Abilene, TX: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 73.1°F in Abilene, TX (2 days missing), the warmest May since 2024, 53rd warmest of 141.

May 2026

Mean temperature: 73.1°F; Warmest since 2024; 53rd warmest of 141

A normal May in Abilene, TX (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 72.7°F, between 70.2°F and 78.1°F in eight years of ten and 2.50 in of precipitation, between 1.37 in and 5.97 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Abilene, TX since 1886: 73.1°F in 2026; the highest is 81°F, in 2022.

Normal range, 70.2 to 78.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Abilene, TX from 1886 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	73.1	53	85.4	43	60.7	81	1.06	129	2
2025	73	54	85	49	61	71	2.80	79	0
2024	76	13	87.3	22	64.6	12	5.04	39	0
2023	74	37	85.4	43	62.7	31	5.36	32	0
2022	81	1	95.5	1	66.5	2	0.76	133	0
2021	70.4	114	79.9	131	60.8	77	8.20	8	0
2020	75.9	15	89.8	10	62	43	1.40	123	0
2019	71.1	99	81.1	116	61.1	68	7.22	12	0
2018	78.1	7	90.7	7	65.5	6	1.93	104	0
2017	70.7	108	83.4	78	58	130	2.73	80	0
2016	70.5	111	81	117	59.9	99	8.53	5	0
2015	71.4	96	81.6	107	61.1	68	5.34	33	0
2014	74.1	34	88	16	60.2	93	2.22	94	0
2013	73	54	85.9	37	60.1	94	2.00	101	0
2012	76.6	11	88.1	15	65.1	7	2.31	93	0
2011	75.3	17	89	11	61.6	56	1.11	127	0
2010	72.8	59	83.5	75	62	43	3.60	64	0
2009	72.3	71	84.4	56	60.3	90	3.28	69	0
2008	74.1	34	86.4	30	61.8	49	2.40	90	0
2007	70.4	114	79.2	133	61.6	56	5.63	28	0
2006	74.9	23	87.3	22	62.4	38	3.40	67	0
2005	71.1	99	81.5	110	60.7	81	2.95	75	0
2004	72.1	78	83.1	86	61.1	68	1.73	111	0
2003	74.6	29	87.5	19	61.7	51	1.69	113	0
2002	72.1	78	84.2	61	60.1	94	3.24	70	0
2001	73.8	40	85	49	62.6	34	3.63	62	0
2000	79.4	2	92.4	3	66.4	3	2.59	86	0
1999	72.5	65	84.1	63	60.9	72	1.77	110	0
1998	79.1	3	93.4	2	64.9	10	0.72	134	0
1997	69.1	131	80.3	124	57.9	132	1.52	117	0
1996	78.6	5	90.8	6	66.3	4	1.93	104	0
1995	70.1	123	80.9	118	59.3	117	5.83	25	0
1994	70.2	121	80.3	124	60.1	94	9.03	4	0
1993	70.4	114	83	90	57.7	134	2.01	100	0
1992	69.4	129	79.2	133	59.6	107	3.51	65	0
1991	75.3	17	86.4	30	64.3	14	1.07	128	0
1990	72	83	83.3	81	60.8	77	5.06	38	0
1989	75.9	15	87.5	19	64.3	14	3.07	73	0
1988	71.1	99	83.3	81	58.9	122	2.93	76	0
1987	72.1	78	82.8	94	61.4	61	4.58	46	0
1986	73.9	38	85.3	47	62.5	35	4.03	54	0
1985	73.7	41	85.5	41	62	43	4.03	54	0
1984	75.3	17	88.2	14	62.4	38	0.42	138	0
1983	70.7	108	83.1	86	58.4	128	1.42	122	0
1982	72.1	78	82.5	97	61.6	56	6.87	14	0
