Florence weather in May

In May, Florence sees average daytime highs of 93°F and overnight lows near 65°F, with 0.1 in of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 90°F in the first days to 97°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Florence's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Florence's year-round climate.

Daytime high
93°
5th warmest
Overnight low
65°
8th coldest
Rainfall
0.1 in
0.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:31 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
22%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
8.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Florence is town in and county seat of Pinal County, Arizona, United States.

Density
192/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 90°F in the first days to 97°F by the end.

A typical May day in Florence reaches about 93°F in the afternoon and slips back to 65°F overnight — a 28°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 83°F and 102°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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How May really feels in Florence

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 29 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
29
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.

Florence weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan66° / 43°1.23.710.17.4
Feb70° / 46°1.34.110.87.6
Mar77° / 51°0.82.911.78.4
Apr84° / 57°0.31.312.87.2
May93° / 65°0.10.613.74.0
Jun102° / 74°0.10.614.10.7
Jul104° / 81°0.84.1140.1
Aug102° / 80°1.14.513.20.6
Sep98° / 74°0.93.112.22.2
Oct88° / 62°0.52.511.25.9
Nov75° / 51°0.62.210.38.5
Dec65° / 43°1.149.97.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38812
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58812
68713
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Florence gets around 0.1 in of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
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52
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
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51000
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Wind in May

Winds average 6 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
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66calm
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126calm
136calm
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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 5:44 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:447:01
213.35:437:02
313.35:427:03
413.45:417:04
513.45:407:04
613.45:397:05
713.55:387:06
813.55:377:07
913.55:367:08
1013.55:367:08
1113.65:357:09
1213.65:347:10
1313.65:337:11
1413.65:327:11
1513.75:327:12
1613.75:317:13
1713.75:307:13
1813.75:297:14
1913.85:297:15
2013.85:287:16
2113.85:287:16
2213.85:277:17
2313.95:267:18
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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 8.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.24 kWh/m² to a high of 8.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 8.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.0Intense
28.0Intense
38.0Intense
48.0Intense
58.0Intense
68.1Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Florence?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Florence in May

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

In May, Florence sees daytime highs around 93°F and nights near 65°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Florence 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 Florence peaks around June 23 at about 11 (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 highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Florence 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 Florence is worst in June — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1626 µg/m³Oct 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Florence?

Florence sits at 33.0°N, 111.4°W, 1,490 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is San Tan Valley, 14 mi away.

Topography around Florence

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Florence has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 ft around an average of 1,503 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 922 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,251 ft.

The land around Florence is covered by bare terrain (47%) within 2 miles, shrubs (40%) and bare terrain (29%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (62%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
190 ft
10 miles
922 ft
50 miles
7,251 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: San Tan Valley 14 mi · Queen Creek 21 mi · Eloy 21 mi · Casa Grande 24 mi · Apache Junction 28 mi · Gilbert 32 mi · Chandler 32 mi · Mesa 37 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 Florence (33.0314°, -111.3873°, elevation 1,490 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).