Cape Canaveral climate

Cape Canaveral Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Titusville 7 E, 24.9 km from Cape Canaveral

Average highs run from 82°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31, and lows from 63°F to 69°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.91 in over about 9 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 Cape Canaveral, in °F, with the record for each date.405060708090100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
2.91 in
Record high
94°FMay 21, 2025
Record low
48°FMay 8, 2020
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.4
Daylight
13 h 16 min to 13 h 49 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
67°F
Wind
11.0 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°F63°F89°F 201455°F 200824%
May 282°F63°F86°F 201653°F 202024%
May 382°F64°F88°F 201653°F 201524%
May 482°F64°F89°F 201958°F 201424%
May 583°F64°F91°F 202157°F 201425%
May 683°F64°F92°F 201255°F 201625%
May 783°F64°F94°F 202650°F 201725%
May 883°F65°F92°F 202448°F 202025%
May 983°F65°F93°F 202456°F 201626%
May 1083°F65°F92°F 200858°F 201726%
May 1183°F65°F92°F 200858°F 202027%
May 1283°F65°F90°F 201756°F 202027%
May 1383°F66°F87°F 202656°F 200627%
May 1483°F66°F89°F 201158°F 200628%
May 1583°F66°F89°F 202556°F 201328%
May 1684°F66°F94°F 202556°F 201429%
May 1784°F66°F92°F 202556°F 201430%
May 1884°F66°F94°F 202452°F 201130%
May 1984°F67°F92°F 202057°F 201431%
May 2084°F67°F93°F 202559°F 201431%
May 2184°F67°F94°F 202556°F 200732%
May 2284°F67°F90°F 201160°F 201433%
May 2384°F67°F92°F 201760°F 202133%
May 2484°F68°F91°F 201763°F 202134%
May 2585°F68°F90°F 202460°F 201134%
May 2685°F68°F91°F 202457°F 201735%
May 2785°F68°F94°F 202460°F 201736%
May 2885°F68°F94°F 202462°F 202336%
May 2985°F68°F90°F 201760°F 200837%
May 3085°F69°F92°F 201263°F 200837%
May 3185°F69°F92°F 201764°F 202438%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cape Canaveral, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 7:58 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 8:15 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00092821 (Titusville 7 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00092821, 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.