Benbrook weather in May

In May, Benbrook sees average daytime highs of 83°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 4.8 in of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 79°F in the first days to 86°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Benbrook's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Benbrook's year-round climate.

Daytime high
83°
5th warmest
Overnight low
64°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4.8 in
10.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:36 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
54%
12th clearest
Wind
9 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Benbrook is city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States.

Density
793/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 79°F in the first days to 86°F by the end.

A typical May day in Benbrook reaches about 83°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 74°F and 91°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°F warmer than April and about 7°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How May really feels in Benbrook

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Benbrook weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan56° / 37°2.46.20.610.14.3
Feb60° / 41°2.66.60.610.85.4
Mar68° / 48°3.58.20.111.86.7
Apr75° / 55°3.68012.87.3
May83° / 64°4.810.6013.75.9
Jun90° / 72°3.57.9014.14.2
Jul94° / 76°1.75.7013.93.1
Aug94° / 75°2.25.7013.23.2
Sep87° / 68°2.56.2012.25.3
Oct77° / 57°3.77.2011.27.5
Nov66° / 47°3.060.110.36.8
Dec58° / 39°2.86.20.49.94.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
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55446
65347
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Benbrook gets around 4.8 in of rain over 10.6 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
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334
434
534
634
734
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1133
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1933
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2134
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3036
3136

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 40% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1421721182
2401722192
3391722202
4371723212
5351623223
6341624233
7321625243
8311525253
9291526264
10281526274
11261526284
12251527294
13241527304
14231527315
15211527325
16201427335
17191427345
18171427366
19161427376
20141327396
21131327407
22111326427
23101326448
2491226458
2571226469
2661225489
27511254910
28411254911
29310245112
30310245013
3139235114

Wind in May

Winds average 9 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:497:05
213.35:487:06
313.35:477:07
413.45:467:07
513.45:457:08
613.45:447:09
713.45:437:10
813.55:427:10
913.55:417:11
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1213.65:397:13
1313.65:387:14
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1913.75:347:18
2013.85:337:19
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3014.05:287:26
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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186.0Bright
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236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Benbrook?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Benbrook for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Benbrook in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Benbrook sees daytime highs around 83°F and nights near 64°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Benbrook in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Benbrook peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Benbrook in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Benbrook is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1617 µg/m³Dec 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Benbrook?

Benbrook sits at 32.7°N, 97.5°W, 689 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is White Settlement, 6.2 mi away.

Topography around Benbrook

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Benbrook.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Benbrook has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 ft around an average of 699 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 548 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,076 ft.

The land around Benbrook is covered by grassland (35%), trees (33%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 2 miles, grassland (46%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 10 miles, and grassland (48%) and trees (32%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
243 ft
10 miles
548 ft
50 miles
1,076 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: White Settlement 6.2 mi · Fort Worth 8.7 mi · Burleson 12 mi · Saginaw 14 mi · Haltom City 14 mi · North Richland Hills 17 mi · Watauga 17 mi · Hurst 20 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Benbrook (32.6732°, -97.4606°, elevation 689 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).