Ector County Weather in May
Average highs run from 85°F on May 1 to 95°F on May 31, and lows from 56°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.42 in over about 4 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
- 62°F
- Precipitation
- 1.42 in
- Record high
- 109°FMay 24, 2000
- Record low
- 33°FMay 3, 2013
- Chance of a freeze
- 1%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 16.7
- Daylight
- 13 h 27 min to 14 h 06 min
- Cloud cover
- 44%
- Humidity
- 43%
- Dew point
- 45°F
- Wind
- 11.9 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 85°F | 56°F | 99°F 2020 | 45°F 2004 | 8% | 0% |
| May 2 | 85°F | 56°F | 101°F 2020 | 39°F 2004 | 8% | 0% |
| May 3 | 85°F | 57°F | 101°F 2020 | 33°F 2013 | 9% | 0% |
| May 4 | 86°F | 57°F | 101°F 2020 | 46°F 2013 | 9% | 0% |
| May 5 | 86°F | 58°F | 102°F 2000 | 45°F 2013 | 9% | 0% |
| May 6 | 86°F | 58°F | 103°F 2000 | 43°F 1999 | 9% | 0% |
| May 7 | 87°F | 58°F | 104°F 2022 | 48°F 1999 | 9% | 0% |
| May 8 | 87°F | 59°F | 105°F 2009 | 50°F 2008 | 10% | 0% |
| May 9 | 87°F | 59°F | 101°F 2022 | 48°F 2020 | 10% | 0% |
| May 10 | 87°F | 59°F | 100°F 2000 | 43°F 2019 | 10% | 0% |
| May 11 | 88°F | 60°F | 103°F 2000 | 45°F 2019 | 10% | 0% |
| May 12 | 88°F | 60°F | 99°F 2009 | 50°F 2021 | 10% | 0% |
| May 13 | 88°F | 61°F | 102°F 2006 | 42°F 2010 | 10% | 0% |
| May 14 | 89°F | 61°F | 101°F 2003 | 41°F 2014 | 10% | 0% |
| May 15 | 89°F | 61°F | 103°F 2003 | 47°F 2014 | 11% | 0% |
| May 16 | 89°F | 62°F | 105°F 2000 | 49°F 2006 | 11% | 0% |
| May 17 | 90°F | 62°F | 105°F 2022 | 53°F 2016 | 11% | 0% |
| May 18 | 90°F | 62°F | 104°F 2003 | 51°F 2016 | 11% | 0% |
| May 19 | 90°F | 63°F | 104°F 2022 | 48°F 2000 | 11% | 0% |
| May 20 | 91°F | 63°F | 103°F 2006 | 50°F 2003 | 11% | 0% |
| May 21 | 91°F | 63°F | 100°F 2006 | 51°F 2015 | 11% | 0% |
| May 22 | 92°F | 64°F | 99°F 2025 | 50°F 2001 | 11% | 0% |
| May 23 | 92°F | 64°F | 106°F 2000 | 56°F 2017 | 11% | 0% |
| May 24 | 92°F | 64°F | 109°F 2000 | 51°F 2017 | 12% | 0% |
| May 25 | 93°F | 65°F | 102°F 2000 | 46°F 2022 | 12% | 0% |
| May 26 | 93°F | 65°F | 99°F 2000 | 50°F 2020 | 12% | 0% |
| May 27 | 93°F | 65°F | 104°F 2011 | 58°F 2009 | 12% | 0% |
| May 28 | 94°F | 66°F | 106°F 2022 | 57°F 2004 | 12% | 0% |
| May 29 | 94°F | 66°F | 103°F 2018 | 54°F 2019 | 12% | 0% |
| May 30 | 94°F | 66°F | 107°F 2018 | 58°F 2016 | 12% | 0% |
| May 31 | 95°F | 67°F | 105°F 2008 | 59°F 2015 | 12% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 8:31 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 8:51 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00416932 (Penwell), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003031, 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.