Average Temperatures for Large US Cities in May

Average temperatures for the month of May in the largest US cities are listed below in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

The tables give the normals for maximum and minimum temperatures based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 by the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

Most large US cities in May have pleasantly warm days with maximum temperatures averaging 65 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit (18 to 27 degrees Celsius). The weather gets hotter than elsewhere in Texas, Florida and southern Arizona. Daily highs for many cities in Texas and Florida average above 80 °F (27 °C), while Phoenix and Tucson regularly get over 90 °F (32 °C) this month.

Average May temperatures for US cities.
High °F	Low °F	City	High °C	Low °C
81	61	Atlanta, Georgia	27	16
87	67	Austin, Texas	31	19
76	53	Baltimore, Maryland	24	12
82	61	Birmingham, Alabama	28	16
67	50	Boston, Massachusetts	19	10
67	48	Buffalo, New York	20	9
80	58	Charlotte, North Carolina	27	14
72	52	Chicago, Illinois	22	11
75	54	Cincinnati, Ohio	24	12
71	51	Cleveland, Ohio	22	11
74	52	Columbus, Ohio	23	11
85	66	Dallas, Texas	29	19
72	43	Denver, Colorado	22	6
70	50	Detroit, Michigan	21	10
83	58	Fresno, California	28	14
70	49	Grand Rapids, Michigan	21	9
72	48	Hartford, Connecticut	22	9
85	72	Honolulu, Hawaii	29	22
86	69	Houston, Texas	30	21

High °F	Low °F	City	High °C	Low °C
73	54	Indianapolis, Indiana	23	12
86	69	Jacksonville, Florida	30	21
75	54	Kansas City, Missouri	24	12
89	66	Las Vegas, Nevada	31	19
74	58	Los Angeles, California	23	15
78	59	Louisville, Kentucky	25	15
82	62	Memphis, Tennessee	28	17
87	73	Miami, Florida	30	23
67	48	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	19	9
69	50	Minneapolis, Minnesota	21	10
80	58	Nashville, Tennessee	27	15
85	69	New Orleans, Louisiana	30	21
71	55	New York, New York	22	13
79	58	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	26	14
88	69	Orlando, Florida	31	20
74	54	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	24	12
95	70	Phoenix, Arizona	35	21
72	51	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	22	10

High °F	Low °F	City	High °C	Low °C
69	48	Portland, Oregon	21	9
69	49	Providence, Rhode Island	21	10
80	58	Raleigh, North Carolina	27	14
78	56	Richmond, Virginia	25	13
80	55	Riverside, California	27	13
69	48	Rochester, New York	21	9
81	54	Sacramento, California	27	12
73	50	Salt Lake City, Utah	23	10
87	66	San Antonio, Texas	30	19
70	60	San Diego, California	21	16
64	51	San Francisco, California	18	11
74	52	San Jose, California	23	11
66	49	Seattle, Washington	19	9
77	58	St. Louis, Missouri	25	14
88	71	Tampa, Florida	31	21
92	62	Tucson, Arizona	33	17
80	60	Tulsa, Oklahoma	27	15
77	59	Virginia Beach, Virginia	25	15
77	58	Washington, DC	25	14

Average Temperatures for Large US Cities in May

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