The Villages weather in May

In May, The Villages sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 2.5 in of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-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 The Villages's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see The Villages's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
5th warmest
Overnight low
67°
8th coldest
Rainfall
2.5 in
8.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:41 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
49%
1st clearest
Wind
6 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

The Villages is retirement community in Sumter County, Florida, United States.

Density
618/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 85°F in the first days to 88°F by the end.

A typical May day in The Villages reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 67°F overnight — a 20°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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How May really feels in The Villages

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 9 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
9
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.

The Villages weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan69° / 48°2.46.810.47.0
Feb71° / 51°2.16.1117.3
Mar76° / 55°2.66.911.87.5
Apr82° / 61°2.27.112.76.8
May87° / 67°2.58.813.45.0
Jun89° / 73°5.318.513.83.2
Jul90° / 75°5.721.813.72.7
Aug90° / 75°5.922132.8
Sep88° / 73°4.71612.23.8
Oct83° / 65°2.28.111.36.3
Nov76° / 56°1.4510.67.8
Dec71° / 51°2.25.510.27.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

The Villages gets around 2.5 in of rain over 8.8 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 (%)
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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 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1212128255
2202128265
3192129275
4182129275
5172029285
6162030286
7152030296
8142030306
9131931307
10121931317
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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
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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 5:52 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:526:58
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313.15:506:59
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513.25:497:00
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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 6.35 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 6.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for The Villages

In seasonPeak

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

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

The Villages'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 The Villages?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for The Villages in May

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

In May, The Villages sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 67°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in The Villages 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 The Villages peaks around July 14 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 14UV 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 The Villages 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 The Villages is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1218 µg/m³Dec 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is The Villages?

The Villages sits at 28.9°N, 82.0°W, 72 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Leesburg, 9.9 mi away.

Topography around The Villages

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around The Villages has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 ft around an average of 79 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 ft.

The land around The Villages is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), grassland (34%) and trees (26%) within 2 miles, trees (47%) and grassland (31%) within 10 miles, and trees (66%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
115 ft
10 miles
157 ft
50 miles
335 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Leesburg 9.9 mi · Marion Oaks 14 mi · Tavares 17 mi · Eustis 17 mi · Ocala 21 mi · Clermont 29 mi · Apopka 32 mi · Winter Garden 34 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 The Villages (28.9341°, -81.9599°, elevation 72 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).