Nueces County climate

Nueces County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Corpus Christi NWS, 5 km from Nueces County

Average highs run from 83°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 67°F to 74°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.25 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 Nueces County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
71°F
Precipitation
3.25 in
Record high
100°FMay 10, 2006
Record low
48°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
6.4
Daylight
13 h 14 min to 13 h 46 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
70°F
Wind
12.3 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 183°F67°F96°F 201054°F 200520%0%
May 283°F67°F91°F 201057°F 202620%0%
May 384°F67°F89°F 202148°F 201320%0%
May 484°F67°F97°F 200949°F 201320%0%
May 584°F68°F92°F 200649°F 201320%0%
May 684°F68°F91°F 202254°F 201320%0%
May 784°F68°F95°F 202258°F 201320%0%
May 884°F69°F90°F 200661°F 201321%0%
May 985°F69°F95°F 202062°F 201821%0%
May 1085°F69°F100°F 200662°F 202021%0%
May 1185°F69°F91°F 200863°F 202521%0%
May 1285°F70°F94°F 202561°F 200621%0%
May 1385°F70°F95°F 202461°F 201321%0%
May 1485°F70°F94°F 202458°F 201421%0%
May 1586°F71°F92°F 202553°F 201421%0%
May 1686°F71°F93°F 200853°F 201421%0%
May 1786°F71°F91°F 200654°F 201421%0%
May 1886°F71°F95°F 200662°F 200821%0%
May 1986°F72°F94°F 200660°F 200921%0%
May 2086°F72°F95°F 200863°F 200921%0%
May 2187°F72°F92°F 201162°F 200921%0%
May 2287°F72°F92°F 200567°F 201221%0%
May 2387°F73°F93°F 202467°F 201221%0%
May 2487°F73°F93°F 202458°F 201721%0%
May 2587°F73°F93°F 200959°F 201721%0%
May 2687°F73°F96°F 200964°F 201721%0%
May 2788°F73°F95°F 202266°F 200721%0%
May 2888°F74°F96°F 202467°F 200521%0%
May 2988°F74°F94°F 202066°F 201521%0%
May 3088°F74°F94°F 201067°F 201521%0%
May 3188°F74°F93°F 200569°F 201421%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Nueces County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 8:04 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 8:21 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00412011 (Corpus Christi NWS), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00412011, 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.