Temple weather in May

In May, Temple sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 66°F, with 4.8 in of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 33% 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 Temple's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Temple's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
5th warmest
Overnight low
66°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4.8 in
10.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:38 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
56%
12th clearest
Wind
9 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Temple is city in Bell County, Texas, United States.

Density
402/km²
people per km²
Founded
1881

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 Temple 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 7°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 Temple

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 6 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
6
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.

Temple 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
Jan60° / 41°2.97.210.25.2
Feb64° / 44°2.87.710.96.0
Mar71° / 51°3.49.211.86.8
Apr78° / 58°3.38.712.77.0
May85° / 66°4.810.913.65.4
Jun91° / 73°2.98.6143.8
Jul95° / 76°1.45.313.82.8
Aug96° / 76°2.35.613.12.7
Sep89° / 70°2.76.612.24.5
Oct80° / 60°4.17.411.27.0
Nov69° / 50°3.07.510.47.0
Dec62° / 42°3.37.9105.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45050
55050
64951
74951
85050
94951
104951
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135248
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Temple gets around 4.8 in of rain over 10.9 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 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1311422285
2301422296
3281421306
4271421327
5251321337
6241320358
7231320368
8211320379
9201320389
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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
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69light breeze
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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 5:51 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:517:02
213.25:507:03
313.35:497:04
413.35:487:05
513.35:477:05
613.35:467:06
713.45:457:07
813.45:447:07
913.45:447:08
1013.45:437:09
1113.55:427:09
1213.55:417:10
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1513.65:397:12
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2013.75:367:15
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2813.85:327:21
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3013.85:327:22
3113.95:317:22

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Temple?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Temple in May

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

In May, Temple 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 Temple 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 Temple peaks around July 24 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 highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 24UV 10Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Temple 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 Temple is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1417 µg/m³Dec 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Temple?

Temple sits at 31.1°N, 97.3°W, 719 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Belton, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around Temple

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Temple has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 ft around an average of 696 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 443 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,257 ft.

The land around Temple is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), trees (30%) and grassland (28%) within 2 miles, grassland (46%), cropland (25%) and trees (20%) within 10 miles, and grassland (52%) and trees (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
184 ft
10 miles
443 ft
50 miles
1,257 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Belton 7.5 mi · Harker Heights 19 mi · Killeen 23 mi · Fort Cavazos 25 mi · Copperas Cove 33 mi · Gatesville 33 mi · Waco 34 mi · Taylor 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 Temple (31.0982°, -97.3428°, elevation 719 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).