Cocoa Beach climate

Cocoa Beach Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Melbourne WFO, 23.5 km from Cocoa Beach

Average highs run from 84°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 65°F to 70°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.82 in over about 8 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 Cocoa Beach, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
67°F
Precipitation
3.82 in
Record high
97°FMay 10, 2026
Record low
47°FMay 8, 1992
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
5.7
Daylight
13 h 15 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 184°F65°F93°F 195350°F 199223%
May 284°F65°F94°F 195351°F 199923%
May 384°F65°F94°F 200254°F 200623%
May 484°F65°F94°F 198451°F 199923%
May 585°F65°F93°F 200648°F 197123%
May 685°F66°F93°F 202149°F 196323%
May 785°F66°F94°F 202251°F 201724%
May 885°F66°F93°F 197547°F 199224%
May 985°F66°F94°F 196248°F 199224%
May 1085°F66°F97°F 202652°F 199225%
May 1185°F67°F95°F 200852°F 197725%
May 1285°F67°F96°F 201156°F 198626%
May 1386°F67°F94°F 200351°F 196026%
May 1486°F67°F97°F 193851°F 196027%
May 1586°F67°F96°F 199551°F 196028%
May 1686°F68°F95°F 199557°F 195228%
May 1786°F68°F97°F 196356°F 201129%
May 1886°F68°F96°F 199554°F 196830%
May 1986°F68°F95°F 199559°F 198430%
May 2086°F68°F95°F 198058°F 197931%
May 2187°F68°F96°F 199858°F 199431%
May 2287°F69°F96°F 202556°F 199432%
May 2387°F69°F95°F 196157°F 199433%
May 2487°F69°F95°F 200057°F 199433%
May 2587°F69°F95°F 200058°F 199234%
May 2687°F69°F95°F 196254°F 197935%
May 2787°F69°F95°F 195355°F 197936%
May 2887°F70°F97°F 200060°F 198036%
May 2988°F70°F96°F 200058°F 197637%
May 3088°F70°F95°F 196958°F 194138%
May 3188°F70°F94°F 201258°F 197139%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 7:57 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 USC00085612 (Melbourne WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00085612, 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.