Memphis, TN: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 71.5°F in Memphis, TN, the warmest May since 2024, tied 65th warmest of 151 (with 1926).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 71.5°F; Warmest since 2024; 65th warmest of 151
Precipitation: 7.07 in; Wettest since 2025; 27th wettest of 155

A normal May in Memphis, TN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 71.7°F, between 69.4°F and 74.8°F in eight years of ten and 5.09 in of precipitation, between 1.97 in and 8.13 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Memphis, TN since 1875: 71.5°F in 2026; the highest is 77.4°F, in 2018.

Normal range, 69.4 to 74.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Memphis, TN from 1872 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	71.5	65	81	60	62	70	7.07	27	0
2025	70.3	89	78	122	62.5	60	8.96	9	0
2024	74.6	11	82.8	27	66.3	4	6.62	29	0
2023	72.6	40	82.2	37	63.1	49	2.05	130	0
2022	74.3	18	84.2	10	64.4	28	4.05	88	0
2021	69.5	105	78.6	101	60.4	97	4.01	91	0
2020	69.4	108	78.7	99	60	106	2.00	131	0
2019	73.8	23	82.6	34	64.9	23	5.17	58	0
2018	77.4	1	87	3	67.8	1	3.32	103	0
2017	70.7	79	80.8	63	60.5	93	4.22	82	0
2016	70.5	84	80.1	72	60.8	89	5.07	61	0
2015	72.9	37	81.6	48	64.1	34	6.02	40	0
2014	71.4	67	80.8	63	62	70	4.32	80	0
2013	69.7	99	78.7	99	60.6	92	10.75	4	0
2012	76.3	5	86.4	5	66.1	8	3.17	108	0
2011	70.2	90	79.6	84	60.9	86	7.12	25	0
2010	74.2	19	83.2	23	65.1	18	9.26	6	0
2009	71.6	64	79.7	83	63.6	41	7.73	19	0
2008	70.8	77	80.2	71	61.4	81	7.61	20	0
2007	74.7	10	84.8	7	64.6	27	1.30	145	0
2006	72.3	45	81.7	45	62.8	54	3.83	94	0
2005	71.7	59	82.8	27	60.5	93	1.10	148	0
2004	74	21	82.8	27	65.3	15	6.04	39	0
2003	71.7	59	80.5	67	62.8	54	11.40	3	0
2002	69.1	113	78.6	101	59.6	116	5.33	54	0
2001	72.1	48	81.9	43	62.3	63	6.35	34	0
2000	73.9	22	82.7	33	65	22	4.02	90	0
1999	71.2	69	81.1	57	61.3	82	4.79	65	0
1998	75.2	7	84.8	7	65.7	11	1.71	139	0
1997	67.9	134	78	122	57.8	136	8.00	16	0
1996	74.2	19	83.2	23	65.1	18	6.28	35	0
1995	71.1	71	80.1	72	62.1	66	5.90	43	0
1994	69.4	108	78.8	96	59.9	108	3.00	112	0
1993	69.9	94	79.3	87	60.5	93	4.56	70	0
1992	70.4	88	81	60	59.8	113	3.68	98	0
1991	74.6	11	82.9	26	66.2	6	5.10	60	0
1990	68.3	124	77.6	127	59	126	4.55	71	0
1989	69.5	105	79.3	87	59.6	116	2.36	124	0
1988	71.8	55	83.9	13	59.6	116	2.38	123	0
1987	76.5	3	86.5	4	66.5	3	2.96	114	0
1986	72.4	43	81.2	54	63.7	40	4.63	69	0
1985	71.8	55	80.7	65	62.9	51	2.23	128	0
1984	69.4	108	79	94	59.9	108	9.06	8	0
1983	68.1	130	77.2	134	59.1	125	9.58	5	0
1982	74.5	15	83.5	19	65.5	13	5.50	52	0
1981	70	92	79.2	90	60.7	91	7.06	28	0
1980	72.5	41	81.4	50	63.6	41	4.43	75	0
1979	69.9	94	78.2	117	61.7	79	7.78	17	0
