Seaside climate

Seaside Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Destin Ft Walton AP, 32.8 km from Seaside

Average highs run from 80°F on May 1 to 87°F on May 31, and lows from 64°F to 72°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.22 in over about 6 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 Seaside, in °F, with the record for each date.405060708090100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
68°F
Precipitation
3.22 in
Record high
98°FMay 27, 2012
Record low
49°FMay 4, 2013
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.1
Daylight
13 h 22 min to 13 h 58 min
Cloud cover
48%
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°F64°F83°F 201754°F 199922%
May 280°F64°F85°F 201754°F 199922%
May 380°F64°F85°F 201753°F 202622%
May 481°F65°F84°F 200249°F 201322%
May 581°F65°F86°F 200250°F 201322%
May 681°F65°F90°F 201853°F 201321%
May 781°F66°F94°F 201856°F 202021%
May 882°F66°F91°F 200458°F 200721%
May 982°F66°F90°F 200761°F 201021%
May 1082°F66°F89°F 201860°F 199921%
May 1182°F67°F90°F 201860°F 199721%
May 1283°F67°F91°F 201860°F 199721%
May 1383°F67°F95°F 201857°F 200621%
May 1483°F68°F90°F 199856°F 200222%
May 1583°F68°F87°F 199859°F 201422%
May 1684°F68°F91°F 199856°F 201422%
May 1784°F68°F90°F 199854°F 201122%
May 1884°F69°F89°F 199854°F 201122%
May 1984°F69°F87°F 201656°F 200222%
May 2085°F69°F88°F 201756°F 200222%
May 2185°F70°F92°F 202559°F 200222%
May 2285°F70°F88°F 201558°F 200223%
May 2385°F70°F89°F 201059°F 200223%
May 2485°F70°F95°F 201064°F 200223%
May 2586°F71°F93°F 201265°F 200224%
May 2686°F71°F91°F 201961°F 200124%
May 2786°F71°F98°F 201266°F 202324%
May 2886°F71°F96°F 201262°F 202325%
May 2986°F71°F93°F 200068°F 200325%
May 3087°F72°F90°F 201664°F 202126%
May 3187°F72°F93°F 202066°F 199726%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Seaside, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 7:23 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:43 AM, sunset 7:41 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00053853 (Destin Ft Walton AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053853, 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.