Plaquemines Parish Weather in May
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 3.36 in over about 6 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
- 84°F
- Average low
- 68°F
- Precipitation
- 3.36 in
- Record high
- 97°FMay 30, 1977
- Record low
- 47°FMay 1, 1996
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 2.5
- Daylight
- 13 h 19 min to 13 h 54 min
- Cloud cover
- 47%
- Humidity
- 75%
- Dew point
- 68°F
- Wind
- 10.5 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 | 64°F | 92°F 1970 | 47°F 1996 | 17% |
| May 2 | 81°F | 64°F | 88°F 2002 | 49°F 1988 | 17% |
| May 3 | 81°F | 65°F | 90°F 2003 | 48°F 2026 | 17% |
| May 4 | 81°F | 65°F | 89°F 2002 | 49°F 1970 | 17% |
| May 5 | 81°F | 65°F | 90°F 2002 | 52°F 1970 | 17% |
| May 6 | 82°F | 65°F | 89°F 1976 | 48°F 1957 | 17% |
| May 7 | 82°F | 66°F | 88°F 1970 | 49°F 1958 | 17% |
| May 8 | 82°F | 66°F | 91°F 1977 | 49°F 1992 | 17% |
| May 9 | 82°F | 66°F | 90°F 1974 | 49°F 1992 | 18% |
| May 10 | 83°F | 67°F | 89°F 1979 | 49°F 1969 | 18% |
| May 11 | 83°F | 67°F | 89°F 2009 | 51°F 1981 | 18% |
| May 12 | 83°F | 67°F | 90°F 1957 | 50°F 1960 | 19% |
| May 13 | 83°F | 67°F | 91°F 1957 | 47°F 1960 | 19% |
| May 14 | 83°F | 68°F | 92°F 1984 | 50°F 1979 | 19% |
| May 15 | 84°F | 68°F | 90°F 1957 | 55°F 1979 | 20% |
| May 16 | 84°F | 68°F | 91°F 1988 | 50°F 1973 | 20% |
| May 17 | 84°F | 68°F | 92°F 1998 | 54°F 1973 | 20% |
| May 18 | 84°F | 69°F | 92°F 1998 | 57°F 2009 | 21% |
| May 19 | 85°F | 69°F | 93°F 1998 | 54°F 1976 | 21% |
| May 20 | 85°F | 69°F | 92°F 1962 | 56°F 2007 | 22% |
| May 21 | 85°F | 70°F | 93°F 1978 | 52°F 1981 | 22% |
| May 22 | 85°F | 70°F | 93°F 1996 | 56°F 1981 | 23% |
| May 23 | 85°F | 70°F | 91°F 1996 | 54°F 1993 | 23% |
| May 24 | 86°F | 70°F | 93°F 2010 | 56°F 1967 | 24% |
| May 25 | 86°F | 71°F | 94°F 2010 | 53°F 1979 | 24% |
| May 26 | 86°F | 71°F | 92°F 1978 | 47°F 1979 | 25% |
| May 27 | 86°F | 71°F | 93°F 1978 | 53°F 1961 | 25% |
| May 28 | 86°F | 71°F | 93°F 1981 | 51°F 1961 | 26% |
| May 29 | 86°F | 72°F | 93°F 1977 | 59°F 1961 | 27% |
| May 30 | 86°F | 72°F | 97°F 1977 | 54°F 1984 | 27% |
| May 31 | 87°F | 72°F | 94°F 1977 | 52°F 1984 | 28% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:17 AM, sunset 7:36 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00165624 (Lsu Citrus Rsch Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012958, 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.