Uvalde weather in May

In May, Uvalde sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 68°F, with 3.4 in of rain across 10 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 86°F in the first days to 92°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 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 Uvalde's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uvalde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
5th warmest
Overnight low
68°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3.4 in
10 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:52 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
52%
10th clearest
Wind
9 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Uvalde is city and the county seat of Uvalde County, Texas.

Density
831/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 86°F in the first days to 92°F by the end.

A typical May day in Uvalde reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 68°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 80°F and 97°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°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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319271

How May really feels in Uvalde

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 16 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
16
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.

Uvalde 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
Jan64° / 44°1.45.410.36.6
Feb69° / 47°1.66.1117.0
Mar75° / 54°2.48.211.87.2
Apr83° / 61°2.47.312.76.4
May89° / 68°3.41013.44.4
Jun94° / 74°2.07.313.83.0
Jul96° / 76°2.05.913.72.4
Aug97° / 76°1.55.5132.2
Sep91° / 71°3.07.512.23.9
Oct83° / 62°2.77.111.36.5
Nov72° / 52°2.16.210.57.4
Dec65° / 44°1.66.110.26.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25644
35644
45644
55644
65644
75545
85545
95446
105545
115545
125644
135644
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286337
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306535
316634

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Uvalde gets around 3.4 in of rain over 10 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
230
330
431
531
632
732
832
933
1033
1133
1233
1333
1433
1532
1632
1732
1832
1933
2032
2132
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2630
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3028
3127

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1321220325
2301120336
3281119356
4271119367
5251019388
6231019399
7221019419
82010194210
91910194310
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131410204512
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151210204513
16119214613
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18109214714
1998214815
2087214815
2177214916
2276205116
2366205117
2456205118
2545205318
2645195319
2734195420
2824195520
2924195421
3024185422
3114185522

Wind in May

Winds average 9 mph in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
39light breeze
49light breeze
59light breeze
69light breeze
79light breeze
89light breeze
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319light breeze

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 6:03 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:037:10
213.16:027:10
313.26:017:11
413.26:007:11
513.26:007:12
613.25:597:13
713.35:587:13
813.35:577:14
913.35:567:15
1013.35:567:15
1113.35:557:16
1213.45:547:17
1313.45:547:17
1413.45:537:18
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1613.55:527:19
1713.55:517:20
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1913.55:507:21
2013.55:497:22
2113.65:497:22
2213.65:487:23
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2513.65:477:25
2613.65:477:25
2713.75:467:26
2813.75:467:26
2913.75:467:27
3013.75:457:27
3113.75:457:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Uvalde?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Uvalde in May

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

In May, Uvalde sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 68°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Uvalde in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Uvalde peaks around August 11 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highHighModerateAug 11UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Uvalde 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 Uvalde is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (November, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1416 µg/m³Nov 235 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep8Good
Oct5Good
Nov5Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Uvalde?

Uvalde sits at 29.2°N, 99.8°W, 909 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Eagle Pass, 55 mi away.

Topography around Uvalde

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Uvalde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 ft around an average of 915 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,952 ft.

The land around Uvalde is covered by trees (40%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 2 miles, shrubs (47%) and trees (22%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (44%) and trees (39%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
108 ft
10 miles
499 ft
50 miles
1,952 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Eagle Pass 55 mi · Piedras Negras 57 mi · Del Rio 68 mi · Kerrville 70 mi · Ciudad Acuña 71 mi · San Antonio 80 mi · Nava 81 mi · Allende 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 Uvalde (29.2097°, -99.7862°, elevation 909 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).