Phoenix, AZ: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 84.1°F in Phoenix, AZ, the warmest May since 2022, tied 11th warmest of 131 (with 2022).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 84.1°F; Warmest since 2022; 11th warmest of 131
Precipitation: a trace; Driest since 2025; 24th driest of 131

A normal May in Phoenix, AZ (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 83.1°F, between 78°F and 86.1°F in eight years of ten and 0.00 in of precipitation, between 0.00 in and 0.40 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Phoenix, AZ since 1896: 84.1°F in 2026; the highest is 87°F, in 1984.

Normal range, 78 to 86.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Phoenix, AZ from 1896 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	84.1	11	96	28	72.2	6	trace	65	0
2025	83.4	17	95.6	35	71.2	13	trace	65	0
2024	83.8	14	96.7	16	70.9	15	0.01	57	0
2023	83.3	20	96	28	70.6	19	trace	65	0
2022	84.1	11	97.6	11	70.6	19	0.00	109	0
2021	83.1	22	96.2	26	70	25	trace	65	0
2020	86.2	4	99.7	3	72.7	5	trace	65	0
2019	76.2	88	87.8	118	64.6	55	0.10	35	0
2018	83.5	16	96.5	19	70.5	22	0.00	109	0
2017	81.8	30	94.5	48	69.1	28	0.01	57	0
2016	79.9	48	92	78	67.8	34	0.05	46	0
2015	78.7	58	90.1	101	67.4	36	1.17	2	0
2014	83.1	22	95.5	36	70.8	17	0.00	109	0
2013	83.9	13	96	28	71.9	9	0.00	109	0
2012	84.5	9	98.2	7	70.9	15	0.03	50	0
2011	78.8	56	91.5	82	66.1	43	0.01	57	0
2010	78.2	65	91.3	88	65.2	49	0.00	109	0
2009	86.1	5	98.5	6	73.8	1	0.25	19	0
2008	78.5	60	90.7	94	66.3	41	0.45	10	0
2007	84.6	8	97	14	72.2	6	trace	65	0
2006	84.7	7	97.9	10	71.4	11	trace	65	0
2005	82.7	27	95.1	40	70.3	23	trace	65	0
2004	83.4	17	96.5	19	70.2	24	0.00	109	0
2003	83.3	20	95.9	33	70.7	18	0.00	109	0
2002	81.7	31	95.2	39	68.2	32	0.00	109	0
2001	86.9	2	100.4	2	73.4	3	0.02	55	0
2000	84.8	6	98.1	9	71.5	10	0.00	109	0
1999	79.8	49	92.3	73	67.3	37	0.00	109	0
1998	76.2	88	88.5	113	63.9	59	0.04	48	0
1997	86.3	3	98.8	5	73.7	2	trace	65	0
1996	83	26	96.3	24	69.7	26	trace	65	0
1995	76.3	85	88.1	116	64.4	56	0.09	39	0
1994	78.3	63	91.3	88	65.3	48	0.39	14	0
1993	83.7	15	96.3	24	71.1	14	0.08	40	0
1992	83.1	22	94.9	43	71.3	12	1.05	4	0
1991	79.7	50	92.9	66	66.5	40	0.00	109	0
1990	81.1	37	93.7	56	68.5	31	0.16	28	0
1989	83.1	22	96.7	16	69.4	27	trace	65	0
1988	81.4	34	94.6	46	68.2	32	0.00	109	0
1987	82.5	28	94.5	48	70.6	19	0.06	44	0
1986	82.3	29	95.5	36	69	29	trace	65	0
1985	84.2	10	96.4	22	72	8	trace	65	0
1984	87	1	101.2	1	72.8	4	0.18	22	0
1983	80.5	41	95	41	66.1	43	0.00	109	0
1982	80.4	44	93.6	59	67.1	38	0.50	9	0
1981	80.5	41	92.3	73	68.6	30	0.03	50	0
1980	76	93	88.6	112	63.3	61	0.21	20	0
1979	78	68	92	78	64.1	58	0.76	6	0
1978	78.5	60	93.6	59	63.3	61	trace	65	0
1977	75.7	96	89	110	62.4	73	0.16	28	0
1976	80.7	39	94.5	48	66.9	39	1.06	3	0
1975	76.7	81	92.4	71	60.9	92	trace	65	0
1974	80.1	45	96	28	64.3	57	0.00	109	0
1973	80.9	38	96.5	19	65.2	49	0.10	35	0
1972	78.2	65	93.3	61	63.2	64	trace	65	0
1971	73.3	118	87.6	121	58.9	108	trace	65	0
1970	79.6	52	95.9	33	63.3	61	trace	65	0
1969	78.3	63	94.6	46	61.9	80	0.26	17	0
1968	76.6	83	93.7	56	59.5	102	trace	65	0
1967	75.1	103	91.5	82	58.7	111	0.05	46	0
1966	80.1	45	97.1	13	63	66	trace	65	0
1965	71.8	124	89.2	109	54.4	130	0.16	28	0
1964	73.6	113	90.9	92	56.4	125	trace	65	0
1963	80	47	97.5	12	62.5	71	trace	65	0
1962	73.4	116	90.6	96	56.3	127	trace	65	0
1961	75.5	101	93	65	58.1	113	trace	65	0
1960	77.7	70	92.6	69	62.9	68	trace	65	0
1959	76.3	85	90.3	99	62.2	75	trace	65	0
1958	81.3	35	96.4	22	66.2	42	0.08	40	0
1957	72.9	120	86	126	59.7	101	0.43	12	0
1956	76.9	78	92	78	61.7	84	trace	65	0
