Gainesville, FL: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 77.6°F in Gainesville, FL, the warmest May since 2025, tied 17th warmest of 136 (with 1995 and 1912).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 77.6°F; Warmest since 2025; 17th warmest of 136
Precipitation: 5.74 in; Wettest since 2018; 17th wettest of 136

A normal May in Gainesville, FL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 75.3°F, between 72.5°F and 77.6°F in eight years of ten and 2.64 in of precipitation, between 0.63 in and 6.31 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Gainesville, FL since 1891: 77.6°F in 2026; the highest is 80.7°F, in 2019.

Normal range, 72.5 to 77.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Gainesville, FL from 1891 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	77.6	17	89.4	26	65.9	19	5.74	17	0
2025	78.4	9	91.1	7	65.8	21	2.86	72	0
2024	77.4	21	89.1	32	65.6	24	1.59	108	0
2023	74.6	87	86	103	63.3	71	4.11	44	0
2022	76	53	88.1	51	64	52	3.77	51	0
2021	73.4	121	86.6	89	60.1	127	1.10	115	0
2020	73.4	121	85.4	115	61.3	113	5.41	23	0
2019	80.7	1	93	1	68.5	2	2.65	81	0
2018	75.9	56	86.3	93	65.5	26	8.38	3	0
2017	75.9	56	89.2	29	62.6	88	4.45	35	0
2016	74.7	83	87.2	71	62.1	101	4.08	45	0
2015	75.5	63	87.9	54	63.1	75	2.54	83	0
2014	74.2	101	86.3	93	62.1	101	2.84	74	0
2013	72.5	130	84.5	125	60.4	124	4.57	32	0
2012	76.9	27	89.8	18	64	52	6.90	11	0
2011	76.9	27	91.4	4	62.5	91	2.63	82	0
2010	78	11	89.2	29	66.7	12	3.08	68	0
2009	74.7	83	85.4	115	64.1	51	8.23	4	0
2008	75.6	61	88	52	63.2	73	0.62	128	0
2007	72.6	129	86.2	96	59	135	0.77	125	0
2006	74.6	87	87.8	55	61.4	111	0.63	127	0
2005	71.4	135	82.6	136	60.1	127	4.13	42	0
2004	76.2	48	89.4	26	63	79	0.46	132	0
2003	76.5	38	88.2	49	64.7	38	1.86	101	0
2002	75	77	88.3	47	61.7	105	2.67	78	0
2001	73.5	118	87.7	56	59.4	132	1.38	113	0
2000	76.5	38	90.6	11	62.4	97	0.51	130	0
1999	73.3	123	86.3	93	60.4	124	1.58	109	0
1998	77.5	20	90.3	15	64.7	38	0.94	117	0
1997	73.7	115	84.8	122	62.6	88	3.21	62	0
1996	76.6	37	88.8	38	64.4	47	2.01	98	0
1995	77.6	17	89	35	66.1	15	2.47	85	0
1994	74.3	97	86.2	96	62.5	91	3.83	50	0
1993	72.5	130	85	119	59.9	130	1.41	112	0
1992	71.1	136	82.9	134	59.4	132	1.99	99	0
1991	78.8	7	89	35	68.5	2	6.24	16	0
1990	76.3	44	88.3	47	64.3	49	0.86	121	0
1989	74.4	94	86.8	84	61.9	104	1.91	100	0
1988	71.7	134	84.4	126	59	135	2.35	89	0
1987	74	111	84.8	122	63.3	71	4.53	33	0
1986	74.3	97	87.3	69	61.4	111	0.74	126	0
1985	75.5	63	87	77	63.9	56	3.72	54	0
1984	74.2	101	85.5	113	62.8	85	5.44	22	0
