May is one of the warmer months of the year in Wichita Falls, with average highs near 29.2°C and lows around 16°C (mean 22.6°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 118 mm of rainfall and 64% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Wichita Falls. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Wichita Falls was 1996 — when the month averaged 27.3°C — while the coldest was 1993 at 20.1°C. Typical May days reach 29.2°C with nights near 16°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
May is a relatively wet time of year in Wichita Falls, averaging 118 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 2015 with 413 mm, while the driest was 1998 at 19 mm.
Relative humidity in Wichita Falls during May averages 64%. The most humid May was 2015 at 80%, and the least humid was 1996 at 48%.
May receives about 6.3 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Wichita Falls. The sunniest Mays were 2006 and 2018 at 7.3 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1992, 2007 and 2015 at 5.2.
Average wind speed in Wichita Falls during May is 3.3 m/s. The windiest May was 1996 at 4.5 m/s, while the calmest was 1994 at 2.4 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 22.2°C | 22.1°C | 23.1°C | 22.9°C | 22.8°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg High | 28.9°C | 28.7°C | 29.8°C | 29.5°C | 28.9°C | 0°C |
| Avg Low | 15.5°C | 15.5°C | 16.4°C | 16.3°C | 16.7°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 135 mm | 117 mm | 87 mm | 128 mm | 126 mm | -10 mm |
May temperatures in Wichita Falls have risen by about 1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 3.2°C (2013) to a record high of 44°C (2000).
Rainfall in May is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 118 mm, with a wettest year of 413 mm.
One of the best times to visit Wichita Falls
May is one of the best times to visit Wichita Falls. Expect days averaging 29.2°C and nights around 16°C (mean 22.6°C) — warmer than Wichita Falls's yearly average — with higher rainfall (118 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.7°C | 21.5°C | 15.3°C | 34.8°C | 8.1°C | 132 mm | 72% | 2.6 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2024 | 29.2°C | 23.4°C | 17.7°C | 36.0°C | 12.1°C | 162 mm | 73% | 3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 28.7°C | 22.8°C | 17.0°C | 35.3°C | 8.6°C | 107 mm | 69% | 2.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2022 | 32.9°C | 25.5°C | 18.2°C | 41.5°C | 8.9°C | 96 mm | 54% | 4 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 26.0°C | 20.7°C | 15.4°C | 32.9°C | 8.7°C | 126 mm | 76% | 3.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2020 | 28.8°C | 22.6°C | 16.4°C | 39.9°C | 7.3°C | 130 mm | 67% | 3.2 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2019 | 26.6°C | 21.1°C | 15.5°C | 31.4°C | 6.6°C | 187 mm | 79% | 3.4 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2018 | 32.6°C | 26.0°C | 19.5°C | 41.0°C | 12.4°C | 99 mm | 60% | 3.4 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2017 | 29.2°C | 21.9°C | 14.5°C | 36.0°C | 5.1°C | 98 mm | 58% | 3.3 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2016 | 26.6°C | 20.9°C | 15.3°C | 33.7°C | 7.2°C | 151 mm | 73% | 3.1 m/s | 6 |
| 2015 🌧️ | 26.0°C | 20.9°C | 15.9°C | 29.8°C | 9.7°C | 413 mm | 80% | 3.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2014 | 31.3°C | 23.7°C | 16.0°C | 39.3°C | 5.5°C | 52 mm | 49% | 3.7 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2013 | 30.1°C | 23.1°C | 16.1°C | 39.1°C | 3.2°C | 61 mm | 56% | 3.9 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2012 | 32.1°C | 25.5°C | 18.8°C | 39.3°C | 12.7°C | 56 mm | 54% | 3.7 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2011 | 31.6°C | 23.7°C | 15.8°C | 42.1°C | 4.0°C | 74 mm | 48% | 4.3 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2010 | 28.9°C | 22.5°C | 16.0°C | 36.3°C | 8.2°C | 85 mm | 64% | 3.1 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2009 | 27.4°C | 21.0°C | 14.6°C | 35.1°C | 7.7°C | 97 mm | 69% | 2.8 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2008 | 30.5°C | 23.5°C | 16.5°C | 37.9°C | 6.4°C | 87 mm | 57% | 3.7 m/s | 7 |