1955	75.6	98	89.4	105	61.8	83	0.02	55	0
1954	78.2	65	93.3	61	63	66	0.11	33	0
1953	71.8	124	86	126	57.6	119	0.11	33	0
1952	80.7	39	96	28	65.4	47	0.00	109	0
1951	77.5	72	92.3	73	62.6	70	0.21	20	0
1950	75.9	94	91.2	90	60.5	94	trace	65	0
1949	76.7	81	91.4	87	62.1	77	0.17	24	0
1948	77	76	92.9	66	61.2	87	trace	65	0
1947	79.7	50	94.4	51	65	53	0.38	15	0
1946	76.9	78	91.9	81	61.9	80	0.00	109	0
1945	76.2	88	91.5	82	60.9	92	0.00	109	0
1944	75.6	98	90.2	100	61	90	0.80	5	0
1943	79	55	94.3	52	63.6	60	trace	65	0
1942	75.1	103	91.5	82	58.8	110	0.00	109	0
1941	76.5	84	90.9	92	62	78	0.76	6	0
1940	81.5	33	97	14	66	45	0.01	57	0
1939	78.8	56	94.7	45	62.8	69	0.00	109	0
1938	76.3	85	91.5	82	61	90	trace	65	0
1937	78.5	60	94.8	44	62.3	74	0.08	40	0
1936	81.7	31	98.2	7	65.2	49	trace	65	0
1935	74.1	108	88	117	60.2	97	0.14	31	0
1934	83.4	17	98.9	4	67.5	35	0.10	35	1
1933	72.5	121	87.6	121	57.5	120	trace	65	0
1932	77.2	75	92.9	66	61.6	85	0.00	109	0
1931	80.5	41	96.2	26	64.8	54	trace	65	0
1930	71.7	126	86	126	57.4	122	1.31	1	0
1929	78	68	93.8	54	62.2	75	0.01	57	0
1928	79.4	53	93.7	56	65.2	49	0.03	50	0
1927	76.1	92	92.6	69	59.5	102	0.17	24	0
1926	75.7	96	91.1	91	60.4	96	0.18	22	0
1925	81.2	36	96.6	18	65.8	46	0.03	50	0
1924	78.7	58	95	41	62.5	71	0.01	57	0
1923	77.7	70	94.1	53	61.2	87	0.08	40	0
1922	76.2	88	93.3	61	59	107	0.26	17	0
1921	73.6	113	89.4	105	57.9	116	0.17	24	0
1920	75.9	94	92.4	71	59.4	104	0.42	13	0
1919	76.9	78	92.2	76	61.6	85	0.06	44	0
1918	72.2	123	87.8	118	56.5	124	trace	65	0
1917	69	131	83.7	131	54.2	131	0.45	10	0
1916	74	110	89.3	108	58.6	112	trace	65	0
1915	70.7	130	84.8	130	56.7	123	0.17	24	0
1914	75.6	98	90.7	94	60.5	94	trace	65	0
1913	73.7	112	89.4	105	58.1	113	0.00	109	0
1912	73.8	111	88.4	114	59.2	105	0.58	8	0
1911	74.1	108	90.4	97	57.8	117	0.00	109	0
1910	79.3	54	95.4	38	63.2	64	trace	65	0
1909	73	119	88.4	114	57.7	118	trace	65	0
1908	71.5	127	86.6	124	56.4	125	0.03	50	0
1907	72.5	121	87.6	121	57.5	120	0.27	16	0
1906	73.5	115	88.9	111	58	115	trace	65	0
1905	70.8	129	85.9	129	55.7	129	0.04	48	0
1904	77	76	92.1	77	61.9	80	trace	65	0
1903	74.8	106	89.9	103	59.8	100	trace	65	0
1902	75.2	102	90.4	97	60	98	trace	65	0
1901	75	105	90	102	59.9	99	0.10	35	0
1900	77.5	72	93.1	64	62	78	0.12	32	0
1899	71.2	128	86.4	125	56.1	128	0.00	109	0
1898	73.4	116	87.8	118	58.9	108	0.01	57	0
1897	77.5	72	93.8	54	61.2	87	0.01	57	0
1896	74.4	107	89.6	104	59.1	106	trace	65	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1984	87
2001	86.9
1997	86.3
2020	86.2
2009	86.1
2000	84.8
2006	84.7
2007	84.6
2012	84.5
1985	84.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	69
1915	70.7
1905	70.8
1899	71.2
1908	71.5
1930	71.7
1965	71.8
1953	71.8
1918	72.2
1933	72.5
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1930	1.31
2015	1.17
1976	1.06
1992	1.05
1944	0.80
1979	0.76
1941	0.76
1912	0.58
1982	0.50
2008	0.45
More years share the last value

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2022	0.00
2018	0.00
2014	0.00
2013	0.00
2010	0.00
2004	0.00
2003	0.00
2002	0.00
2000	0.00
1999	0.00
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 109°F; 11 May 2026
Coldest night: 62°F; 6 May 2026

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May 2026 brought a trace of precipitation in Phoenix, AZ, the driest May since 2025, tied 24th driest of 131 (with 2025, 2023, 2021 and 40 other years).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Phoenix, AZ: 109°F on Monday 11 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Phoenix, AZ: a low of 62°F on Wednesday 6 May 2026.