Lufkin weather in May

In May, Lufkin sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 66°F, with 4.2 in of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 36% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lufkin's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lufkin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
5th warmest
Overnight low
66°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4.2 in
10.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:28 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
7 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Lufkin is seat of Angelina County, Texas, USA.

Density
407/km²
people per km²
Founded
1882

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 Lufkin 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 8°F warmer than April and about 5°F cooler than June.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 7 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
7
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.

Lufkin weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan60° / 42°4.19.710.24.8
Feb64° / 45°3.88.910.95.7
Mar71° / 51°4.19.611.86.7
Apr78° / 58°4.79.112.76.9
May85° / 66°4.210.813.65.3
Jun91° / 73°4.011.8143.6
Jul94° / 75°2.81013.82.9
Aug94° / 74°3.09.713.12.8
Sep89° / 69°3.68.212.24.5
Oct79° / 59°4.47.811.27.1
Nov69° / 49°3.6810.46.8
Dec61° / 43°4.49.9105.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45347
55347
65248
75248
85149
95248
105149
115248
125248
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145347
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lufkin gets around 4.2 in of rain over 10.8 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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334
434
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735
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1134
1234
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2133
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3036
3137

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1281421297
2271421308
3251421319
42413203210
52313203311
62213203411
72113193512
82012193613
91912193713
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2467174822
2556174824
2646164825
2745154828
2835154730
2925144632
3025134535
3125134437

Wind in May

Winds average 7 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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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 5:40 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:406:52
213.25:396:53
313.35:386:54
413.35:376:54
513.35:366:55
613.35:356:56
713.45:346:57
813.45:346:57
913.45:336:58
1013.45:326:59
1113.55:316:59
1213.55:307:00
1313.55:307:01
1413.55:297:01
1513.65:287:02
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1813.65:267:04
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2013.75:257:06
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3013.95:217:12
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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 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lufkin?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lufkin in May

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

In May, Lufkin 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 Lufkin 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 Lufkin peaks around August 10 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 highVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 10UV 10Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Lufkin 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 Lufkin is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1622 µg/m³Jan 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May15Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lufkin?

Lufkin sits at 31.3°N, 94.7°W, 312 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Nacogdoches, 19 mi away.

Topography around Lufkin

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lufkin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 ft around an average of 312 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 715 ft.

The land around Lufkin is covered by trees (56%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 2 miles, trees (71%) and grassland (26%) within 10 miles, and trees (77%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
148 ft
10 miles
302 ft
50 miles
715 ft
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Nacogdoches 19 mi · Palestine 61 mi · Huntsville 65 mi · Tyler 78 mi · Longview 80 mi · Conroe 83 mi · Marshall 86 mi · New Caney 86 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 Lufkin (31.3382°, -94.7291°, elevation 312 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).