| 2007 | 26.7°C | 21.9°C | 17.1°C | 32.5°C | 10.7°C | 167 mm | 77% | 2.6 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2006 | 31.1°C | 24.0°C | 17.0°C | 39.0°C | 9.0°C | 77 mm | 56% | 3.4 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2005 | 28.3°C | 22.2°C | 16.2°C | 38.3°C | 7.0°C | 78 mm | 65% | 3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2004 | 31.5°C | 24.3°C | 17.0°C | 38.4°C | 7.2°C | 32 mm | 58% | 4.1 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 30.8°C | 23.4°C | 15.9°C | 37.9°C | 12.1°C | 98 mm | 58% | 3.1 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2002 | 28.9°C | 22.1°C | 15.2°C | 34.2°C | 9.3°C | 56 mm | 61% | 3.8 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2001 | 28.8°C | 22.7°C | 16.5°C | 34.7°C | 8.0°C | 136 mm | 70% | 3.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2000 | 33.5°C | 25.6°C | 17.7°C | 44.0°C | 9.4°C | 43 mm | 51% | 3.9 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1999 | 28.7°C | 22.1°C | 15.5°C | 36.6°C | 7.9°C | 133 mm | 64% | 3.4 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1998 | 32.7°C | 24.9°C | 17.1°C | 40.0°C | 10.0°C | 19 mm | 54% | 3 m/s | 7 |
| 1997 | 26.8°C | 20.2°C | 13.7°C | 34.2°C | 6.4°C | 109 mm | 70% | 3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1996 🔥 | 35.3°C | 27.3°C | 19.4°C | 40.8°C | 8.9°C | 37 mm | 48% | 4.5 m/s | 7 |
| 1995 | 26.9°C | 20.5°C | 14.1°C | 32.7°C | 8.1°C | 198 mm | 70% | 3.4 m/s | 6 |
| 1994 | 27.3°C | 21.3°C | 15.2°C | 33.1°C | 3.5°C | 139 mm | 75% | 2.4 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1993 ❄️ | 26.2°C | 20.1°C | 14.0°C | 30.2°C | 6.5°C | 136 mm | 75% | 3.1 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1992 | 26.1°C | 20.4°C | 14.7°C | 33.3°C | 7.6°C | 128 mm | 72% | 2.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1991 | 29.7°C | 23.7°C | 17.8°C | 36.6°C | 7.6°C | 128 mm | 69% | 3.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1990 | 27.3°C | 20.5°C | 13.6°C | 35.8°C | 5.8°C | 146 mm | 70% | 3.6 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1989 | 29.6°C | 23.0°C | 16.3°C | 38.2°C | 10.0°C | 173 mm | 67% | 3.6 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1988 | 30.1°C | 22.8°C | 15.5°C | 36.4°C | 8.0°C | 37 mm | 50% | 3.7 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1987 | 28.5°C | 23.0°C | 17.4°C | 33.7°C | 12.1°C | 224 mm | 70% | 2.9 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1986 | 28.8°C | 22.3°C | 15.7°C | 36.2°C | 9.7°C | 144 mm | 67% | 3.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1985 | 29.0°C | 22.0°C | 15.0°C | 37.9°C | 9.5°C | 55 mm | 65% | 2.9 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1984 | 32.2°C | 24.3°C | 16.3°C | 39.2°C | 6.6°C | 32 mm | 50% | 3.5 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1983 | 27.2°C | 20.3°C | 13.4°C | 35.6°C | 7.8°C | 128 mm | 62% | 3.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 26.8°C | 21.0°C | 15.3°C | 32.6°C | 6.4°C | 307 mm | 77% | 3.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 28.0°C | 21.3°C | 14.6°C | 34.1°C | 7.0°C | 118 mm | 64% | 3.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 29.2°C with lows near 16°C (mean 22.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 118 mm of rainfall in Wichita Falls, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 413 mm in 2015.
The hottest May reached 44°C in 2000. The coldest dipped to 3.2°C in 2013.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 1°C. Daytime highs moved from 28.6°C to 28.9°C and overnight lows from 14.9°C to 16.7°C over the same span.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Wichita Falls and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 29.2°C daytime highs and 16°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 8th coolest month in Wichita Falls, averaging 22.6°C.
For May in Wichita Falls, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 29.2°C and lows of 16°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in May averages 64% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in May is 3.3 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 4.5 m/s (1996).
The wettest May on record was 2015 with 413 mm. On average, May sees 118 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 Wichita Falls 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.
