Is Miami hot in May?
Days are typically warm at 28.6°C, while nights average 23.5°C.
United States · 1991–2020 normal
Miami in
May.
Typical May weather in Miami: 28.6°C by day, 23.5°C at night, 130 mm of rain over 7.2 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high28.6°C
Typical low23.5°C
Rain130 mm
Wet days7.2
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 52 out of 100 (January leads the year at 89). Daylight is calculated as 13 h 23 from latitude 25.77°. Open-water sea temperature is 27.0°C (13 km from the place centre).
May at a glance
What is Miami like in May?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 130 mm across about 7 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 13 h 23 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May ranks 7 of 12 in our weather comparison; January ranks first.
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Warm sea in May
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 27.0°C in May. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 4164138
- NOAA station
- USW00092811 · MIAMI BEACH
- Station distance
- 7 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 28 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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