1981	71.6	91	82.9	92	60.3	90	1.48	119	0
1980	72.1	78	83.4	78	60.8	77	5.00	41	0
1979	69.7	127	81.5	110	58	130	1.86	107	0
1978	76.2	12	88.9	12	63.6	22	1.50	118	0
1977	73.4	48	83.1	86	63.6	22	0.44	137	0
1976	68.2	137	80.5	122	55.9	140	1.04	130	0
1975	70.2	121	81.5	110	58.8	123	4.43	47	0
1974	76	13	87.7	18	64.3	14	0.72	134	0
1973	70.6	110	83.8	70	57.4	135	1.38	124	0
1972	70.5	111	81.6	107	59.5	109	2.47	87	0
1971	72.3	71	85.5	41	59.2	119	2.17	96	0
1970	70.3	118	81.6	107	59	120	3.68	61	0
1969	70.4	114	80.7	120	60.1	94	7.76	10	0
1968	71.4	96	81.5	110	61.2	66	2.40	90	0
1967	72.5	65	85.9	37	59	120	4.39	48	0
1966	70.9	106	82.4	98	59.5	109	0.46	136	0
1965	72.3	71	80.8	119	63.8	19	5.04	39	0
1964	75.2	21	86.7	26	63.8	19	1.53	116	0
1963	75	22	86.2	33	63.7	21	6.21	21	0
1962	77.2	9	90	8	64.5	13	1.55	115	0
1961	74.2	33	86.5	29	61.9	47	1.29	125	0
1960	72.2	76	85.1	48	59.4	115	1.93	104	0
1959	74.7	27	86.7	26	62.7	31	2.34	92	0
1958	71.9	87	83.6	73	60.3	90	3.45	66	0
1957	68.2	137	77.9	138	58.5	127	13.19	1	0
1956	76.9	10	88.7	13	65.1	7	0.15	140	0
1955	74.6	29	86.9	24	62.3	40	5.94	24	0
1954	68.2	137	79.2	133	57.2	136	4.61	45	0
1953	72.3	71	84.8	53	59.8	102	3.70	60	0
1952	72.4	69	85.4	43	59.4	115	2.43	89	0
1951	73.4	48	85.9	37	60.9	72	4.38	49	0
1950	72.9	57	84	66	61.9	47	5.09	36	0
1949	73	54	83.2	84	62.8	29	5.09	36	0
1948	74.8	25	86.7	26	62.8	29	3.05	74	0
1947	71.1	99	83.5	75	58.7	125	4.05	53	0
1946	71	104	82.2	102	59.7	104	3.12	72	0
1945	72.9	57	86.2	33	59.7	104	2.45	88	0
1944	71.1	99	82.3	100	59.9	99	4.70	44	0
1943	71.8	89	83	90	60.5	83	4.00	57	0
1942	71.9	87	82.9	92	60.9	72	5.54	29	0
1941	73.7	41	84.3	57	63.2	26	6.47	19	0
1940	73.3	50	84.7	55	61.8	49	1.57	114	0
1939	75.3	17	87.4	21	63.3	25	6.57	17	0
1938	73.6	45	85.4	43	61.7	51	6.61	16	0
1937	74.8	25	86.9	24	62.7	31	2.14	97	0
1936	73.6	45	84.3	57	62.9	27	3.75	59	0
1935	69.9	126	80.3	124	59.5	109	6.40	20	0
1934	74.7	27	87.9	17	61.5	59	1.45	121	0
1933	74.3	32	86.2	33	62.5	35	7.85	9	0
1932	71	104	81.5	110	60.4	86	10.99	3	0
1931	68.5	134	80	129	56.9	137	1.14	126	0
1930	72.7	60	83.9	67	61.5	59	5.39	31	0
1929	70.3	118	81.2	115	59.5	109	4.22	50	0
1928	72.4	69	84.8	53	60	98	12.03	2	0
1927	78.6	5	91.1	5	66.1	5	0.78	132	0
1926	72	83	83.5	75	60.5	83	2.65	83	0
1925	71.5	93	82	105	60.9	72	5.40	30	0
1924	68.3	136	80.2	128	56.4	138	5.17	35	0
1923	72.7	60	84.9	52	60.4	86	0.88	131	0
1922	72.6	64	83.8	70	61.3	64	5.34	33	0
1921	73.5	47	85	49	62.1	42	1.46	120	0
1920	72	83	82.7	96	61.4	61	8.26	7	0
