Cedar Key climate

Cedar Key Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Usher Twr, 36.5 km from Cedar Key

Average highs run from 84°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 60°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.78 in over about 6 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 Cedar Key, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
63°F
Precipitation
2.78 in
Record high
101°FMay 26, 2012
Record low
42°FMay 8, 1992
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
9.0
Daylight
13 h 17 min to 13 h 52 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
68°F
Wind
8.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 184°F60°F95°F 201647°F 199218%
May 284°F60°F95°F 195346°F 199218%
May 384°F60°F97°F 199048°F 192518%
May 484°F60°F95°F 201143°F 192919%
May 584°F60°F96°F 190848°F 199719%
May 685°F60°F97°F 200247°F 201619%
May 785°F61°F99°F 198944°F 201719%
May 885°F61°F97°F 190542°F 199219%
May 985°F61°F96°F 195544°F 199219%
May 1085°F61°F98°F 195544°F 199219%
May 1186°F62°F98°F 191647°F 192320%
May 1286°F62°F97°F 195550°F 192420%
May 1386°F62°F99°F 201148°F 198920%
May 1486°F62°F98°F 196745°F 197721%
May 1586°F63°F98°F 198545°F 201321%
May 1686°F63°F96°F 200047°F 191722%
May 1786°F63°F98°F 193050°F 201422%
May 1887°F63°F98°F 193048°F 201423%
May 1987°F64°F96°F 193050°F 201123%
May 2087°F64°F96°F 201547°F 200724%
May 2187°F64°F98°F 201152°F 201424%
May 2287°F64°F98°F 201147°F 199425%
May 2387°F65°F98°F 201151°F 199425%
May 2487°F65°F99°F 202050°F 199326%
May 2587°F65°F99°F 201250°F 199327%
May 2688°F65°F101°F 201250°F 198527%
May 2788°F66°F101°F 201252°F 197928%
May 2888°F66°F99°F 196255°F 197929%
May 2988°F66°F100°F 198954°F 190130%
May 3088°F67°F101°F 201957°F 200330%
May 3188°F67°F98°F 202448°F 198431%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 8:26 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00089120 (Usher Twr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00084289, 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.