May is one of the warmer months of the year in Lakeland, with average highs near 32.4°C and lows around 20°C (mean 26.2°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 82 mm of rainfall and 65% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Lakeland. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Lakeland was 2024 — when the month averaged 29.2°C — while the coldest was 1983 at 24.2°C. Typical May days reach 32.4°C with nights near 20°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
May is one of the drier months in Lakeland, averaging 82 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 2009 with 276 mm, while the driest was 2000 at 13 mm.
Relative humidity in Lakeland during May averages 65%. The most humid May was 1991 at 79%, and the least humid was 1981 at 55%.
May receives about 6.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Lakeland. The sunniest May was 2011 at 7.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2018 at 5.2.
Average wind speed in Lakeland during May is 2.3 m/s. The windiest May was 2007 at 3 m/s, while the calmest was 2025 at 1.7 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 25.4°C | 25.9°C | 26.3°C | 26.3°C | 27.3°C | +1.9°C |
| Avg High | 31.8°C | 31.8°C | 32.7°C | 32.4°C | 33.7°C | +1.9°C |
| Avg Low | 19.0°C | 20.0°C | 20.0°C | 20.2°C | 21.0°C | +2°C |
| Avg Rain | 77 mm | 79 mm | 73 mm | 100 mm | 82 mm | +5 mm |
May temperatures in Lakeland have risen by about 2.4°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 10.9°C (1992) to a record high of 38.8°C (2024).
Rainfall in May is one of the drier months, averaging 82 mm, with a wettest year of 276 mm.
A good time to visit Lakeland
May is a good time to visit Lakeland, with days averaging 32.4°C and nights around 20°C (mean 26.2°C, warmer than Lakeland's yearly average) and higher rainfall. April and October are marginally more temperate, but May still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.3°C | 28.4°C | 22.4°C | 38.3°C | 17.7°C | 127 mm | 64% | 1.7 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2024 🔥 | 36.0°C | 29.2°C | 22.4°C | 38.8°C | 19.7°C | 40 mm | 61% | 2.2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2023 | 32.6°C | 26.3°C | 20.0°C | 36.3°C | 16.5°C | 116 mm | 66% | 2.1 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2022 | 33.4°C | 27.2°C | 21.0°C | 36.5°C | 16.0°C | 79 mm | 65% | 2.1 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 33.9°C | 27.2°C | 20.6°C | 37.0°C | 15.9°C | 18 mm | 58% | 2.7 m/s | 7 |
| 2020 | 31.7°C | 25.7°C | 19.7°C | 36.1°C | 12.4°C | 110 mm | 67% | 2.4 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2019 | 33.7°C | 27.2°C | 20.8°C | 38.0°C | 16.7°C | 84 mm | 67% | 2.2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2018 | 29.2°C | 24.7°C | 20.3°C | 34.2°C | 16.8°C | 246 mm | 78% | 2.4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2017 | 34.3°C | 27.4°C | 20.5°C | 38.2°C | 14.2°C | 67 mm | 61% | 2.6 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2016 | 31.0°C | 25.1°C | 19.3°C | 34.6°C | 12.3°C | 171 mm | 68% | 1.9 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2015 | 33.0°C | 26.7°C | 20.5°C | 35.7°C | 14.4°C | 39 mm | 65% | 2.4 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2014 | 31.3°C | 25.4°C | 19.6°C | 35.5°C | 13.8°C | 118 mm | 69% | 2.2 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2013 | 30.7°C | 24.8°C | 18.8°C | 35.4°C | 13.6°C | 93 mm | 67% | 2.4 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2012 | 33.4°C | 27.2°C | 21.0°C | 36.6°C | 18.8°C | 79 mm | 63% | 2.2 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2011 | 33.9°C | 26.9°C | 19.8°C | 37.0°C | 14.0°C | 36 mm | 59% | 2.3 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2010 | 33.1°C | 27.2°C | 21.2°C | 35.0°C | 18.9°C | 69 mm | 69% | 2.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2009 🌧️ | 30.4°C | 25.6°C | 20.9°C | 37.6°C | 18.1°C | 276 mm | 73% | 1.9 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2008 | 33.0°C | 26.4°C | 19.9°C | 36.6°C | 14.1°C | 29 mm | 63% | 2.7 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2007 | 32.1°C | 25.7°C | 19.3°C | 35.9°C | 13.8°C | 25 mm | 60% | 3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2006 | 33.1°C | 26.4°C | 19.6°C | 37.3°C | 14.6°C | 38 mm | 59% | 2.