May is one of the warmer months of the year in Orlando, with average highs near 31.7°C and lows around 20.1°C (mean 25.9°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 90 mm of rainfall and 66% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Orlando. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Orlando was 2024 — when the month averaged 28.9°C — while the coldest was 1982 at 23.9°C. Typical May days reach 31.7°C with nights near 20.1°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
May is one of the drier months in Orlando, averaging 90 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 2009 with 348 mm, while the driest was 2000 at 18 mm.
Relative humidity in Orlando during May averages 66%. The most humid May was 1991 at 81%, and the least humid was 1981 at 55%.
May receives about 6.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Orlando. The sunniest May was 2011 at 7.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2018 at 5.2.
Average wind speed in Orlando during May is 2.5 m/s. The windiest May was 2007 at 3.2 m/s, while the calmest was 2025 at 1.8 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 25.2°C | 25.7°C | 26.2°C | 25.9°C | 27.0°C | +1.8°C |
| Avg High | 31.2°C | 31.4°C | 32.1°C | 31.6°C | 32.9°C | +1.7°C |
| Avg Low | 19.3°C | 20.1°C | 20.3°C | 20.2°C | 21.1°C | +1.8°C |
| Avg Rain | 82 mm | 86 mm | 82 mm | 108 mm | 92 mm | +10 mm |
May temperatures in Orlando have risen by about 2.1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 9.5°C (1992) to a record high of 39.1°C (2024).
Rainfall in May is one of the drier months, averaging 90 mm, with a wettest year of 348 mm.
A good time to visit Orlando
May is a good time to visit Orlando, with days averaging 31.7°C and nights around 20.1°C (mean 25.9°C, warmer than Orlando's yearly average) and higher rainfall. April and November 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 | 33.5°C | 27.9°C | 22.3°C | 36.8°C | 18.4°C | 192 mm | 68% | 1.8 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2024 🔥 | 35.4°C | 28.9°C | 22.4°C | 39.1°C | 19.4°C | 47 mm | 62% | 2.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2023 | 31.5°C | 25.7°C | 20.0°C | 35.2°C | 15.4°C | 92 mm | 68% | 2.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2022 | 32.8°C | 27.0°C | 21.2°C | 35.7°C | 16.6°C | 70 mm | 68% | 2.4 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 32.4°C | 26.5°C | 20.6°C | 36.3°C | 14.8°C | 35 mm | 62% | 2.7 m/s | 7 |
| 2020 | 31.7°C | 25.8°C | 19.9°C | 36.0°C | 13.2°C | 119 mm | 66% | 2.6 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2019 | 32.6°C | 26.7°C | 20.9°C | 37.6°C | 18.0°C | 101 mm | 70% | 2.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2018 | 28.7°C | 24.6°C | 20.5°C | 33.4°C | 17.2°C | 241 mm | 80% | 2.4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2017 | 34.0°C | 27.3°C | 20.5°C | 37.9°C | 13.4°C | 78 mm | 61% | 2.8 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2016 | 30.8°C | 25.1°C | 19.5°C | 33.9°C | 12.1°C | 176 mm | 69% | 2.2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2015 | 31.5°C | 26.0°C | 20.6°C | 35.0°C | 14.3°C | 45 mm | 68% | 2.5 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2014 | 30.7°C | 25.2°C | 19.7°C | 35.6°C | 13.8°C | 96 mm | 70% | 2.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2013 | 29.2°C | 24.0°C | 18.8°C | 33.8°C | 12.0°C | 138 mm | 72% | 2.5 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2012 | 32.7°C | 26.8°C | 20.9°C | 35.9°C | 17.6°C | 96 mm | 66% | 2.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2011 | 33.3°C | 26.6°C | 19.8°C | 36.8°C | 14.7°C | 32 mm | 62% | 2.5 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2010 | 32.1°C | 26.6°C | 21.1°C | 34.2°C | 18.7°C | 76 mm | 72% | 2.4 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2009 🌧️ | 30.4°C | 25.9°C | 21.3°C | 38.5°C | 17.8°C | 348 mm | 74% | 2.