Dumas weather in May

In May, Dumas sees average daytime highs of 79°F and overnight lows near 54°F, with 2.2 in of rain across 7 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 75°F in the first days to 84°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Dumas's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dumas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
79°
5th warmest
Overnight low
54°
8th coldest
Rainfall
2.2 in
7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:47 AM – 7:41 PM
Cloud cover
43%
11th clearest
Wind
11 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Dumas is city in Texas, USA.

Density
1,045/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 75°F in the first days to 84°F by the end.

A typical May day in Dumas reaches about 79°F in the afternoon and slips back to 54°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 66°F and 91°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°F warmer than April and about 9°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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27449
37549
47549
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How May really feels in Dumas

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.

Dumas weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan50° / 26°0.72.81.69.82.7
Feb54° / 29°0.63.11.610.64.0
Mar63° / 36°1.451.411.76.4
Apr71° / 44°1.65.40.412.97.5
May79° / 54°2.27013.97.2
Jun89° / 63°2.08.3014.44.7
Jul91° / 67°2.08014.23.8
Aug89° / 66°2.59.2013.44.4
Sep83° / 59°1.35.7012.26.9
Oct72° / 47°1.64.90.411.18.0
Nov60° / 35°0.83.41.210.15.7
Dec50° / 27°1.03.72.49.62.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26832
36832
46832
56832
66832
76832
86832
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dumas gets around 2.2 in of rain over 7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 23% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
121
220
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520
620
720
820
920
1020
1120
1220
1320
1420
1521
1621
1722
1823
1923
2024
2125
2225
2326
2427
2527
2628
2729
2829
2929
3030
3130

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49820
59730
69730
79730
89640
99640
109550
119451
129361
139271
149271
159181
169091
1789101
1888111
1987121
2085132
2184142
2283152
2382162
2480182
2579192
2676213
2775223
2873243
2971254
3069274
3167285

Wind in May

Winds average 11 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
211light breeze
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411light breeze
511light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 7:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:027:28
213.56:017:29
313.56:007:30
413.55:597:31
513.65:587:32
613.65:577:32
713.65:567:33
813.75:557:34
913.75:547:35
1013.75:537:36
1113.85:527:37
1213.85:517:38
1313.85:507:38
1413.85:497:39
1513.95:487:40
1613.95:477:41
1713.95:477:42
1813.95:467:42
1914.05:457:43
2014.05:447:44
2114.05:447:45
2214.05:437:46
2314.15:427:46
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2514.15:417:48
2614.15:417:49
2714.25:407:49
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2914.25:397:51
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3114.25:387:52

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
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87.0Intense
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277.2Intense
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297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Dumas?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Dumas for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dumas in May

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

In May, Dumas sees daytime highs around 79°F and nights near 54°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Dumas in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dumas peaks around July 11 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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dumas?

Dumas sits at 35.9°N, 102.0°W, 3,661 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Amarillo, 45 mi away.

Topography around Dumas

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Dumas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 ft around an average of 3,658 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 623 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,713 ft.

The land around Dumas is covered by grassland (44%), artificial surfaces (28%) and cropland (24%) within 2 miles, grassland (55%) and cropland (43%) within 10 miles, and grassland (68%) and cropland (31%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
138 ft
10 miles
623 ft
50 miles
1,713 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Amarillo 45 mi · Pampa 62 mi · Hereford 76 mi · Liberal 100 mi · Plainview 117 mi · Clovis 122 mi · Garden City 158 mi · Lubbock 158 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 Dumas (35.8656°, -101.9732°, elevation 3,661 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).