Brownwood weather in May

In May, Brownwood sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 3.7 in of rain across 10 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 81°F in the first days to 88°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Brownwood's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brownwood's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
5th warmest
Overnight low
64°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3.7 in
10 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:44 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
50%
12th clearest
Wind
11 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Brownwood is city in Texas, United States of America.

Density
494/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 81°F in the first days to 88°F by the end.

A typical May day in Brownwood reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 75°F and 94°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)
18159
28159
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48260
58260
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How May really feels in Brownwood

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 1 day 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
1
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Brownwood 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
Jan58° / 37°1.650.410.25.1
Feb63° / 40°1.96.10.510.86.1
Mar70° / 47°2.77.7011.87.0
Apr78° / 55°2.76.6012.87.5
May85° / 64°3.710013.65.6
Jun91° / 71°2.77.60143.8
Jul95° / 74°1.65.2013.93.0
Aug94° / 74°1.55.9013.23.2
Sep87° / 67°2.46012.25.2
Oct78° / 56°3.06.7011.27.5
Nov67° / 46°2.05.70.110.47.1
Dec59° / 38°1.95.20.4105.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26139
36139
45941
55941
65842
75842
85842
95743
105743
115743
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155842
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286436
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316535

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Brownwood gets around 3.7 in of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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531
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1491624110
2471625120
3451526130
4431527140
5411528160
6391529160
7371530170
8351531181
9341532191
10321533201
11301533201
12291634211
13281634221
14261634221
15251735231
16241735241
17221735241
18211735252
19191736262
20181736282
21161636292
22151636302
23141637313
24121637323
25111537343
26101537353
2781437364
2871437384
2971437394
3061336404
3151336415

Wind in May

Winds average 11 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
111light breeze
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511light breeze
611light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:567:10
213.35:557:11
313.35:547:11
413.35:547:12
513.35:537:13
613.45:527:14
713.45:517:14
813.45:507:15
913.45:497:16
1013.55:487:16
1113.55:487:17
1213.55:477:18
1313.55:467:18
1413.65:457:19
1513.65:457:20
1613.65:447:21
1713.65:437:21
1813.75:437:22
1913.75:427:23
2013.75:417:23
2113.75:417:24
2213.75:407:25
2313.85:407:25
2413.85:397:26
2513.85:397:27
2613.85:387:27
2713.85:387:28
2813.95:377:28
2913.95:377:29
3013.95:377:30
3113.95:367:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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36.2Intense
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256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Brownwood?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Brownwood in May

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

In May, Brownwood sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 64°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Brownwood 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 Brownwood peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 18UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Brownwood 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 Brownwood is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1515 µg/m³Dec 175 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May12Good
Jun12Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct5Good
Nov5Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Brownwood?

Brownwood sits at 31.7°N, 99.0°W, 1,365 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Stephenville, 58 mi away.

Topography around Brownwood

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Brownwood has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 ft around an average of 1,388 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,302 ft.

The land around Brownwood is covered by grassland (34%), trees (30%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 2 miles, grassland (60%) and trees (27%) within 10 miles, and grassland (66%) and trees (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
276 ft
10 miles
407 ft
50 miles
1,302 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Stephenville 58 mi · Abilene 67 mi · Breckenridge 73 mi · Gatesville 76 mi · Copperas Cove 76 mi · Fort Cavazos 82 mi · Killeen 85 mi · San Angelo 87 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 Brownwood (31.7093°, -98.9912°, elevation 1,365 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).