Bastrop Weather in May
Average highs run from 83°F on May 1 to 90°F on May 31, and lows from 60°F to 69°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.48 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
- 86°F
- Average low
- 65°F
- Precipitation
- 4.48 in
- Record high
- 100°FMay 30, 2003
- Record low
- 38°FMay 4, 2013
- Chance of a freeze
- 1%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 10.6
- Daylight
- 13 h 21 min to 13 h 57 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 72%
- Dew point
- 65°F
- Wind
- 10.1 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 | 83°F | 60°F | 93°F 1981 | 42°F 2005 | 18% |
| May 2 | 83°F | 61°F | 94°F 2002 | 46°F 2005 | 18% |
| May 3 | 83°F | 61°F | 91°F 2006 | 42°F 2013 | 19% |
| May 4 | 83°F | 61°F | 91°F 1984 | 38°F 2013 | 19% |
| May 5 | 84°F | 62°F | 95°F 1984 | 40°F 2013 | 19% |
| May 6 | 84°F | 62°F | 95°F 1984 | 45°F 2013 | 19% |
| May 7 | 84°F | 62°F | 99°F 1984 | 45°F 2013 | 19% |
| May 8 | 84°F | 63°F | 98°F 1998 | 46°F 1992 | 19% |
| May 9 | 84°F | 63°F | 96°F 2011 | 45°F 1984 | 19% |
| May 10 | 85°F | 63°F | 97°F 2011 | 49°F 1969 | 20% |
| May 11 | 85°F | 64°F | 94°F 1967 | 42°F 1981 | 20% |
| May 12 | 85°F | 64°F | 96°F 1967 | 48°F 1981 | 20% |
| May 13 | 85°F | 64°F | 94°F 1967 | 49°F 2013 | 20% |
| May 14 | 86°F | 65°F | 92°F 1984 | 46°F 1971 | 20% |
| May 15 | 86°F | 65°F | 94°F 2003 | 45°F 2014 | 20% |
| May 16 | 86°F | 65°F | 93°F 2022 | 50°F 1983 | 20% |
| May 17 | 87°F | 66°F | 94°F 2003 | 49°F 1967 | 20% |
| May 18 | 87°F | 66°F | 95°F 2022 | 52°F 1976 | 20% |
| May 19 | 87°F | 66°F | 98°F 2022 | 47°F 2009 | 20% |
| May 20 | 87°F | 66°F | 96°F 2006 | 51°F 2002 | 21% |
| May 21 | 88°F | 67°F | 96°F 2008 | 52°F 2002 | 21% |
| May 22 | 88°F | 67°F | 97°F 2022 | 57°F 1994 | 21% |
| May 23 | 88°F | 67°F | 95°F 1996 | 54°F 2001 | 21% |
| May 24 | 88°F | 68°F | 95°F 1996 | 54°F 2017 | 21% |
| May 25 | 89°F | 68°F | 94°F 2006 | 58°F 1971 | 21% |
| May 26 | 89°F | 68°F | 97°F 2011 | 57°F 2022 | 21% |
| May 27 | 89°F | 68°F | 96°F 2006 | 57°F 1988 | 21% |
| May 28 | 89°F | 69°F | 96°F 2006 | 56°F 1976 | 21% |
| May 29 | 90°F | 69°F | 95°F 2011 | 56°F 1984 | 21% |
| May 30 | 90°F | 69°F | 100°F 2003 | 52°F 1984 | 21% |
| May 31 | 90°F | 69°F | 99°F 2003 | 52°F 1984 | 21% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 8:07 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 8:26 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00418415 (Smithville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00415193, 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.