1983	74.9	80	87.3	69	62.5	91	4.20	40	0
1982	74.5	89	87.5	62	61.5	109	3.11	65	0
1981	75.1	75	89.5	22	60.8	121	0.83	123	0
1980	75.2	71	87	77	63.4	70	5.08	26	0
1979	74.3	97	86	103	62.5	91	3.36	58	0
1978	76.4	43	88.4	46	64.5	44	3.45	57	0
1977	76.1	51	89.5	22	62.6	88	0.46	132	0
1976	74	111	84.9	120	63.2	73	6.65	14	0
1975	77.8	14	89.7	19	65.9	19	5.01	28	0
1974	76.8	32	88.7	39	64.8	36	5.68	18	0
1973	75.3	68	87.5	62	63.1	75	3.97	47	0
1972	75.3	68	85.6	110	65	31	9.19	2	0
1971	74	111	86.9	82	61	119	3.75	53	0
1970	74.9	80	87.4	68	62.5	91	6.93	10	0
1969	73.5	118	83.9	130	63.1	75	3.51	56	0
1968	74.2	101	86.2	96	62.1	101	6.83	12	0
1967	74.4	94	87.5	62	61.2	114	7.22	8	0
1966	74.4	94	83.9	130	64.9	34	5.65	19	0
1965	75	77	89.3	28	60.7	123	0.23	135	0
1964	73.8	114	86.1	101	61.5	109	0.80	124	0
1963	74.7	83	87.2	71	62.3	99	2.17	94	0
1962	76.9	27	90.8	10	63	79	2.04	96	0
1961	73.3	123	85.7	109	60.9	120	1.44	111	0
1960	72.9	127	86.2	96	59.5	131	2.89	71	0
1959	77.3	23	88.7	39	65.8	21	9.25	1	0
1958	74.8	82	85.9	106	63.6	65	5.54	20	0
1957	76.8	32	87	77	66.6	13	7.56	7	0
1956	78	11	89.9	17	66	17	4.12	43	0
1955	77.8	14	91.2	5	64.5	44	2.50	84	0
1954	74.5	89	86.1	101	62.9	82	3.32	60	0
1953	79.1	5	91.1	7	67.2	8	2.29	91	0
1952	76.5	38	88.9	37	64	52	4.44	37	0
1951	75.2	71	87.7	56	62.7	87	2.31	90	0
1950	77.8	14	90.5	13	65	31	0.92	118	0
1949	77	25	90.2	16	63.7	61	0.49	131	0
1948	77.9	13	90.6	11	65.3	29	2.99	70	0
1947	76.5	38	88.2	49	64.8	36	4.16	41	0
1946	76.3	44	86	103	66.5	14	7.00	9	0
1945	74.2	101	87.1	73	61.1	117	2.72	75	1
1944	75.4	67	86.8	84	63.9	56	1.80	103	0
1943	76.8	32	87.5	62	66	17	4.94	30	0
1942	75.2	71	87.5	62	62.8	85	0.54	129	0
1941	74.2	101	87.6	59	60.8	121	1.77	105	0
1940	72.1	133	84.9	120	59.3	134	3.34	59	0
1939	74.5	89	85.4	115	63.7	61	3.77	51	0
1938	77	25	88.7	39	65.4	28	5.34	24	0
1937	75.3	68	87	77	63.8	58	2.68	77	1
1936	75.9	56	87.1	73	64.7	38	3.09	66	0
1935	77.4	21	89.1	32	65.6	24	2.67	78	0
1934	75.1	75	84.4	126	65.5	26	6.52	15	2
1933	78.7	8	89.6	20	67.8	5	3.71	55	0
1932	76	53	88.6	43	63.5	67	1.21	114	0
1931	73.3	123	85.5	113	61.1	117	2.85	73	0
1930	76.5	38	89.2	29	63.7	61	4.99	29	0
1929	76.1	51	87.6	59	64.6	41	3.89	49	0
1928	72.3	132	84.2	128	60.3	126	4.50	34	1
1927	76.8	32	91.2	5	62.4	97	0.46	132	0
1926	74.2	101	86.7	87	61.6	107	1.60	107	0
1925	74.1	109	87.1	73	61.2	114	2.46	86	0
1924	74.3	97	87	77	61.6	107	0.84	122	0
1923	73.5	118	83.4	133	63.6	65	8.01	5	0
1922	76	53	86.2	96	65.8	21	7.59	6	1
1921	73	126	84.8	122	61.2	114	3.03	69	0
