Texas May Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of May in Texas 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 Texas History?

1996 was the warmest May in Texas history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 91.0 °F, and the average low was 66.0 °F.

What Was the Coldest May in Texas History?

1907 was the coolest May in Texas history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 79.6 °F, and the average low was 56.1 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	35	85.2	62.3
2022	2	91.3	64.8
2021	81	82.5	61.3
2020	17	87.7	61.4
2019	64	82.9	62.1
2018	2	90.9	65.1
2017	76	85.0	59.0
2016	91	82.8	60.4
2015	91	81.9	61.3
2014	76	85.1	59.0
2013	64	85.2	59.8
2012	14	87.7	63.3
2011	27	87.8	60.3
2010	35	86.0	61.5
2009	39	85.6	61.5
2008	24	87.2	61.4
2007	101	81.5	61.2
2006	10	89.3	62.2
2005	85	83.5	60.1
2004	37	85.5	62.0
2003	9	88.2	63.3
2002	29	86.5	61.4
2001	27	86.4	61.8
2000	6	89.2	64.6
1999	54	84.7	60.9
1998	5	91.2	63.2
1997	117	82.1	59.0
1996	1	91.0	66.0
1995	68	84.0	60.9
1994	96	82.4	60.6
1993	115	82.9	58.2
1992	124	80.4	58.9
1991	17	86.2	63.0
1990	54	84.5	61.0
1989	16	87.4	63.1
1988	103	84.2	58.4
1987	75	83.2	61.0
1986	72	84.0	60.6
1985	39	86.0	61.2
1984	33	87.2	60.6
1983	113	83.7	57.8
1982	96	82.4	60.6
1981	109	82.7	59.1
1980	74	83.8	60.5
1979	121	81.8	57.8
1978	29	86.5	61.5
1977	43	84.1	62.7
1976	127	80.5	56.0
1975	88	83.8	59.7
1974	14	87.7	63.3
1973	111	84.2	57.5
1972	108	82.9	59.1
1971	72	85.4	59.2
1970	113	83.6	57.8
1969	103	83.3	59.2
1968	88	83.2	60.2
1967	81	85.5	58.3
1966	91	82.8	60.3
1965	50	83.2	62.5
1964	22	86.5	62.3
1963	22	86.7	62.2
1962	11	88.8	62.5
1961	43	86.6	60.3
1960	96	85.0	58.0
1959	24	86.0	62.6
1958	61	84.9	60.3
1957	111	81.2	60.5
1956	8	88.9	63.1
1955	17	87.0	62.2
1954	121	81.5	58.0
1953	54	85.6	60.0
1952	91	84.9	58.3
1951	54	85.4	60.2
1950	43	85.6	61.2
1949	29	85.4	62.6
1948	26	86.8	61.5
1947	85	84.3	59.3
1946	81	84.0	59.7
1945	59	86.9	58.5
1944	101	83.8	59.0
1943	50	85.5	60.3
1942	91	84.0	59.2
1941	68	83.0	61.7
1940	76	84.8	59.2
1939	17	87.8	61.4
1938	50	85.3	60.5
1937	29	87.2	60.9
1936	61	83.6	61.6
1935	118	81.4	58.9
1934	33	87.7	60.2
1933	21	87.8	61.2
1932	85	83.8	59.8
1931	126	80.9	56.2
1930	88	83.0	60.4
1929	109	82.4	59.4
1928	68	85.3	59.5
1927	6	89.9	63.8
1926	106	83.3	59.0
1925	50	85.9	59.9
1924	125	81.4	56.4
1923	59	85.8	59.6
1922	41	85.6	61.4
1921	61	85.3	59.8
1920	48	85.2	61.4
1919	118	81.8	58.4
1918	43	85.3	61.6
1917	128	81.1	55.2
1916	43	86.6	60.2
1915	103	83.5	59.1
1914	115	80.1	61.1
1913	54	86.2	59.4
1912	41	86.5	60.5
1911	81	84.4	59.4
1910	106	83.8	58.6
1909	76	85.1	58.8
1908	64	85.1	59.9
1907	129	79.6	56.1
1906	68	84.4	60.4
1905	37	84.4	62.9
1904	96	83.8	59.3
1903	120	80.8	59.1
1902	11	87.1	64.1
1901	64	85.3	59.7
1900	76	83.2	60.9
1899	11	87.8	63.4
1898	49	85.1	61.3
1897	96	84.2	58.9
1896	4	89.6	65.1
1895	123	81.6	57.8