Sam Rayburn climate

Sam Rayburn Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sam Rayburn Dam, 6.2 km from Sam Rayburn

Average highs run from 82°F on May 1 to 89°F on May 31, and lows from 62°F to 70°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.53 in over about 9 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 Sam Rayburn, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
4.53 in
Record high
99°FMay 31, 1998
Record low
36°FMay 4, 2013
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
6.2
Daylight
13 h 23 min to 14 h 02 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
66°F
Wind
4.5 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 182°F62°F90°F 198143°F 201427%0%
May 282°F62°F88°F 197845°F 197627%0%
May 382°F63°F91°F 200243°F 201327%0%
May 482°F63°F91°F 201036°F 201327%0%
May 583°F63°F90°F 198447°F 201327%0%
May 683°F63°F91°F 201043°F 201327%0%
May 783°F64°F90°F 198444°F 199227%0%
May 883°F64°F92°F 199842°F 199227%0%
May 984°F64°F91°F 199845°F 198428%0%
May 1084°F65°F92°F 201153°F 197228%0%
May 1184°F65°F91°F 197845°F 198128%0%
May 1284°F65°F90°F 202248°F 200628%0%
May 1385°F66°F90°F 202248°F 201328%0%
May 1485°F66°F90°F 199549°F 197128%0%
May 1585°F66°F91°F 200743°F 201429%0%
May 1685°F66°F94°F 197845°F 197329%0%
May 1786°F67°F92°F 201848°F 201129%0%
May 1886°F67°F93°F 199851°F 200629%0%
May 1986°F67°F93°F 197851°F 200229%0%
May 2086°F67°F93°F 197850°F 198629%0%
May 2187°F68°F94°F 197851°F 198129%0%
May 2287°F68°F96°F 200556°F 199429%0%
May 2387°F68°F96°F 200550°F 200130%0%
May 2487°F68°F94°F 199658°F 201730%0%
May 2588°F69°F93°F 197852°F 201730%0%
May 2688°F69°F94°F 197850°F 197930%0%
May 2788°F69°F95°F 197846°F 198831%0%
May 2888°F69°F94°F 197854°F 198831%0%
May 2989°F70°F97°F 199855°F 197331%0%
May 3089°F70°F96°F 199652°F 198431%0%
May 3189°F70°F99°F 199848°F 198431%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sam Rayburn, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 8:15 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00417936 (Sam Rayburn Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00419101, 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.