Austin, TX: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 75.1°F in Austin, TX, the coldest May since 2021, tied 58th coldest of 128 (with 2021 and 1980).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 75.1°F; Coldest since 2021; 58th coldest of 128
Precipitation: 4.54 in; Wettest since 2025; 51st wettest of 122

A normal May in Austin, TX (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 76.6°F, between 74.2°F and 79.9°F in eight years of ten and 4.28 in of precipitation, between 1.67 in and 7.96 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Austin, TX since 1898: 75.1°F in 2026; the lowest is 67.5°F, in 1907.

Normal range, 74.2 to 79.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Austin, TX from 1898 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	75.1	69	85.4	60	64.8	80	4.54	51	0
2025	79.3	9	90.7	6	67.8	21	6.59	33	0
2024	80	6	88.8	21	71.1	1	6.20	37	0
2023	77	33	86.7	46	67.3	31	4.30	54	0
2022	82.3	1	94.3	1	70.3	4	2.03	92	0
2021	75.1	69	84.1	81	66.1	57	7.23	24	0
2020	77.7	25	89.1	16	66.4	52	7.84	19	0
2019	76.7	36	85.2	65	68.3	16	7.52	20	0
2018	80.6	2	91.1	4	70.2	5	4.57	50	0
2017	76.3	47	88.1	26	64.6	84	2.86	85	0
2016	74.2	89	83.2	101	65.2	72	7.15	25	0
2015	75.2	68	83.4	95	66.9	42	17.59	1	0
2014	74.6	80	85.4	60	63.7	101	7.09	27	0
2013	75.7	59	86.9	40	64.5	86	6.03	40	0
2012	77.8	23	87.9	28	67.6	23	5.45	44	0
2011	78	18	89.7	12	66.4	52	3.65	63	0
2010	78.6	13	89.1	16	68.2	18	1.88	93	0
2009	78.4	15	89	19	67.9	20	1.77	98	0
2008	79.7	8	90.6	8	68.8	10	1.70	101	0
2007	75.5	63	84.1	81	66.8	44	7.01	29	0
2006	77.2	31	88.6	24	65.8	61	5.28	49	0
2005	74.5	82	84.8	73	64.3	89	3.13	77	0
2004	76.5	40	85.5	59	67.4	27	3.34	71	0
2003	80.1	5	90.1	9	70	6	1.37	108	0
2002	78	18	88.7	22	67.3	31	1.25	113	0
2001	76.4	45	87	37	65.8	61	3.27	74	0
2000	79.1	11	88.9	20	69.3	8	3.25	75	0
1999	76.4	45	85.6	57	67.3	31	7.07	28	0
1998	79.9	7	91.2	3	68.5	13	0.73	120	0
1997	72.5	115	80.9	124	64	95	7.10	26	0
1996	80.6	2	90.7	6	70.5	3	1.82	97	0
1995	76.2	51	85.2	65	67.2	36	9.49	5	0
1994	74.7	76	84	85	65.4	65	3.68	60	0
1993	73.7	97	83.6	93	63.8	99	5.30	48	0
1992	73.1	110	82.4	109	63.9	97	9.05	8	0
1991	76.7	36	85.3	63	68	19	3.98	58	0
1990	78.4	15	88.2	25	68.7	11	3.65	63	0
1989	78.3	17	88.1	26	68.4	15	6.90	31	0
1988	74.7	76	85.2	65	64.1	92	3.33	72	0
1987	76.1	54	84.9	72	67.3	31	6.75	32	0
1986	73.7	97	82.1	113	65.4	65	7.36	22	0
1985	76.3	47	86.1	53	66.5	49	1.65	104	0
1984	78	18	89.9	11	66.1	57	1.27	112	0
1983	72.7	112	82.3	111	63.1	106	5.33	47	0
1982	75.6	61	84.5	76	66.6	46	5.68	43	0
1981	74.6	80	84.4	77	64.8	80	9.02	9	0
1980	75.1	69	83.7	91	66.4	52	5.43	45	0
1979	71.4	123	81.1	122	61.8	117	7.29	23	0
1978	77.3	29	87.1	35	67.5	26	5.78	42	0
1977	75.3	66	83.3	100	67.2	36	1.24	114	0
1976	70.6	125	80.1	126	61.2	120	6.05	39	0
1975	73.7	97	82.4	109	65	78	8.16	14	0
1974	77.6	26	86.8	41	68.5	13	5.88	41	0
1973	73.6	100	84.3	79	63	109	1.38	107	0
1972	73.5	103	82.6	106	64.4	88	7.88	17	0
1971	76.2	51	86.5	48	65.9	59	1.37	108	0
1970	71.9	120	81.7	118	62.1	116	8.18	13	0
1969	73.6	100	83.4	95	63.9	97	3.25	75	0
1968	74.2	89	83.4	95	64.9	79	8.75	11	0
1967	75.3	66	86.4	50	64.2	90	3.35	70	0
1966	73.9	96	82.6	106	65.2	72	3.13	77	0
1965	74.7	76	81.8	116	67.6	23	9.98	4	0
1964	76.6	38	86.6	47	66.6	46	1.87	95	0
1963	76.9	34	87.3	32	66.5	49	1.32	111	0
1962	76.5	40	86.8	41	66.3	55	1.06	116	0
1961	76.3	47	87.3	32	65.3	68	1.03	117	0
1960	73.5	103	83.7	91	63.3	104	0.81	119	0
1959	77.1	32	86.8	41	67.4	27	1.66	102	0
1958	76	55	86.8	41	65.1	76	3.67	61	0
