El Paso, TX: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 75.5°F in El Paso, TX, the warmest May since 2025, 20th warmest of 140.

May 2026

Mean temperature: 75.5°F; Warmest since 2025; 20th warmest of 140
Precipitation: 0.64 in; Wettest since 2015; 29th wettest of 148

A normal May in El Paso, TX (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 74.5°F, between 72.6°F and 79.1°F in eight years of ten and 0.17 in of precipitation, between 0.00 in and 0.89 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in El Paso, TX since 1887: 75.5°F in 2026; the highest is 80.1°F, in 1996.

Normal range, 72.6 to 79.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in El Paso, TX from 1879 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	75.5	20	88.3	41	62.6	14	0.64	29	0
2025	76.1	13	89.3	27	62.9	11	trace	113	0
2024	79.5	2	92.7	4	66.3	2	trace	113	0
2023	77.4	8	90.9	8	63.9	9	0.11	73	0
2022	78.6	6	93.3	3	64	8	0.00	142	0
2021	76.8	10	90.6	10	62.8	12	0.18	63	1
2020	79.5	2	92.6	6	66.4	1	0.21	60	0
2019	73.2	64	86.5	74	59.9	52	0.16	67	0
2018	79.5	2	94	2	64.9	5	0.41	42	0
2017	74.7	29	88	45	61.5	23	0.03	94	0
2016	73.4	62	86.8	72	59.9	52	0.06	81	0
2015	72.6	78	85.6	96	59.5	64	0.81	18	0
2014	73.7	53	87.4	61	60.1	47	0.01	103	0
2013	75	23	87.5	55	62.6	14	0.18	63	0
2012	75.3	21	88.7	33	61.8	19	0.53	35	0
2011	74.5	31	88.4	38	60.6	35	0.00	142	0
2010	74.2	38	89	30	59.4	70	0.01	103	0
2009	77.4	8	90.3	14	64.5	6	0.77	21	0
2008	74.1	42	88.1	44	60.2	43	0.03	94	0
2007	72.6	78	85.4	101	59.8	59	1.30	7	0
2006	78.2	7	92.3	7	64.1	7	0.89	16	0
2005	74	46	87.7	52	60.2	43	0.93	14	0
2004	76.3	12	89.8	21	62.7	13	0.50	37	0
2003	76	14	89.9	19	62	18	trace	113	0
2002	75	23	89.5	26	60.5	37	trace	113	0
2001	76	14	90.2	16	61.8	19	0.18	63	0
2000	79	5	92.7	4	65.3	4	trace	113	0
1999	74.1	42	87.9	47	60.4	40	0.02	99	0
1998	74.4	33	89.6	24	59.2	78	trace	113	0
1997	74.3	36	88.4	38	60.2	43	0.52	36	0
1996	80.1	1	94.1	1	66.1	3	0.00	142	0
1995	74.3	36	87.8	50	60.8	32	0.01	103	0
1994	75.7	16	90.1	17	61.2	26	0.80	19	0
1993	74.5	31	89.2	28	59.9	52	trace	113	0
1992	70.5	115	83.4	127	57.7	99	4.22	1	0
1991	72.5	81	89.2	28	55.9	123	0.23	59	0
1990	73.1	66	87	68	59.2	78	0.10	75	0
1989	74.2	38	90.3	14	58	97	0.65	28	0
1988	70.3	118	87.4	61	53.2	143	0.15	68	0
1987	68.5	137	83.9	121	53.2	143	0.24	57	0
1986	71.5	101	86.5	74	56.5	115	0.83	17	0
1985	72.1	87	87.5	55	56.7	113	0.01	103	0
1984	75	23	90.5	12	59.5	64	0.59	31	0
1983	68.9	134	85.1	108	52.6	146	0.05	85	0
1982	69.6	126	85.5	98	53.7	139	0.19	61	0
1981	73.5	58	87	68	60.1	47	0.72	23	0
1980	70.5	115	86.9	70	54.1	137	0.08	80	0
