May Climate for Austin

The average daily maximum temperature varies from 82 at the beginning of the month to 89 at the end. The minimum varies from 62 at the beginning to 68 at the end of the month. Extremes are 100 observed in 1984 and 43 in l954. We average about 6 days with a maximum of 90 or higher.

Precipitation averages 4.78 inches but has ranged from a wet 9.98 in 1965 to a dry 0.81 in 1960. A maximum 24-hour amount of 5.66 occurred in 1979. On average, precipitation is observed on 9 days during the month with thunderstorms occurring on 7 of those days.

We usually receive about 56% of the possible sunshine, and between sunrise and sunset have 7 clear days, 11 partly cloudy days and 13 days with overcast conditions. The time between sunrise and sunset increases from about 13 hours 20 minutes at the beginning of the month to 13 hours 57 minutes at the end of the month.

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