Brushy Creek weather in May

In May, Brushy Creek sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 66°F, with 4.3 in of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 82°F in the first days to 88°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Brushy Creek's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brushy Creek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
5th warmest
Overnight low
66°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4.3 in
10.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:41 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
56%
12th clearest
Wind
9 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Brushy Creek is census designated place in Williamson County, Texas, United States.

Density
1,205/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 82°F in the first days to 88°F by the end.

A typical May day in Brushy Creek reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 66°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 77°F and 92°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°F warmer than April and about 6°F cooler than June.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 5 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
5
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.

Brushy Creek 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan60° / 41°2.36.810.35.4
Feb64° / 45°2.47.310.96.2
Mar71° / 51°2.98.811.86.9
Apr78° / 58°3.08.212.77.1
May85° / 66°4.310.813.55.3
Jun91° / 73°2.88.713.93.8
Jul95° / 75°1.65.813.82.9
Aug95° / 75°2.15.813.12.9
Sep89° / 69°2.97.412.24.6
Oct80° / 60°3.47.111.37.1
Nov69° / 50°2.76.610.57.1
Dec62° / 43°2.87.510.15.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
34951
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Brushy Creek gets around 4.3 in of rain over 10.8 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 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1301521295
2291421306
3281421316
4261421327
5251321338
6231321349
7221321359
82113203610
92012203711
101812203811
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131512204013
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2456214919
2546205020
2645205120
2735205121
2825195222
2925185223
3014185324
3114175325

Wind in May

Winds average 9 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light 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 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:537:03
213.25:527:04
313.25:517:05
413.25:507:05
513.35:497:06
613.35:497:07
713.35:487:07
813.45:477:08
913.45:467:09
1013.45:457:09
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3013.85:347:22
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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 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Brushy Creek?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Brushy Creek in May

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

In May, Brushy Creek sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 66°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Brushy Creek 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 Brushy Creek peaks around July 24 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 24UV 11Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Brushy Creek 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 Brushy Creek is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1417 µg/m³Dec 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Brushy Creek?

Brushy Creek sits at 30.5°N, 97.7°W, 827 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Round Rock, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Brushy Creek

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Brushy Creek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 ft around an average of 833 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 584 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,624 ft.

The land around Brushy Creek is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 2 miles, trees (42%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (24%) within 10 miles, and trees (44%) and grassland (43%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
190 ft
10 miles
584 ft
50 miles
1,624 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Round Rock 3.7 mi · Cedar Park 5.0 mi · Jollyville 5.6 mi · Leander 8.1 mi · Pflugerville 8.7 mi · Georgetown 9.3 mi · Hutto 12 mi · University of Texas 16 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 Brushy Creek (30.5135°, -97.7397°, elevation 827 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).