Sarasota County Weather in May
Average highs run from 88°F on May 1 to 91°F on May 31, and lows from 62°F to 68°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.75 in over about 7 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 90°F
- Average low
- 65°F
- Precipitation
- 3.75 in
- Record high
- 98°FMay 30, 2024
- Record low
- 49°FMay 5, 1963
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 19.7
- Daylight
- 13 h 12 min to 13 h 44 min
- Cloud cover
- 44%
- Humidity
- 74%
- Dew point
- 69°F
- Wind
- 8.7 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 88°F | 62°F | 94°F 2019 | 53°F 1999 | 19% |
| May 2 | 88°F | 62°F | 95°F 2011 | 52°F 1999 | 19% |
| May 3 | 88°F | 63°F | 93°F 2010 | 57°F 1998 | 19% |
| May 4 | 89°F | 63°F | 96°F 2011 | 56°F 1959 | 19% |
| May 5 | 89°F | 63°F | 92°F 2003 | 49°F 1963 | 20% |
| May 6 | 89°F | 63°F | 94°F 2002 | 54°F 1963 | 20% |
| May 7 | 89°F | 63°F | 94°F 1995 | 56°F 2016 | 20% |
| May 8 | 89°F | 63°F | 94°F 1995 | 54°F 1958 | 20% |
| May 9 | 89°F | 64°F | 93°F 1995 | 54°F 1958 | 21% |
| May 10 | 89°F | 64°F | 93°F 2003 | 54°F 1960 | 21% |
| May 11 | 89°F | 64°F | 94°F 2002 | 57°F 1969 | 22% |
| May 12 | 90°F | 64°F | 96°F 2002 | 56°F 1989 | 23% |
| May 13 | 90°F | 64°F | 95°F 1995 | 57°F 1981 | 23% |
| May 14 | 90°F | 64°F | 95°F 1995 | 55°F 1960 | 24% |
| May 15 | 90°F | 65°F | 95°F 1994 | 59°F 1965 | 25% |
| May 16 | 90°F | 65°F | 94°F 2002 | 58°F 1960 | 25% |
| May 17 | 90°F | 65°F | 97°F 1995 | 55°F 1973 | 26% |
| May 18 | 90°F | 65°F | 96°F 1995 | 60°F 1927 | 27% |
| May 19 | 90°F | 65°F | 97°F 2017 | 59°F 1960 | 27% |
| May 20 | 90°F | 66°F | 94°F 1967 | 57°F 1979 | 28% |
| May 21 | 90°F | 66°F | 95°F 1960 | 59°F 1994 | 29% |
| May 22 | 91°F | 66°F | 94°F 1968 | 54°F 1994 | 29% |
| May 23 | 91°F | 66°F | 96°F 2010 | 58°F 1994 | 30% |
| May 24 | 91°F | 67°F | 95°F 2019 | 61°F 2021 | 31% |
| May 25 | 91°F | 67°F | 95°F 1995 | 60°F 1981 | 32% |
| May 26 | 91°F | 67°F | 95°F 1995 | 59°F 1979 | 33% |
| May 27 | 91°F | 67°F | 95°F 1995 | 56°F 1979 | 33% |
| May 28 | 91°F | 67°F | 94°F 1986 | 61°F 1972 | 34% |
| May 29 | 91°F | 68°F | 96°F 2011 | 60°F 2007 | 35% |
| May 30 | 91°F | 68°F | 98°F 2024 | 61°F 1968 | 36% |
| May 31 | 91°F | 68°F | 98°F 1974 | 59°F 1971 | 37% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 8:03 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00086065 (Myakka Rvr SP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00089176, 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.