1978	70.9	76	79.9	77	61.8	77	8.14	13	0
1977	76.3	5	87.3	2	65.4	14	0.83	151	0
1976	65.6	148	75.1	146	56.1	148	4.73	67	0
1975	73.5	26	82.1	39	64.9	23	8.72	11	0
1974	72.1	48	80.5	67	63.6	41	7.76	18	0
1973	68.3	124	78.2	117	58.3	132	6.23	37	0
1972	69.6	102	80	75	59.3	120	4.55	71	0
1971	66.6	143	77.3	133	55.9	149	3.90	93	0
1970	72.2	47	82.4	35	62.1	66	3.70	97	0
1969	72.1	48	83.2	23	60.9	86	1.34	144	0
1968	69.6	102	78.9	95	60.4	97	5.21	55	0
1967	68.8	118	78.6	101	59	126	6.38	32	0
1966	67.9	134	78.2	117	57.5	140	5.69	48	0
1965	74.6	11	84.1	11	65.2	17	7.42	23	0
1964	71.9	54	82.1	39	61.7	79	3.28	104	0
1963	71	74	81.3	52	60.8	89	3.77	96	0
1962	76.8	2	88	1	65.6	12	0.84	150	0
1961	66.7	141	76.8	138	56.6	144	4.40	77	0
1960	68.5	123	79.3	87	57.7	137	4.20	84	0
1959	74.4	17	83.9	13	64.8	25	1.85	135	0
1958	71.1	71	81.1	57	61.1	85	8.88	10	0
1957	71.7	59	81.4	50	61.9	74	7.10	26	0
1956	73.2	30	82.8	27	63.6	41	3.41	102	0
1955	73.2	30	83.7	16	62.8	54	5.96	41	0
1954	66	147	76	142	55.9	149	4.31	81	0
1953	71.8	55	81.2	54	62.4	62	11.58	2	0
1952	71	74	82.8	27	59.3	120	3.62	100	0
1951	70.5	84	83.6	17	57.4	141	1.88	134	0
1950	72.4	43	81.7	45	63.1	49	5.18	56	0
1949	72.7	38	83.3	20	62	70	3.25	105	0
1948	69.9	94	80.6	66	59.3	120	4.11	86	0
1947	68.1	130	79.1	92	57.1	142	5.62	49	0
1946	67.4	136	77	136	57.7	137	5.94	42	0
1945	66.5	144	76.7	140	56.4	146	3.14	109	0
1944	72	52	81.9	43	62.1	66	4.40	77	0
1943	73	34	82.1	39	63.9	37	5.12	59	0
1942	69.3	112	79.8	79	58.8	129	2.71	119	0
1941	73	34	84.1	11	61.9	74	1.53	140	0
1940	67	138	78.4	109	55.6	151	1.85	135	0
1939	70.8	77	78.4	109	63.2	47	4.51	73	1
1938	72.1	48	80.1	72	64.2	32	2.86	116	0
1937	72.7	38	81.1	57	64.3	31	4.04	89	0
1936	73.3	29	82.1	39	64.4	28	1.91	133	0
1935	68.2	126	76.1	141	60.3	99	8.09	15	0
1934	73.1	32	82.4	35	63.8	39	2.54	120	0
1933	73.4	28	80.5	67	66.3	4	5.90	43	0
1932	70.7	79	79.5	86	61.9	74	0.58	153	0
1931	66.5	144	75.3	144	57.6	139	2.30	127	0
1930	70.7	79	78.5	107	62.8	54	5.86	45	0
1929			78.3	112	59.9	108	4.88	63	4
1928	69.7	99	78.6	101	60.5	93	2.51	121	1
1927	71.8	55	80	75	63.6	41	5.40	53	0
1926	71.5	65	80.9	62	62	70	1.20	147	0
1925	68.1	130	78.2	117	58.1	134	1.36	143	0
1924	64.8	149	73.2	150	56.3	147	6.36	33	0
1923	68	133	75.7	143	60.3	99	6.16	38	0
1922	72.5	41	79.8	79	65.1	18	3.48	101	0
1921	70.7	79	79.1	92	62.3	63	1.27	146	0
1920	70.5	84	77.8	125	63.2	47	8.12	14	0
1919	67	138	73.9	149	60.1	105	5.51	51	0
1918	74.6	11	83.3	20	65.8	10	0.99	149	0
1917	64.2	151	72.7	151	55.6	151	2.91	115	0
1916	73	34	81.5	49	64.4	28	4.09	87	0
1915	71.2	69	79.6	84	62.8	54	5.70	46	0
1914	70.5	84	79.8	79	61.3	82	4.64	68	0
1913	70	92	78.3	112	61.8	77	2.97	113	0
1912	70.1	91	77.6	127	62.6	59	2.32	126	0
1911	73.5	26	82.8	27	64.2	32	0.20	155	0
