New Braunfels weather in May

In May, New Braunfels sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 4.3 in of rain across 11.2 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 83°F in the first days to 88°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is New Braunfels's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see New Braunfels's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
5th warmest
Overnight low
67°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4.3 in
11.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:44 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
56%
10th clearest
Wind
8 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

New Braunfels is city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in Texas, United States, that is the seat of Comal County.

Density
600/km²
people per km²
Founded
1845

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 83°F in the first days to 88°F by the end.

A typical May day in New Braunfels reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 67°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 78°F and 92°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°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 New Braunfels

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 8 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
8
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.

New Braunfels 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
Jan62° / 43°2.57.310.35.7
Feb66° / 46°2.47.410.96.3
Mar72° / 53°3.09.211.86.9
Apr79° / 59°3.18.512.76.9
May85° / 67°4.311.213.55.1
Jun91° / 73°2.91013.93.7
Jul94° / 74°1.86.513.73.0
Aug95° / 75°2.26.113.12.8
Sep89° / 70°2.98.412.24.4
Oct81° / 61°3.27.811.36.9
Nov71° / 51°2.77.410.57.1
Dec63° / 44°2.77.910.16.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

New Braunfels gets around 4.3 in of rain over 11.2 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 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2135
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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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
128101934100
22691935110
32591836110
42491837120
52381837130
62281838140
72081839140
81981839150
91881840160
101681841160
111581841170
121481941170
131391942180
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151181843190
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23451551250
24451451260
25341352280
26241352290
27231252301
28131152321
29131151331
30131050351
31131050361

Wind in May

Winds average 8 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 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 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 5:56 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:567:04
213.25:557:04
313.25:547:05
413.25:537:06
513.25:527:06
613.35:517:07
713.35:517:08
813.35:507:08
913.35:497:09
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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 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit New Braunfels?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for New Braunfels in May

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

In May, New Braunfels sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 67°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels peaks around August 10 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 highHighModerateAug 10UV 11Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1416 µg/m³Dec 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is New Braunfels?

New Braunfels sits at 29.7°N, 98.1°W, 630 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Cibolo, 12 mi away.

Topography around New Braunfels

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around New Braunfels has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 ft around an average of 669 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 781 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,831 ft.

The land around New Braunfels is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and trees (40%) within 2 miles, trees (42%) and grassland (30%) within 10 miles, and trees (47%) and grassland (42%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
315 ft
10 miles
781 ft
50 miles
1,831 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Cibolo 12 mi · Seguin 13 mi · Schertz 14 mi · Canyon Lake 14 mi · Universal City 15 mi · Live Oak 16 mi · San Marcos 17 mi · Converse 17 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 New Braunfels (29.703°, -98.1244°, elevation 630 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).