Margate climate

Margate Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ft Lauderdale Executive AP, 6.4 km from Margate

Average highs run from 86°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 71°F to 74°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.89 in over about 10 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 Margate, in °F, with the record for each date.5060708090100110151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
72°F
Precipitation
4.89 in
Record high
100°FMay 28, 2017
Record low
55°FMay 1, 1999
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
6.2
Daylight
13 h 10 min to 13 h 40 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
70°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 186°F71°F93°F 202155°F 199926%
May 286°F71°F96°F 202656°F 199927%
May 386°F71°F90°F 201661°F 199927%
May 486°F71°F90°F 200662°F 200628%
May 586°F71°F91°F 200664°F 201628%
May 686°F71°F94°F 202261°F 201328%
May 786°F71°F95°F 202259°F 201629%
May 886°F71°F93°F 202256°F 200729%
May 986°F72°F95°F 201161°F 200730%
May 1086°F72°F96°F 202463°F 200730%
May 1187°F72°F97°F 202464°F 200531%
May 1287°F72°F94°F 200865°F 202231%
May 1387°F72°F94°F 201761°F 200832%
May 1487°F72°F94°F 199964°F 200133%
May 1587°F72°F97°F 202467°F 201334%
May 1687°F72°F92°F 202567°F 200134%
May 1787°F72°F95°F 202465°F 201435%
May 1887°F73°F98°F 202465°F 200136%
May 1987°F73°F97°F 202463°F 200636%
May 2087°F73°F96°F 200867°F 200637%
May 2187°F73°F97°F 202569°F 200637%
May 2287°F73°F95°F 202569°F 201338%
May 2388°F73°F94°F 202567°F 199938%
May 2488°F73°F97°F 201769°F 200739%
May 2588°F73°F95°F 202468°F 199939%
May 2688°F74°F97°F 202469°F 200440%
May 2788°F74°F96°F 201769°F 200640%
May 2888°F74°F100°F 201770°F 200941%
May 2988°F74°F96°F 200068°F 201341%
May 3088°F74°F95°F 202569°F 200341%
May 3188°F74°F95°F 202670°F 200342%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Margate, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 7:53 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 8:09 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00012885 (Ft Lauderdale Executive AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012885, 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.