Prosper weather in May

In May, Prosper sees average daytime highs of 82°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 5.6 in of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 78°F in the first days to 85°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Prosper's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prosper's year-round climate.

Daytime high
82°
5th warmest
Overnight low
64°
8th coldest
Rainfall
5.6 in
11.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:32 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
56%
12th clearest
Wind
9 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Prosper is town in Collin and Denton counties in Texas, United States.

Density
270/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 78°F in the first days to 85°F by the end.

A typical May day in Prosper reaches about 82°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 73°F and 89°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°F warmer than April and about 7°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
17859
27859
37860
47860
57860
67961
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108062
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128063
138163
148164
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318569

How May really feels in Prosper

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.

Prosper 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan55° / 37°2.66.80.410.13.9
Feb59° / 40°2.77.40.610.84.9
Mar67° / 48°4.09.20.211.76.3
Apr74° / 55°4.38.6012.87.1
May82° / 64°5.611.4013.76.1
Jun89° / 72°3.49014.24.4
Jul93° / 76°1.95.90143.3
Aug93° / 75°1.95.4013.23.4
Sep87° / 68°3.26.4012.25.4
Oct76° / 57°3.97.6011.27.5
Nov65° / 46°3.66.90.110.36.5
Dec56° / 39°3.57.10.39.84.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35248
45248
55149
65149
75050
85050
94951
105050
115050
125050
135050
145050
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275248
285149
295248
305347
315446

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Prosper gets around 5.6 in of rain over 11.4 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
235
335
436
536
636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1936
2036
2136
2237
2337
2437
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3136

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 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 44% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1401822182
2391822192
3371823202
4351823212
5331724233
6321724243
7301625253
8291625264
9271625284
10261526294
11251526305
12241526315
13231526325
14221425335
15211425346
16191425356
17181425377
18171424387
19151424407
20141323418
21131323438
22111322459
23101322469
24813214810
25712214911
26612215012
27511205113
28411205114
29310205215
30210195217
3129195218

Wind in May

Winds average 9 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
210light breeze
310light breeze
410light breeze
510light breeze
610light breeze
710light breeze
810light breeze
910light breeze
1010light breeze
1110light breeze
1210light breeze
1310light breeze
1410light breeze
1510light breeze
169light breeze
179light breeze
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269light breeze
279light breeze
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308light breeze
318light breeze

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 5:45 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:457:03
213.35:447:04
313.45:437:05
413.45:427:06
513.45:417:06
613.45:407:07
713.55:407:08
813.55:397:09
913.55:387:10
1013.65:377:10
1113.65:367:11
1213.65:357:12
1313.65:347:13
1413.75:347:13
1513.75:337:14
1613.75:327:15
1713.75:317:16
1813.85:317:16
1913.85:307:17
2013.85:297:18
2113.85:297:18
2213.85:287:19
2313.95:287:20
2413.95:277:20
2513.95:277:21
2613.95:267:22
2713.95:267:23
2814.05:257:23
2914.05:257:24
3014.05:247:24
3114.05:247:25

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 2.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 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
15.6Bright
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35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
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155.7Bright
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205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Prosper?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Prosper in May

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

In May, Prosper sees daytime highs around 82°F and nights near 64°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Prosper 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 Prosper peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Prosper 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 Prosper is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1519 µg/m³Oct 248 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Prosper?

Prosper sits at 33.2°N, 96.8°W, 682 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Frisco, 6.2 mi away.

Topography around Prosper

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Prosper has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 ft around an average of 679 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 873 ft.

The land around Prosper is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), grassland (30%) and cropland (24%) within 2 miles, grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 10 miles, and grassland (47%) and trees (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
207 ft
10 miles
312 ft
50 miles
873 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Frisco 6.2 mi · Celina 6.2 mi · The Trails of Frisco 6.8 mi · Little Elm 9.3 mi · McKinney 11 mi · The Colony 11 mi · Allen 12 mi · Plano 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 Prosper (33.2362°, -96.8011°, elevation 682 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).