Eglin Air Force Base climate

Eglin Air Force Base Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Niceville, 9.8 km from Eglin Air Force Base

Average highs run from 80°F on May 1 to 87°F on May 31, and lows from 57°F to 66°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.78 in over about 7 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 Eglin Air Force Base, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
61°F
Precipitation
3.78 in
Record high
101°FMay 28, 1953
Record low
38°FMay 3, 1940
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.9
Daylight
13 h 21 min to 13 h 58 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
66°F
Wind
6.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 180°F57°F90°F 194242°F 199623%
May 280°F57°F90°F 195542°F 199623%
May 380°F57°F91°F 194338°F 194023%
May 481°F58°F92°F 195138°F 197123%
May 581°F58°F90°F 195238°F 197123%
May 681°F58°F90°F 195240°F 194523%
May 781°F59°F93°F 194941°F 199723%
May 882°F59°F94°F 194938°F 195823%
May 982°F59°F95°F 194142°F 196023%
May 1082°F59°F92°F 196244°F 196923%
May 1182°F60°F93°F 196246°F 198424%
May 1283°F60°F91°F 200840°F 195224%
May 1383°F60°F95°F 196540°F 195224%
May 1483°F61°F95°F 201843°F 194124%
May 1583°F61°F94°F 199847°F 194125%
May 1684°F61°F95°F 199847°F 197325%
May 1784°F62°F95°F 196246°F 195625%
May 1884°F62°F96°F 196243°F 201125%
May 1984°F62°F95°F 194843°F 201126%
May 2085°F63°F94°F 199849°F 200226%
May 2185°F63°F96°F 196245°F 195426%
May 2285°F63°F95°F 194843°F 195427%
May 2385°F64°F97°F 194147°F 199327%
May 2485°F64°F98°F 194149°F 200128%
May 2586°F64°F96°F 194151°F 195428%
May 2686°F65°F96°F 195343°F 197929%
May 2786°F65°F98°F 195348°F 196129%
May 2886°F65°F101°F 195347°F 196130%
May 2986°F66°F97°F 202451°F 196130%
May 3086°F66°F95°F 201246°F 198431%
May 3187°F66°F96°F 197746°F 198432%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Eglin Air Force Base, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 7:24 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 7:43 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00086240 (Niceville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00086240, 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.