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2005 | 30.7°C | 25.0°C | 19.2°C | 35.9°C | 13.0°C | 115 mm | 71% | 2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2004 | 33.4°C | 26.6°C | 19.9°C | 38.5°C | 15.0°C | 28 mm | 61% | 2.6 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2003 | 32.2°C | 26.8°C | 21.4°C | 35.2°C | 18.4°C | 82 mm | 70% | 1.8 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2002 | 34.3°C | 27.4°C | 20.6°C | 38.6°C | 16.9°C | 65 mm | 62% | 2.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2001 | 32.4°C | 25.8°C | 19.1°C | 36.6°C | 16.3°C | 56 mm | 62% | 2.5 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2000 | 34.9°C | 27.5°C | 20.1°C | 38.3°C | 15.3°C | 13 mm | 56% | 2.6 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1999 | 31.5°C | 25.4°C | 19.2°C | 35.5°C | 11.1°C | 97 mm | 66% | 2.2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1998 | 31.8°C | 25.7°C | 19.7°C | 35.9°C | 14.3°C | 46 mm | 70% | 2.1 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1997 | 30.9°C | 25.4°C | 19.9°C | 33.6°C | 13.2°C | 69 mm | 70% | 2.1 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1996 | 32.0°C | 26.1°C | 20.3°C | 35.4°C | 14.6°C | 92 mm | 70% | 2.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1995 | 34.1°C | 27.9°C | 21.7°C | 37.1°C | 18.2°C | 53 mm | 65% | 2.2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1994 | 32.0°C | 26.1°C | 20.2°C | 35.3°C | 13.2°C | 59 mm | 65% | 2 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1993 | 31.2°C | 24.8°C | 18.5°C | 34.4°C | 14.7°C | 65 mm | 66% | 2.7 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1992 | 31.1°C | 24.4°C | 17.8°C | 34.2°C | 10.9°C | 41 mm | 64% | 2.4 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1991 | 29.9°C | 25.8°C | 21.7°C | 32.8°C | 18.4°C | 200 mm | 79% | 2.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1990 | 33.4°C | 27.2°C | 21.1°C | 37.7°C | 17.7°C | 70 mm | 64% | 2.5 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1989 | 33.6°C | 26.5°C | 19.4°C | 38.0°C | 13.0°C | 41 mm | 59% | 2.4 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1988 | 31.2°C | 24.7°C | 18.2°C | 36.7°C | 14.1°C | 57 mm | 62% | 2.5 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1987 | 30.1°C | 24.6°C | 19.2°C | 33.7°C | 13.9°C | 102 mm | 73% | 2.2 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1986 | 33.1°C | 26.2°C | 19.4°C | 37.6°C | 15.8°C | 47 mm | 60% | 2.5 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1985 | 33.0°C | 26.5°C | 20.0°C | 37.6°C | 16.7°C | 51 mm | 59% | 2.2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1984 | 30.5°C | 24.9°C | 19.4°C | 34.9°C | 13.2°C | 122 mm | 69% | 2.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1983 ❄️ | 30.3°C | 24.2°C | 18.1°C | 34.7°C | 12.2°C | 52 mm | 69% | 2.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 29.9°C | 24.3°C | 18.6°C | 32.7°C | 15.3°C | 156 mm | 70% | 2.4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 34.3°C | 26.7°C | 19.1°C | 38.2°C | 15.0°C | 65 mm | 55% | 2.6 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 32.4°C with lows near 20°C (mean 26.2°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 82 mm of rainfall in Lakeland, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 276 mm in 2009.
The hottest May reached 38.8°C in 2024. The coldest dipped to 10.9°C in 1992.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 2.4°C. Daytime highs moved from 31.6°C to 34°C and overnight lows from 19°C to 21.3°C over the same span.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Lakeland and one of the drier months, so plan for around 32.4°C daytime highs and 20°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 8th coolest month in Lakeland, averaging 26.2°C.
For May in Lakeland, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 32.4°C and lows of 20°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in May averages 65% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in May is 2.3 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 3 m/s (2007).
The wettest May on record was 2009 with 276 mm. On average, May sees 82 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Lakeland behaves each May, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for May specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