1979	70	122	85.7	93	54.4	136	0.24	57	0
1978	73.6	56	88.2	42	58.9	83	0.57	33	0
1977	70.7	112	86.1	88	55.3	131	0.06	81	0
1976	69.4	130	84.1	118	54.8	133	0.74	22	0
1975	69.8	123	87.6	54	52	147	0.03	94	0
1974	75.6	19	90.9	8	60.3	41	0.05	85	0
1973	68.7	135	84.1	118	53.3	140	0.29	52	0
1972	69.8	123	85.1	108	54.5	134	0.04	90	0
1971	72.1	87	86.1	88	58.1	96	trace	113	0
1970	72.2	86	88	45	56.3	119	0.71	24	0
1969	72.1	87	88.8	32	55.4	129	0.28	54	0
1968	72.9	74	87.2	65	58.7	86	trace	113	0
1967	70.8	109	86	90	55.7	125	0.05	85	0
1966	74.4	33	87.5	55	61.4	24	0.04	90	0
1965	71.8	96	86.2	85	57.4	103	0.11	73	0
1964	73.9	49	88.5	36	59.3	75	0.02	99	0
1963	74.9	28	90.4	13	59.4	70	0.71	24	0
1962	74.1	42	89	30	59.2	78	0.00	142	0
1961	74.1	42	89.7	23	58.5	88	trace	113	0
1960	73.6	56	87.4	61	59.9	52	0.04	90	0
1959	73.8	51	87.7	52	60	51	0.30	51	0
1958	74.2	38	87.4	61	61	29	0.40	44	0
1957	69.5	128	81.8	136	57.1	105	0.10	75	0
1956	75.7	16	90.6	10	60.7	34	trace	113	0
1955	71.6	98	83.5	126	59.7	63	0.26	56	0
1954	73.2	64	86.3	82	60.1	47	1.26	9	0
1953	68.7	135	82.1	134	55.4	129	0.27	55	0
1952	72	91	85.2	106	58.8	85	0.46	38	0
1951	73	72	87.8	50	58.3	93	trace	113	0
1950	72.1	87	85.2	106	59	81	0.10	75	0
1949	72.5	81	86.5	74	58.5	88	0.39	45	0
1948	74.6	30	88.6	35	60.5	37	trace	113	0
1947	73.5	58	87.5	55	59.5	64	0.68	27	0
1946	71.6	98	83.8	124	59.4	70	1.23	10	0
1945	73.1	66	86.5	74	59.8	59	trace	113	0
1944	71.7	97	84.5	113	58.9	83	0.78	20	0
1943	72.5	81	88.4	38	56.6	114	trace	113	0
1942	73.5	58	87.5	55	59.5	64	trace	113	0
1941	73.7	53	86.4	80	61	29	1.23	10	0
1940	73.9	49	87.2	65	60.5	37	0.43	40	0
1939	75	23	88.7	33	61.3	25	0.01	103	1
1938	73.1	66	86.3	82	59.9	52	0.02	99	0
1937	74.4	33	87.9	47	60.9	31	0.19	61	0
1936	74.2	38	86.5	74	61.8	19	0.56	34	0
1935	68.3	138	80.2	139	56.5	115	0.17	66	0
1934	76.8	10	89.9	19	63.6	10	0.37	48	0
1933	70.6	114	84.3	116	56.9	109	0.04	90	0
1932	73.1	66	86.5	74	59.8	59	1.46	6	0
1931	72.4	84	85.4	101	59.4	70	0.06	81	1
1930	69.1	132	82.3	133	55.9	123	0.62	30	0
1929	71.1	106	83.9	121	58.3	93	1.51	5	0
1928	71.9	93	83.9	121	59.8	59	0.96	13	0
1927	75.7	16	89.6	24	61.7	22	0.00	142	0
1926	70.3	118	82.9	129	57.7	99	0.70	26	0
1925	73.1	66	85.7	93	60.8	32	0.59	31	1
1924	72.3	85	84.6	111	59.9	52	trace	113	0
1923	74	46	86.8	72	61.2	26	0.01	103	0
1922	72.9	74	85.6	96	60.3	41	0.36	49	0
1921	71.9	93	85.4	101	58.4	92	0.31	50	0
1920	73.1	66	86.9	70	59.3	75	0.03	94	0
1919	72	91	84.5	113	59.5	64	0.14	70	0
1918	69.8	123	82.9	129	56.8	111	0.05	85	0
1917	66.6	140	79.9	140	53.3	140	0.14	70	0
1916	72.9	74	86.3	82	59.5	64	0.43	40	0
1915	69.6	126	82.9	129	56.3	119	trace	113	0
