Texarkana weather in May

In May, Texarkana sees average daytime highs of 82°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 5.3 in of rain across 12 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 34% 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 Texarkana's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Texarkana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
82°
5th warmest
Overnight low
64°
8th coldest
Rainfall
5.3 in
12 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:21 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
57%
10th clearest
Wind
6 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Texarkana is city in Bowie County, Texas, United States.

Density
489/km²
people per km²
Founded
1873

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 Texarkana reaches about 82°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 18°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 8°F warmer than April and about 7°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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47860
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318568

How May really feels in Texarkana

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.

Texarkana weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan54° / 37°3.99.40.5103.4
Feb58° / 40°4.29.70.610.84.3
Mar66° / 47°5.011.20.111.76.0
Apr74° / 55°5.610.3012.86.8
May82° / 64°5.312013.76.0
Jun89° / 71°3.79.5014.24.4
Jul92° / 74°2.98.60143.4
Aug93° / 73°2.37013.23.5
Sep87° / 67°3.16.6012.25.3
Oct76° / 56°4.27.5011.27.4
Nov65° / 46°4.08.5010.36.1
Dec56° / 39°4.790.19.83.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
44951
54951
64852
74852
84951
94951
104951
115050
125050
135050
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155149
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235347
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315545

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Texarkana gets around 5.3 in of rain over 12 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
440
540
640
740
839
939
1039
1138
1238
1337
1437
1537
1636
1736
1836
1936
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2136
2236
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2436
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2636
2736
2836
2935
3035
3135

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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1381625183
2361625193
3351625214
4331624224
5311724235
6291724255
7281724265
8261724276
9251724286
10241723296
11231723307
12221723317
13211723327
14191723338
15191623348
16181622358
17171622369
18161522379
191515223810
201314224011
211213224112
221113224213
231012214313
24911214415
25810214516
26610214617
2759204619
2849204620
2948194722
3038194724
3128184625

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
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
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216calm
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246calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

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 5:34 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:346:53
213.35:336:53
313.45:326:54
413.45:316:55
513.45:306:56
613.55:296:57
713.55:286:57
813.55:276:58
913.55:266:59
1013.65:257:00
1113.65:257:00
1213.65:247:01
1313.65:237:02
1413.75:227:03
1513.75:217:03
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1713.75:207:05
1813.85:197:06
1913.85:197:06
2013.85:187:07
2113.85:177:08
2213.95:177:08
2313.95:167:09
2413.95:167:10
2513.95:157:11
2613.95:157:11
2714.05:147:12
2814.05:147:13
2914.05:137:13
3014.05:137:14
3114.05:137:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Texarkana?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Texarkana in May

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

In May, Texarkana sees daytime highs around 82°F and nights near 64°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Texarkana 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 Texarkana peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 10Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Texarkana 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 Texarkana is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1622 µg/m³Jan 117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Texarkana?

Texarkana sits at 33.4°N, 94.0°W, 299 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Texarkana, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Texarkana

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Texarkana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 ft around an average of 322 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 ft.

The land around Texarkana is covered by trees (57%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 2 miles, trees (57%) and grassland (34%) within 10 miles, and trees (68%) and grassland (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
151 ft
10 miles
364 ft
50 miles
653 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Texarkana 1.2 mi · Mount Pleasant 57 mi · Marshall 63 mi · Shreveport 65 mi · Bossier City 65 mi · Longview 75 mi · El Dorado 81 mi · Paris 88 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 Texarkana (33.4251°, -94.0477°, elevation 299 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).