Gulfport, MS: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 74°F in Gulfport, MS, the coldest May since 2017, tied 41st coldest of 130 (with 2004).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 74°F; Coldest since 2017; 41st coldest of 130
Precipitation: 14.49 in; Wettest since 1980; 2nd wettest of 128

A normal May in Gulfport, MS (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 74.4°F, between 72.8°F and 77.6°F in eight years of ten and 4.44 in of precipitation, between 0.88 in and 9.41 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Gulfport, MS since 1894: 74°F in 2026; the lowest is 70.9°F, in 1954.

Normal range, 72.8 to 77.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Gulfport, MS from 1894 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	74	89	81.4	112	66.6	58	14.49	2	0
2025	75.6	47	82.9	85	68.3	28	13.49	5	0
2024	79.9	2	87	6	72.7	2	7.34	28	0
2023	76.5	26	85.4	21	67.7	37	3.57	73	0
2022	78.2	8	86.4	9	70	12	8.11	20	1
2021	74.1	86	81.8	107	66.4	65	7.94	21	0
2020	74.1	86	83.4	70	64.9	97	2.76	88	0
2019	77.5	13	85.1	26	69.8	13	4.09	60	0
2018	78.3	7	88.5	2	68.2	32	3.82	68	0
2017	73.4	101	82.5	94	64.4	105	8.25	18	0
2016	74.6	74	83.1	77	66	73	5.37	49	0
2015	75.8	43	84	54	67.6	40	4.71	53	0
2014	75	62	83.5	66	66.6	58	7.42	25	0
2013	72.8	111	80.5	119	65.1	93	5.76	46	0
2012	77.6	12	87.5	3	67.7	37	3.48	76	0
2011	74.6	74	83.5	66	65.6	85	0.90	118	0
2010	79.7	3	87.5	3	72	4	10.25	11	0
2009	76.5	26	83.7	59	69.3	19	0.68	121	0
2008	74.3	80	82.7	89	65.9	74	3.03	84	0
2007	73.6	98	83	82	64.2	108	3.99	64	0
2006	74.4	77	84.8	33	64.1	110	0.62	123	0
2005	72.9	109	82.5	94	63.3	115	6.75	34	0
2004	74	89	82.4	96	65.7	79	5.96	44	0
2003	77.9	9	85.7	14	70.1	9	4.84	52	0
2002	74.4	77	83	82	65.7	79	4.00	62	0
2001	72.6	117	82.6	92	62.6	126	3.19	81	0
2000	77	15	84.6	36	69.5	16	0.07	127	0
1999	73.1	106	83.1	77	63.2	119	5.11	50	0
1998	76.2	33	85.1	26	67.4	43	2.20	97	0
1997	72.8	111	81.1	114	64.4	105	9.32	14	2
1996	77	15	84.5	40	69.3	19	8.33	16	1
1995	74.2	83	81.2	113	67.1	47	12.45	8	1
1994	73.6	98	81.9	105	65.4	88	4.17	59	1
1993	71.9	127	79.9	122	63.9	113	5.63	47	0
1992	72.2	123	81.7	109	62.7	124	1.36	113	0
1991	76.1	37	82.1	101	70.1	9	13.62	4	0
1990	75.2	57	82.1	101	68.3	28	6.68	37	0
1989	76	39	83.6	63	68.4	27	4.91	51	0
1988	72.8	111	83.4	70	62.3	127	1.96	104	0
1987	76.4	30	83.9	57	68.8	25	6.75	34	1
1986	76.5	26	84.1	50	68.9	24	2.32	93	1
1985	76.3	31	86.4	9	66.3	68	1.32	114	1
1984	75.1	59	84.7	34	65.5	87	3.38	78	1
1983	74.7	71	83.7	59	65.7	79	2.81	87	0
1982	75.7	46	85.5	19	65.8	77	3.32	80	0
1981	73.8	95	82.9	85	64.6	101	2.16	99	0
1980	75.6	47	85	28	66.2	70	17.63	1	0
1979	74.6	74	84.6	36	64.5	104	4.00	62	0
1978	75.5	51	84.3	48	66.8	54	13.49	5	0
1977	75.9	41	85.9	13	65.9	74	1.57	108	0
1976	72.3	122	81.1	114	63.5	114	5.79	45	0
1975	76.2	33	84.9	29	67.5	41	7.77	22	0
1974	76.5	26	84	54	69	23	6.15	40	0
1973	75	62	83.7	59	66.4	65	3.87	67	0
1972	74.7	71	84.5	40	64.9	97	11.32	9	0
1971	73.1	106	83.4	70	62.8	123	1.61	107	0
1970	75.1	59	84.5	40	65.7	79	5.56	48	0
1969	73.9	91	84.5	40	63.3	115	4.31	55	0
1968	74.8	69	84.2	49	65.3	90	6.01	43	0
1967	73.4	101	83.9	57	62.9	122	2.41	90	0
1966	75	62	83.7	59	66.4	65	4.25	56	0
1965	75.3	56	84.1	50	66.6	58	6.96	31	0
1964	75.5	51	85.2	23	65.7	79	2.16	99	0
1963	76.2	33	85.3	22	67.2	45	2.99	85	0
1962	76.9	19	87.4	5	66.6	58	1.11	117	1
1961	72.8	111	81.6	111	64	111	3.65	71	0
1960	72.4	119	82	104	62.7	124	3.66	70	0
1959	76.8	22	85.2	23	68.3	28	3.38	78	2
1958	74.9	67	83.4	70	66.3	68	7.19	30	0
1957	76.9	19	84.9	29	68.3	28	3.56	75	1
1956	77	15	84.6	36	69.5	16	0.47	125	0