1920	73.7	115	83.9	130	63.5	67	5.52	21	0
1919	75.2	71	86.7	87	63.8	58	4.67	31	1
1918	74.5	89	86.6	89	62.5	91	2.72	75	0
1917	72.8	128	85.6	110	60	129	0.88	119	0
1916	76.2	48	88	52	64.5	44	5.15	25	0
1915	78.4	9	89.5	22	67.3	7	2.43	88	0
1914	75.7	59	87.5	62	63.8	58	0.16	136	0
1913	74.1	109	86.5	91	61.7	105	2.67	78	0
1912	77.6	17	87.6	59	67.6	6	3.25	61	0
1911	74.2	101	85.4	115	62.9	82	4.45	35	0
1910	75.6	61	87.7	56	63.5	67	1.46	110	0
1909	75	77	86.8	84	63.1	75	1.83	102	0
1908	75.7	59	88.5	44	62.9	82	1.78	104	0
1907	76.9	27	89.1	32	64.6	41	3.91	48	0
1906	75.5	63	85.6	110	65.3	29	6.67	13	0
1905	79.5	3	90.4	14	68.6	1	4.27	38	0
1904	74.7	83	87.1	73	62.3	99	0.88	119	0
1903	74.2	101	84.1	129	64.4	47	5.05	27	0
1902	79.3	4	91.7	2	66.8	10	1.04	116	0
1901	76.2	48	88.7	39	63.7	61	2.03	97	0
1900	76.3	44	85.9	106	66.8	10	4.05	46	0
1899	80.1	2	91.7	2	68.5	2	1.75	106	0
1898	76.7	36	88.5	44	65	31	2.06	95	0
1897	75.5	63	86.9	82	64	52	2.18	93	0
1896	79	6	90.9	9	67.1	9	3.16	63	0
1895	76.3	44	86.5	91	66.1	15	4.26	39	0
1894	73.7	115	82.9	134	64.6	41	2.29	91	0
1893	77.2	24	89.5	22	64.9	34	3.15	64	0
1892	76.9	27	89.6	20	64.2	50	2.46	86	0
1891	74.5	89	85.9	106	63	79	3.09	66	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2019	80.7
1899	80.1
1905	79.5
1902	79.3
1953	79.1
1896	79
1991	78.8
1933	78.7
2025	78.4
1915	78.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1992	71.1
2005	71.4
1988	71.7
1940	72.1
1928	72.3
2013	72.5
1993	72.5
2007	72.6
1917	72.8
1960	72.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1959	9.25
1972	9.19
2018	8.38
2009	8.23
1923	8.01
1922	7.59
1957	7.56
1967	7.22
1946	7.00
1970	6.93

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1914	0.16
1965	0.23
2004	0.46
1977	0.46
1927	0.46
1949	0.49
2000	0.51
1942	0.54
2008	0.62
2006	0.63

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 94°F; 27 May 2026, 26 May 2026, 25 May 2026, 17 May 2026, 16 May 2026, 7 May 2026, 6 May 2026
Coldest night: 49°F; 4 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.92 in; 27 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 5.74 in of precipitation in Gainesville, FL, the wettest May since 2018, 17th wettest of 136.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Gainesville, FL: 94°F on Wednesday 27 May 2026, Tuesday 26 May 2026, Monday 25 May 2026 and 4 other days.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Gainesville, FL: a low of 49°F on Monday 4 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Gainesville, FL: 1.92 in on Wednesday 27 May 2026.