1919	68.9	132	80	129	57.8	133	5.73	27	0
1918	74.9	23	86.3	32	63.4	24	2.88	78	0
1917	67.6	140	78.9	136	56.3	139	3.31	68	0
1916	72.2	76	83.9	67	60.4	86	3.22	71	0
1915	70.3	118	82.2	102	58.4	128	2.12	98	0
1914	69.2	130	77.8	139	60.5	83	7.53	11	0
1913	73.7	41	85.7	40	61.7	51	4.73	42	0
1912	73.7	41	86.2	33	61.2	66	1.80	109	0
1911	72.7	60	84.2	61	61.3	64	0.06	141	0
1910	71.4	96	83.2	84	59.5	109	2.11	99	0
1909	71.5	93	84.3	57	58.6	126	2.71	81	0
1908	72.3	71	83.9	67	60.8	77	8.38	6	0
1907	65.6	141	76.5	141	54.7	141	4.13	51	0
1906	71.8	89	82.8	94	60.9	72	2.60	84	0
1905	72.5	65	82.4	98	62.5	35	6.05	23	0
1904	71.5	93	83.1	86	59.9	99	2.20	95	0
1903	68.4	135	78.1	137	58.8	123	1.99	102	0
1902	74.1	34	84.1	63	64.1	17	6.68	15	0
1901	70.8	107	82.1	104	59.5	109	7.17	13	0
1900	69.5	128	79.8	132	59.3	117	4.11	52	0
1899	74.5	31	84.3	57	64.7	11	4.02	56	0
1898	73.3	50	83.6	73	62.9	27	2.60	84	0
1897	70.5	111	80.5	122	60.4	86	4.73	42	0
1896	78.8	4	90	8	67.5	1	1.70	112	0
1895	70	125	80.3	124	59.7	104	1.96	103	0
1894	73.9	38	83.8	70	64	18	6.49	18	0
1893	72.5	65	83.3	81	61.7	51	5.78	26	0
1892	72.7	60	83.4	78	62	43	6.12	22	0
1891	68.7	133	77.7	140	59.8	102	1.83	108	0
1890	72	83	82.3	100	61.7	51	2.69	82	0
1889	71.6	91	81.8	106	61.4	61	2.93	76	0
1888	70.1	123	80.6	121	59.6	107	3.63	62	0
1887	73.2	52	84.1	63	62.3	40	3.95	58	0
1886	78.1	7	91.2	4	65	9	0.33	139	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2022	81
2000	79.4
1998	79.1
1896	78.8
1996	78.6
1927	78.6
2018	78.1
1886	78.1
1962	77.2
1956	76.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1907	65.6
1917	67.6
1976	68.2
1957	68.2
1954	68.2
1924	68.3
1903	68.4
1931	68.5
1891	68.7
1919	68.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1957	13.19
1928	12.03
1932	10.99
1994	9.03
2016	8.53
1908	8.38
1920	8.26
2021	8.20
1933	7.85
1969	7.76

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1911	0.06
1956	0.15
1886	0.33
1984	0.42
1977	0.44
1966	0.46
1998	0.72
1974	0.72
2022	0.76
1927	0.78

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 96°F; 13 May 2026, 5 May 2026
Coldest night: 46°F; 2 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.43 in; 21 May 2026

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The hottest day of May 2026 in Abilene, TX: 96°F on Wednesday 13 May 2026 and Tuesday 5 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Abilene, TX: a low of 46°F on Saturday 2 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Abilene, TX: 0.43 in on Thursday 21 May 2026.