1910	66.1	146	74	148	58.2	133	3.02	111	0
1909	67	138	74.7	147	59.2	123	6.26	36	0
1908	71.1	71	78.3	112	63.9	37	3.21	107	0
1907	64.5	150	72.3	152	56.6	144	7.54	21	0
1906	69.6	102	78.3	112	60.9	86	3.93	92	0
1905	71.7	59	78.5	107	64.8	25	7.16	24	0
1904	68.7	120	77.4	131	60	106	4.91	62	0
1903	69.5	105	76.8	138	62.1	66	4.76	66	0
1902	74.8	8	83.3	20	66.2	6	4.49	74	0
1901	68.7	120	77.2	134	60.2	103	2.00	131	0
1900	70.7	79	78.8	96	62.5	60	3.23	106	0
1899	73.7	25	81.3	52	66.1	8	5.18	56	0
1898	73.1	32	82.2	37	64	35	4.39	79	0
1897	68.2	126	77.4	131	58.9	128	1.37	142	0
1896	76.4	4	85.3	6	67.5	2	2.49	122	0
1895	69.1	113	78.8	96	59.4	119	0.46	154	0
1894	69	115	78.3	112	59.8	113	5.70	46	0
1893	68.8	118	77.9	124	59.7	115	13.34	1	0
1892	68.7	120	77	136	60.3	99	7.46	22	0
1891	68.2	126	77.7	126	58.7	131	1.75	138	0
1890	69.4	108	78.6	101	60.2	103	4.42	76	0
1889	69.8	97	79.8	79	59.9	108	1.48	141	0
1888	69	115	78.2	117	59.9	108	2.35	125	0
1887	73.8	23	83.6	17	64	35	2.83	117	0
1886	72	52	81.2	54	62.9	51	2.11	129	0
1885	67.2	137	77.6	127	56.8	143	3.05	110	0
1884	69.8	97	78.4	109	61.3	82	6.46	31	0
1883	68.2	126	77.6	127	58.8	129	6.55	30	0
1882	66.7	141	75.3	144	58.1	134	9.14	7	0
1881	74.5	15	83.9	13	65.1	18	2.80	118	0
1880	74.8	8	84.4	9	65.3	15	3.82	95	0
1879	72.3	45	81.7	45	62.9	51	5.53	50	0
1878	71.3	68	80.4	70	62.3	63	3.66	99	0
1877	69.7	99	79.2	90	60.3	99	1.81	137	0
1876	71.7	59	79.9	77	63.5	46	8.49	12	0
1875	68.9	117	78.6	101	59.2	123	4.21	83	0
1874							0.63	152	31
1873							4.82	64	31
1872							4.16	85	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	77.4
1962	76.8
1987	76.5
1896	76.4
2012	76.3
1977	76.3
1998	75.2
1902	74.8
1880	74.8
2007	74.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	64.2
1907	64.5
1924	64.8
1976	65.6
1954	66
1910	66.1
1945	66.5
1931	66.5
1971	66.6
1961	66.7
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1893	13.34
1953	11.58
2003	11.40
2013	10.75
1983	9.58
2010	9.26
1882	9.14
1984	9.06
2025	8.96
1958	8.88

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1911	0.20
1895	0.46
1932	0.58
1874	0.63
1977	0.83
1962	0.84
1918	0.99
2005	1.10
1926	1.20
1921	1.27

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 92°F; 31 May 2026
Coldest night: 47°F; 2 May 2026
Wettest day: 2.23 in; 6 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 7.07 in of precipitation in Memphis, TN, the wettest May since 2025, 27th wettest of 155.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Memphis, TN: 92°F on Sunday 31 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Memphis, TN: a low of 47°F on Saturday 2 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Memphis, TN: 2.23 in on Wednesday 6 May 2026.