Polk County climate

Polk County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Winter Haven, 8.1 km from Polk County

Average highs run from 87°F on May 1 to 90°F on May 31, and lows from 66°F to 71°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.47 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 Polk County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
89°F
Average low
69°F
Precipitation
2.47 in
Record high
101°FMay 26, 1953
Record low
45°FMay 7, 1921
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
13.9
Daylight
13 h 14 min to 13 h 47 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
65°F
Wind
8.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 187°F66°F95°F 190549°F 191321%
May 287°F66°F96°F 199048°F 190821%
May 387°F66°F96°F 200246°F 192521%
May 488°F67°F96°F 189848°F 192921%
May 588°F67°F96°F 190848°F 192121%
May 688°F67°F97°F 191048°F 194521%
May 788°F67°F97°F 192745°F 192121%
May 888°F67°F97°F 197548°F 192121%
May 988°F67°F98°F 192746°F 189822%
May 1088°F68°F98°F 190748°F 192822%
May 1188°F68°F96°F 191646°F 190822%
May 1288°F68°F97°F 201752°F 190823%
May 1389°F68°F98°F 196749°F 194023%
May 1489°F68°F100°F 196749°F 196024%
May 1589°F69°F100°F 196747°F 191724%
May 1689°F69°F96°F 190846°F 191725%
May 1789°F69°F97°F 198149°F 197325%
May 1889°F69°F96°F 190953°F 189326%
May 1989°F69°F99°F 190252°F 189326%
May 2089°F70°F98°F 190255°F 197927%
May 2189°F70°F100°F 195349°F 189427%
May 2289°F70°F99°F 190852°F 191928%
May 2390°F70°F99°F 195357°F 191929%
May 2490°F70°F100°F 195357°F 199429%
May 2590°F70°F98°F 192753°F 193130%
May 2690°F71°F101°F 195355°F 193131%
May 2790°F71°F101°F 195353°F 197931%
May 2890°F71°F100°F 195356°F 190132%
May 2990°F71°F100°F 190857°F 190133%
May 3090°F71°F98°F 190856°F 191034%
May 3190°F71°F99°F 190859°F 197135%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 8:01 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 8:18 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00089707 (Winter Haven), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00080478, 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.