75.5	47.0
1934	5	86.9	54.2
1933	127	75.7	44.4
1932	84	79.9	48.5
1931	45	82.4	50.8
1930	125	75.3	46.1
1929	59	81.6	49.7
1928	28	82.2	53.0
1927	55	82.5	49.0
1926	78	79.1	50.1
1925	19	84.2	52.5
1924	45	82.6	50.6
1923	48	82.7	50.4
1922	73	81.3	48.7
1921	109	78.1	47.6
1920	78	80.5	48.7
1919	41	81.6	51.9
1918	114	76.6	46.6
1917	129	72.7	45.8
1916	97	80.3	46.9
1915	124	75.2	46.4
1914	60	81.4	49.8
1913	82	81.5	47.3
1912	102	79.1	47.7
1911	95	81.1	46.5
1910	19	85.5	51.2
1909	110	78.9	45.9
1908	122	76.7	45.6
1907	116	76.1	46.6
1906	92	79.4	48.4
1905	122	76.0	46.3
1904	54	81.2	50.8
1903	84	79.1	49.5
1902	62	80.6	50.1
1901	60	80.6	50.5
1900	33	81.8	52.3
1899	116	77.9	44.8
1898	97	78.0	49.3
1897	23	84.1	52.1
1896	55	80.4	51.3
1895	55	80.6	50.9