Bay County climate

Bay County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Panama City 5N, 2.9 km from Bay County

Average highs run from 82°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 61°F to 70°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.31 in over about 5 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Bay County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
3.31 in
Record high
100°FMay 23, 1996
Record low
40°FMay 8, 1992
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.3
Daylight
13 h 21 min to 13 h 57 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
67°F
Wind
8.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 182°F61°F90°F 201242°F 199618%
May 283°F62°F93°F 201243°F 199918%
May 383°F62°F89°F 199046°F 199918%
May 483°F62°F90°F 201749°F 199718%
May 583°F63°F90°F 200245°F 197318%
May 684°F63°F88°F 199348°F 197318%
May 784°F63°F91°F 200447°F 199218%
May 884°F63°F92°F 201540°F 199218%
May 984°F64°F96°F 198646°F 199218%
May 1084°F64°F90°F 200246°F 198418%
May 1185°F64°F93°F 200745°F 198418%
May 1285°F64°F91°F 200746°F 198118%
May 1385°F65°F93°F 201849°F 198119%
May 1485°F65°F93°F 201550°F 198119%
May 1585°F65°F93°F 198552°F 199919%
May 1686°F66°F93°F 198450°F 197319%
May 1786°F66°F90°F 197749°F 197320%
May 1886°F66°F93°F 198251°F 201120%
May 1986°F66°F90°F 197753°F 197620%
May 2086°F67°F92°F 197748°F 197621%
May 2186°F67°F94°F 199646°F 199421%
May 2287°F67°F98°F 199646°F 199322%
May 2387°F68°F100°F 199645°F 199322%
May 2487°F68°F95°F 201054°F 199323%
May 2587°F68°F97°F 201052°F 198123%
May 2687°F69°F98°F 201245°F 197924%
May 2787°F69°F94°F 201950°F 197924%
May 2887°F69°F96°F 201250°F 198825%
May 2987°F69°F93°F 200655°F 198825%
May 3088°F70°F93°F 198253°F 198426%
May 3188°F70°F96°F 200652°F 198427%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bay County, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 7:20 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:42 AM, sunset 7:39 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00086842 (Panama City 5N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00086842, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.