1955	77.1	14	84.9	29	69.4	18	4.25	56	0
1954	70.9	130	79.8	125	62	130	2.21	96	0
1953	78.8	5	85.7	14	71.8	5	0.85	119	0
1952	75.5	51	84.5	40	66.6	58	7.60	24	0
1951	74.8	69	84.5	40	65.1	93	1.44	110	0
1950	76.3	31	83.5	66	69.2	21	2.37	91	0
1949	75.6	47	84.6	36	66.6	58	6.68	37	0
1948	76.2	33	85.7	14	66.7	56	6.04	42	0
1947	74.9	67	82.8	87	66.9	52	6.69	36	0
1946	74.2	83	82.1	101	66.2	70	9.98	12	0
1945	72.6	117	81.9	105	63.3	115	2.82	86	0
1944	75.4	54	84	54	67	49	1.16	116	2
1943			86.6	7			3.68	69	15
1942	73.9	91	82.7	89	65.1	93	8.32	17	0
1941	73.7	96	79.9	122	67.5	41	1.48	109	1
1940	72	126	79.2	127	64.8	99	0.57	124	0
1939	72.7	115	79	129	66.5	64	7.38	27	0
1938	74.3	80	79.7	126	68.8	25	3.15	82	0
1937	76	39	83	82	69.1	22	2.27	94	0
1936	73.6	98	79.9	122	67.2	45	8.70	15	0
1935	75	62	80.4	120	69.7	15	7.40	26	0
1934	72.9	109	78.7	130	67	49	3.57	73	0
1933	77.9	9	82.4	96	73.4	1	3.60	72	0
1932	71.9	127	78.1	131	65.7	79	13.74	3	0
1931	72.4	119	81.8	107	63	121	3.10	83	1
1930	76.1	37	84.1	50	68.2	32	2.35	92	0
1929	76.6	25	83.4	70	69.8	13			0
1928	73.4	101	82.2	100	64.6	101	7.34	28	2
1927	77.9	9	85.6	17	70.1	9	2.14	102	1
1926	74.1	86	83.1	77	65.1	93	4.08	61	2
1925	72.2	123	82.3	99	62.1	129	9.47	13	0
1924	72.7	115	80.9	116	64.4	105	3.95	65	0
1923							12.59	7	6
1922	75	62	82.8	87	67.1	47	8.25	18	0
1921	73	108	82.7	89	63.3	115			2
1919	73.2	105	81.7	109	64.8	99			3
1918	75.4	54	83.3	76	67.4	43	1.73	106	1
1917	71.7	129	80.8	117	62.2	128	0.72	120	2
1916	77	15	86.2	12	67.7	37	7.74	23	0
1915	76.7	24	85.6	17	67.8	36	3.95	65	0
1914	75.6	47	84.1	50	67	49	0.11	126	0
1913	74.3	80	83.4	70	65.3	90	4.22	58	0
1912	75.8	43	84.7	34	66.9	52	4.48	54	0
1911	75.2	57	84.5	40	65.9	74	3.40	77	0
1910	73.9	91	83.1	77	64.6	101	2.00	103	0
1909	73.9	91	82.6	92	65.2	92	11.15	10	0
1908	76.8	22	85.5	19	68.1	34	6.05	41	0
1907	74.2	83	82.4	96	66.1	72			0
1906	74.4	77	84.5	40	64.2	108	2.20	97	2
1905	78.9	4	86.6	7	71.3	6	6.88	32	0
1904	73.4	101	83.6	63	63.1	120	2.16	99	1
1903	73.7	96	80.6	118	66.8	54	1.40	112	1
1902	78.6	6	86.3	11	70.9	7	2.23	95	1
1901	75.1	59	84.9	29	65.4	88	1.42	111	1
1900	75.9	41	85.2	23	66.7	56	6.77	33	0
1899	76.9	19	83.1	77	70.6	8	trace	128	0
1898	75.8	43	83.6	63	67.9	35	1.23	115	1
1897	72.1	125	80.4	120	64	111	0.67	122	2
1896	82	1	92	1	72.1	3	2.50	89	0
1895	72.4	119	79.1	128	65.6	85	6.25	39	0
1894	74.7	71	83.5	66	65.8	77	1.87	105	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1896	82
2024	79.9
2010	79.7
1905	78.9
1953	78.8
1902	78.6
2018	78.3
2022	78.2
2003	77.9
1933	77.9
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1954	70.9
1917	71.7
1993	71.9
1932	71.9
1940	72
1897	72.1
1992	72.2
1925	72.2
1976	72.3
1960	72.4
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1980	17.63
2026	14.49
1932	13.74
1991	13.62
2025	13.49
1978	13.49
1923	12.59
1995	12.45
1972	11.32
1909	11.15

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1899	trace
2000	0.07
1914	0.11
1956	0.47
1940	0.57
2006	0.62
1897	0.67
2009	0.68
1917	0.72
1953	0.85

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 90°F; 31 May 2026
Coldest night: 47°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 3.19 in; 22 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 14.49 in of precipitation in Gulfport, MS, the wettest May since 1980, 2nd wettest of 128.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Gulfport, MS: 90°F on Sunday 31 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Gulfport, MS: a low of 47°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Gulfport, MS: 3.19 in on Friday 22 May 2026.