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2008 | 32.5°C | 26.4°C | 20.3°C | 35.8°C | 14.7°C | 34 mm | 63% | 3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2007 | 31.0°C | 25.3°C | 19.5°C | 35.1°C | 13.9°C | 38 mm | 62% | 3.2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2006 | 33.2°C | 26.5°C | 19.8°C | 36.3°C | 15.3°C | 41 mm | 58% | 2.3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2005 | 30.3°C | 24.8°C | 19.2°C | 34.4°C | 13.3°C | 115 mm | 71% | 2.3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2004 | 32.6°C | 26.3°C | 20.0°C | 38.3°C | 14.2°C | 35 mm | 63% | 2.7 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2003 | 32.5°C | 27.1°C | 21.7°C | 35.6°C | 18.8°C | 61 mm | 69% | 2.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2002 | 33.1°C | 27.0°C | 20.9°C | 38.4°C | 18.1°C | 55 mm | 63% | 3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2001 | 31.5°C | 25.5°C | 19.6°C | 36.2°C | 16.6°C | 78 mm | 63% | 2.5 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2000 | 34.1°C | 27.2°C | 20.3°C | 39.0°C | 16.1°C | 18 mm | 57% | 2.7 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1999 | 30.6°C | 24.8°C | 18.9°C | 34.4°C | 10.6°C | 118 mm | 68% | 2.5 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1998 | 32.8°C | 26.4°C | 20.1°C | 37.5°C | 14.6°C | 35 mm | 66% | 2.4 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1997 | 30.5°C | 25.3°C | 20.1°C | 34.1°C | 14.7°C | 100 mm | 70% | 2.3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1996 | 31.1°C | 25.7°C | 20.3°C | 34.6°C | 14.8°C | 78 mm | 72% | 2.5 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1995 | 33.7°C | 27.7°C | 21.8°C | 37.4°C | 18.4°C | 69 mm | 65% | 2.5 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1994 | 31.3°C | 25.7°C | 20.1°C | 35.5°C | 13.6°C | 77 mm | 66% | 2.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1993 | 31.0°C | 25.0°C | 19.0°C | 35.1°C | 15.5°C | 63 mm | 64% | 2.8 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1992 | 30.3°C | 24.1°C | 17.9°C | 34.9°C | 9.5°C | 67 mm | 66% | 2.4 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1991 | 29.3°C | 25.4°C | 21.6°C | 31.4°C | 18.1°C | 202 mm | 81% | 2.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1990 | 33.2°C | 27.3°C | 21.4°C | 37.0°C | 18.1°C | 47 mm | 63% | 2.8 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1989 | 32.8°C | 26.2°C | 19.5°C | 37.2°C | 12.5°C | 54 mm | 60% | 2.4 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1988 | 30.6°C | 24.5°C | 18.4°C | 36.9°C | 13.8°C | 72 mm | 62% | 2.5 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1987 | 29.7°C | 24.7°C | 19.8°C | 32.8°C | 14.4°C | 82 mm | 72% | 2.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1986 | 32.7°C | 26.1°C | 19.6°C | 37.2°C | 15.6°C | 32 mm | 60% | 2.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1985 | 32.3°C | 26.0°C | 19.7°C | 37.0°C | 16.7°C | 73 mm | 61% | 2.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1984 | 29.9°C | 24.7°C | 19.6°C | 34.3°C | 13.0°C | 149 mm | 70% | 2.5 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1983 | 29.7°C | 24.1°C | 18.5°C | 34.1°C | 12.1°C | 60 mm | 70% | 2.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 ❄️ | 28.9°C | 23.9°C | 18.9°C | 32.6°C | 14.9°C | 153 mm | 72% | 2.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 34.1°C | 26.7°C | 19.3°C | 38.5°C | 15.1°C | 63 mm | 55% | 2.8 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 31.7°C with lows near 20.1°C (mean 25.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 90 mm of rainfall in Orlando, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 348 mm in 2009.
The hottest May reached 39.1°C in 2024. The coldest dipped to 9.5°C in 1992.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 2.1°C. Daytime highs moved from 31°C to 33.1°C and overnight lows from 19.2°C to 21.3°C over the same span.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Orlando and one of the drier months, so plan for around 31.7°C daytime highs and 20.1°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 8th coolest month in Orlando, averaging 25.9°C.
For May in Orlando, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 31.7°C and lows of 20.1°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in May averages 66% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in May is 2.5 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 3.2 m/s (2007).
The wettest May on record was 2009 with 348 mm. On average, May sees 90 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 Orlando 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.
