Buras Weather in May
Average highs run from 80°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31, and lows from 66°F to 72°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.82 in over about 5 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
- 83°F
- Average low
- 69°F
- Precipitation
- 3.82 in
- Record high
- 93°FMay 16, 2018
- Record low
- 52°FMay 6, 2013
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Daylight
- 13 h 19 min to 13 h 54 min
- Cloud cover
- 47%
- Humidity
- 76%
- Dew point
- 69°F
- Wind
- 11.0 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 | 80°F | 66°F | 86°F 2011 | 55°F 1965 | 15% |
| May 2 | 81°F | 66°F | 85°F 2002 | 57°F 1965 | 15% |
| May 3 | 81°F | 67°F | 85°F 2002 | 54°F 2013 | 15% |
| May 4 | 81°F | 67°F | 87°F 1987 | 53°F 2013 | 15% |
| May 5 | 81°F | 67°F | 86°F 2002 | 56°F 1973 | 15% |
| May 6 | 81°F | 67°F | 86°F 1986 | 52°F 2013 | 15% |
| May 7 | 81°F | 67°F | 86°F 1967 | 59°F 2011 | 15% |
| May 8 | 81°F | 68°F | 86°F 2003 | 61°F 1982 | 15% |
| May 9 | 82°F | 68°F | 86°F 1966 | 58°F 1982 | 15% |
| May 10 | 82°F | 68°F | 88°F 2011 | 58°F 1982 | 15% |
| May 11 | 82°F | 68°F | 87°F 2011 | 60°F 1981 | 15% |
| May 12 | 82°F | 69°F | 88°F 1965 | 60°F 1984 | 15% |
| May 13 | 82°F | 69°F | 88°F 1967 | 60°F 2013 | 16% |
| May 14 | 82°F | 69°F | 88°F 2018 | 60°F 1979 | 16% |
| May 15 | 83°F | 69°F | 87°F 1968 | 57°F 2014 | 16% |
| May 16 | 83°F | 69°F | 93°F 2018 | 58°F 2014 | 16% |
| May 17 | 83°F | 70°F | 91°F 2018 | 59°F 1967 | 17% |
| May 18 | 83°F | 70°F | 87°F 1987 | 59°F 2011 | 17% |
| May 19 | 83°F | 70°F | 88°F 2018 | 60°F 2002 | 17% |
| May 20 | 83°F | 70°F | 87°F 1987 | 58°F 2002 | 17% |
| May 21 | 83°F | 70°F | 88°F 2005 | 59°F 2002 | 18% |
| May 22 | 84°F | 71°F | 90°F 1972 | 58°F 1981 | 18% |
| May 23 | 84°F | 71°F | 91°F 1972 | 61°F 2002 | 19% |
| May 24 | 84°F | 71°F | 90°F 1969 | 61°F 1967 | 19% |
| May 25 | 84°F | 71°F | 90°F 2010 | 63°F 1979 | 19% |
| May 26 | 84°F | 71°F | 89°F 1978 | 62°F 1979 | 20% |
| May 27 | 84°F | 72°F | 90°F 1982 | 64°F 1979 | 20% |
| May 28 | 84°F | 72°F | 92°F 1982 | 66°F 1976 | 21% |
| May 29 | 85°F | 72°F | 89°F 1982 | 65°F 1976 | 22% |
| May 30 | 85°F | 72°F | 91°F 1977 | 60°F 1984 | 22% |
| May 31 | 85°F | 72°F | 89°F 1969 | 62°F 1984 | 23% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 7:35 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 7:53 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00161292 (Buras), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012884, 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.