1914	71.2	104	83.8	124	58.7	86	1.23	10	0
1913	71.9	93	85.5	98	58.2	95	trace	113	0
1912	71.5	101	85.5	98	57.5	102	trace	113	0
1911	73	72	85.9	91	60.2	43	0.39	45	0
1910	73.7	53	86.4	80	61.1	28	trace	113	0
1909	69	133	81.8	136	56.2	121	trace	113	0
1908	69.2	131	82	135	56.4	117	0.01	103	0
1907	67.5	139	81	138	54	138	0.10	75	0
1906	71.3	103	85.8	92	56.8	111	0.90	15	0
1905	70.8	109	85.4	101	56.2	121	0.03	94	0
1904	71.2	104	85.4	101	57	107	0.06	81	0
1903	69.5	128	83.4	127	55.5	128	0.29	52	0
1902	73.8	51	88.2	42	59.4	70	trace	113	0
1901	72.6	78	86.2	85	59	81	0.05	85	0
1900	72.8	77	87.1	67	58.5	88	0.41	42	0
1899	70.7	112	85.7	93	55.6	126	trace	113	0
1898	70.9	107	84.9	110	56.9	109	0.01	103	0
1897	74	46	87.9	47	60.1	47	0.46	38	0
1896	75	23	90.1	17	59.9	52	trace	113	0
1895	70.1	121	84.6	111	55.6	126	2.11	3	0
1894	73.4	62	87.5	55	59.3	75	0.01	103	0
1893	70.8	109	84.3	116	57.3	104	2.28	2	0
1892	70.9	107	84	120	57.8	98	trace	113	0
1891	70.2	120	82.6	132	57.7	99	0.38	47	0
1890	75.2	22	89.8	21	60.6	35	trace	113	0
1889	73.5	58	88.5	36	58.5	88	0.00	142	0
1888	70.5	115	84.5	113	56.4	117	0.15	68	0
1887	71.6	98	86.2	85	57.1	105	0.13	72	0
1886					62.1	17	0.01	103	31
1885					57	107	1.27	8	31
1884					54.5	134	trace	113	31
1883					53.3	140	0.02	99	31
1882					53.1	145	0.10	75	31
1881					55.3	131	1.83	4	31
1880					62.6	14	0.00	142	31
1879							trace	113	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1996	80.1
2024	79.5
2020	79.5
2018	79.5
2000	79
2022	78.6
2006	78.2
2023	77.4
2009	77.4
2021	76.8
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	66.6
1907	67.5
1935	68.3
1987	68.5
1973	68.7
1953	68.7
1983	68.9
1909	69
1930	69.1
1908	69.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1992	4.22
1893	2.28
1895	2.11
1881	1.83
1929	1.51
1932	1.46
2007	1.30
1885	1.27
1954	1.26
1946	1.23
More years share the last value

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2022	0.00
2011	0.00
1996	0.00
1962	0.00
1927	0.00
1889	0.00
1880	0.00
2025	trace
2024	trace
2003	trace
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 13 May 2026
Coldest night: 51°F; 2 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.36 in; 25 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 0.64 in of precipitation in El Paso, TX, the wettest May since 2015, 29th wettest of 148.
The hottest day of May 2026 in El Paso, TX: 97°F on Wednesday 13 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in El Paso, TX: a low of 51°F on Saturday 2 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in El Paso, TX: 0.36 in on Monday 25 May 2026.