Tavares weather in May

In May, Tavares sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 68°F, with 2.5 in of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 85°F in the first days to 88°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Tavares's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tavares's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
5th warmest
Overnight low
68°
8th coldest
Rainfall
2.5 in
8.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:40 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
49%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Tavares is city in and seat of Lake County, Florida, United States.

Density
454/km²
people per km²
Founded
1880

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 85°F in the first days to 88°F by the end.

A typical May day in Tavares reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 68°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 81°F and 92°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°F warmer than April and about 3°F cooler than June.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 10 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
10
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.

Tavares weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan69° / 50°2.36.610.47.1
Feb72° / 52°1.96117.3
Mar76° / 56°2.46.611.87.6
Apr82° / 62°2.26.712.76.8
May87° / 68°2.58.613.45.1
Jun89° / 74°5.519.413.83.2
Jul90° / 75°5.822.213.72.8
Aug90° / 76°6.222.5132.8
Sep88° / 73°5.11712.23.8
Oct83° / 67°2.38.711.36.2
Nov76° / 58°1.4510.67.8
Dec71° / 53°2.15.310.27.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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36832
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56832
66832
76832
86832
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315446

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tavares gets around 2.5 in of rain over 8.6 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 29% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
121
221
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521
621
721
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1526
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2131
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3146

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 55% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11721262960
21721273060
31621273160
41520273260
51419273370
61319283370
71318283470
81217293580
91117293580
101016303690
111015303690
129143037100
138143038110
148133038120
157123039130
166122939140
176112940150
185112840160
195112741170
204102641180
214102542190
223102442210
23392343220
24292243240
25282044260
26281944280
27171844300
28161743320
29161643340
30151543370
31041342391

Wind in May

Winds average 6 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
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47calm
57calm
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316calm

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 5:51 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:516:57
213.15:516:57
313.15:506:58
413.25:496:59
513.25:486:59
613.25:477:00
713.25:467:01
813.35:467:01
913.35:457:02
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1313.45:427:04
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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 6.3 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 6.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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36.3Intense
46.3Intense
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146.3Intense
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196.3Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tavares

In seasonPeak

None of Tavares's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Tavares sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Tavares's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Tavares?

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
7.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tavares in May

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

In May, Tavares sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 68°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Tavares 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 Tavares peaks around July 15 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 highHighModerateJul 15UV 11Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Tavares 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 Tavares is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1619 µg/m³Dec 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May12Good
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tavares?

Tavares sits at 28.8°N, 81.7°W, 75 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Eustis, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Tavares

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Tavares has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 ft around an average of 75 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 ft.

The land around Tavares is covered by water (42%) and trees (30%) within 2 miles, trees (46%), water (26%) and grassland (20%) within 10 miles, and trees (67%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
102 ft
10 miles
230 ft
50 miles
331 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Eustis 4.3 mi · Leesburg 9.3 mi · Apopka 16 mi · The Villages 17 mi · Clermont 18 mi · Winter Garden 19 mi · Wekiwa Springs 20 mi · Ocoee 20 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 Tavares (28.8042°, -81.7256°, elevation 75 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).