1957	73.5	103	81.8	116	65.2	72	7.38	21	0
1956	78.6	13	90.1	9	67.2	36	3.12	79	0
1955	78	18	89.1	16	66.9	42	4.49	52	0
1954	73.4	107	83.8	90	63	109	2.86	85	0
1953	74.8	74	85.1	70	64.5	86	1.88	93	0
1952	72.7	112	84.1	81	61.4	119	4.06	56	0
1951	74.9	73	85.7	55	64.1	92	3.51	68	0
1950	76.2	51	85.4	60	67	41	4.19	55	0
1949	77.6	26	87.4	31	67.8	21	0.83	118	0
1948	76.3	47	87.3	32	65.2	72	4.48	53	0
1947	74	93	84.3	79	63.7	101	3.55	67	0
1946	74.5	82	83.4	95	65.7	64	6.13	38	0
1945	74.3	86	85.6	57	63	109	1.76	99	0
1944	71.8	121	81.3	121	62.2	115	9.25	6	0
1943	76	55	86.8	41	65.3	68	5.38	46	0
1942	74.3	86	83.4	95	65.3	68	2.05	91	0
1941	75	72	83.9	88	66.2	56	3.85	59	0
1940	74.3	86	85.2	65	63.4	103	2.12	90	0
1939	78	18	88.7	22	67.3	31	3.01	81	0
1938	74.5	82	83.1	104	65.8	61	3.28	73	0
1937	76.5	40	87.6	29	65.3	68	3.67	61	0
1936	74	93	82.5	108	65.4	65	8.15	16	0
1935	72	118	80.9	124	63.1	106	9.21	7	0
1934	75.5	63	87	37	64	95	1.75	100	0
1933	78.8	12	89.3	14	68.3	16	3.63	65	0
1932	74.7	76	84.7	74	64.7	83	1.11	115	0
1931	71.6	122	82	114	61.2	120	0.58	122	0
1930	73.1	110	81.4	120	64.8	80	8.97	10	0
1929	74.1	91	84	85	64.1	92	12.75	2	0
1928	74.1	91	85.1	70	63.1	106	2.70	88	0
1927	79.2	10	89.2	15	69.2	9	3.37	69	0
1926	72.7	112	84.7	74	60.7	124	3.10	80	0
1925	76	55	90.8	5	61.2	120	2.95	83	0
1924	70.6	125	82.9	105	58.3	128	6.93	30	0
1923	77.3	29	91.8	2	62.7	114	1.59	106	0
1922	77.6	26	87.6	29	67.6	23	8.16	14	0
1921	74.8	74	86.3	51	63.3	104	2.70	88	0
1920	76.9	34	86.5	48	67.4	27	6.47	34	0
1919	72.2	116	81.5	119	63	109	8.61	12	0
1918	75.7	59	84.4	77	67.1	40	1.84	96	0
1917	70.5	127	81.1	122	59.9	127	3.63	65	0
1916	75.8	58	85.2	65	66.5	49	7.85	18	0
1915	75.4	65	84	85	66.7	45	1.34	110	0
1914	72.2	116	79.4	127	65.1	76			0
1913	70.9	124	83.9	88	57.9	129	2.98	82	0
1912	76.5	40	86.3	51	66.6	46	0.73	120	0
1911	73.2	108	82.3	111	64.2	90	2.74	87	0
1910	73.5	103	83.2	101	63.8	99	2.94	84	0
1909	72	118	79.4	127	64.6	84	4.06	56	0
1908	74	93	82	114	65.9	59	6.41	36	0
1907	67.5	128	73.9	129	60.7	124	6.46	35	2
1906	75.6	61	84.1	81	67.2	36	1.65	104	0
1905	76.6	38	83.6	93	69.6	7	1.66	102	0
1904	74.4	85	87.1	35	61.6	118			1
1903	73.2	108	83.2	101	62.9	113			2
1902	80.3	4	89.6	13	71	2			0
1901			85.3	63	60	126			4
1900	73.6	100	86.1	53	61.2	120	11.05	3	0
1899	77.8	23	87	37	68.6	12			0
1898	76.5	40	85.7	55	67.4	27			0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2022	82.3
2018	80.6
1996	80.6
1902	80.3
2003	80.1
2024	80
1998	79.9
2008	79.7
2025	79.3
1927	79.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1907	67.5
1917	70.5
1976	70.6
1924	70.6
1913	70.9
1979	71.4
1931	71.6
1944	71.8
1970	71.9
1935	72
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2015	17.59
1929	12.75
1900	11.05
1965	9.98
1995	9.49
1944	9.25
1935	9.21
1992	9.05
1981	9.02
1930	8.97

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1931	0.58
1998	0.73
1912	0.73
1960	0.81
1949	0.83
1961	1.03
1962	1.06
1932	1.11
1977	1.24
2002	1.25

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 94°F; 19 May 2026
Coldest night: 50°F; 2 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.58 in; 1 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 4.54 in of precipitation in Austin, TX, the wettest May since 2025, 51st wettest of 122.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Austin, TX: 94°F on Tuesday 19 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Austin, TX: a low of 50°F on Saturday 2 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Austin, TX: 1.58 in on Friday 1 May 2026.