Tucson, AZ: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 77.2°F in Tucson, AZ, the warmest May since 2025, tied 25th warmest of 131 (with 2024 and 1963).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 77.2°F; Warmest since 2025; 25th warmest of 131
Precipitation: 0.40 in; Wettest since 2023; 29th wettest of 132

A normal May in Tucson, AZ (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 77.4°F, between 73.3°F and 79.7°F in eight years of ten and 0.02 in of precipitation, between 0.00 in and 0.63 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Tucson, AZ since 1895: 77.2°F in 2026; the highest is 80.7°F, in 2020.

Normal range, 73.3 to 79.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Tucson, AZ from 1895 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	77.2	25	91.3	55	63.1	11	0.40	29	0
2025	77.5	20	91.8	46	63.2	9	0.03	62	0
2024	77.2	25	93.1	28	61.3	27	0.00	107	0
2023	77.3	23	92.2	36	62.3	21	0.53	18	0
2022	79.5	6	96	5	63	12	0.00	107	0
2021	78.3	14	94	17	62.5	17	trace	79	0
2020	80.7	1	96.7	1	64.7	3	0.01	73	0
2019	70.9	110	84.8	126	56.9	75	1.22	2	0
2018	78.5	13	94.5	15	62.6	16	trace	79	0
2017	76.6	32	91.5	50	61.7	24	0.02	66	0
2016	75.1	48	89.6	79	60.6	31	0.00	107	0
2015	73.4	72	87.7	107	59.1	43	0.09	52	0
2014	77.3	23	92.1	39	62.5	17	trace	79	0
2013	78.9	12	93.2	26	64.5	4	0.01	73	0
2012	79	9	95	8	63	12	trace	79	0
2011	73.5	67	88.8	93	58.2	53	0.00	107	0
2010	73.8	61	90.2	69	57.3	67	0.02	66	2
2009	80.1	3	94.9	9	65.3	1	0.67	10	0
2008	73.3	76	88.5	99	58	55	0.02	66	0
2007	78	17	93.3	23	62.8	14	0.14	45	0
2006	79	9	94.5	15	63.5	7	trace	79	0
2005	77.4	21	92.2	36	62.5	17	0.63	12	0
2004	77.7	19	93.2	26	62.3	21	trace	79	0
2003	77.9	18	93.5	19	62.4	20	0.13	47	0
2002	75.8	39	92.5	31	59	45	0.00	107	0
2001	79.3	7	95.3	6	63.2	9	0.24	35	0
2000	80.2	2	96.5	2	63.9	5	0.00	107	0
1999	74.7	53	90.7	64	58.7	51	0.00	107	0
1998	72.9	84	88.7	96	57.1	71	trace	79	0
1997	79.7	5	94.6	14	64.8	2	0.44	25	0
1996	79	9	95.2	7	62.8	14	0.00	107	0
1995	72.6	91	88.8	93	56.4	80	0.15	42	0
1994	75.5	42	92.2	36	58.9	47	0.52	19	0
1993	78.1	16	94.8	11	61.4	26	0.59	17	0
1992	76.7	30	91.5	50	61.9	23	1.11	3	0
1991	73.5	67	91.2	57	55.8	90	0.00	107	0
1990	75.2	46	91.4	53	59	45	0.03	62	0
1989	77.4	21	94.7	12	60	36	0.13	47	0
1988	76.4	33	93.4	20	59.4	40	0.02	66	0
1987	74.3	56	89.8	76	58.8	49	0.74	8	0
1986	76.8	28	93.4	20	60.2	35	0.44	25	0
1985	75.9	36	90.9	61	60.8	30	trace	79	0
1984	79.9	4	96.1	4	63.6	6	0.06	58	0
1983	73.8	61	89.9	73	57.7	62	trace	79	0
1982	72.3	93	87.5	111	57	72	0.51	21	0
1981	73.4	72	87.6	109	59.1	43	0.26	33	0
1980	71.4	106	87.1	113	55.8	90	trace	79	0
1979	72.2	95	86.1	118	58.3	52	0.67	10	0
1978	73.1	81	88.4	100	57.8	59	0.61	14	0
1977	70.8	111	85.3	122	56.2	82	0.08	56	0
1976	74.5	55	88.9	89	60	36	0.23	37	0
1975	69.8	118	85	125	54.6	105	0.11	49	0
1974	74.3	56	90.4	67	58.2	53	0.00	107	0
1973	72.9	84	88.2	103	57.7	62	0.09	52	0
1972	72.3	93	88.4	100	56.2	82	0.24	35	0
1971	69.3	121	85.1	124	53.5	113	0.01	73	0
1970	75.2	46	90.6	66	59.7	38	0.03	62	0
1969	74.9	50	90.4	67	59.3	41	0.46	24	0
1968	73.3	76	89.1	85	57.5	65	trace	79	0
1967	71.8	99	87.6	109	56.1	85	0.62	13	0
1966	76.1	35	91.5	50	60.6	31	0.11	49	0
1965	70.1	115	86.2	117	54	109	trace	79	0
1964	73.2	78	89.2	83	57.2	69	0.00	107	0
1963	77.2	25	93.3	23	61.2	28	trace	79	0
1962	71.7	101	87.9	105	55.5	96	0.00	107	0
1961	72.9	84	89.8	76	56	88	0.00	107	0
1960	71.9	98	88.9	89	54.9	102	0.08	56	0
1959	72.5	92	88.7	96	56.2	82	0.00	107	0
1958	79.1	8	94.7	12	63.5	7	0.02	66	0
1957	71.1	108	85.8	120	56.5	78	0.33	31	0
1956	75.8	39	92.6	30	58.9	47	trace	79	0
1955	71.8	99	87.2	112	56.4	80	0.03	62	0
1954	75.9	36	91.3	55	60.5	33	0.47	23	0
1953	68.8	123	84.6	127	53.1	116	trace	79	0
1952	76.7	30	92.5	31	61	29	0.02	66	0
1951	74	59	90.1	70	57.8	59	0.01	73	0
1950	71.5	104	88.1	104	55	100	0.01	73	0
1949	73.4	72	89.4	81	57.4	66	0.00	107	0
1948	75.1	48	92.5	31	57.7	62	0.00	107	0
1947	76.8	28	92.1	39	61.5	25	0.04	61	0
1946	72.9	84	88.9	89	57	72	0.00	107	0
1945	73.6	66	89.4	81	57.8	59	0.00	107	0
1944	73.5	67	89	87	57.9	56	0.37	30	0
1943	76.3	34	93.3	23	59.3	41	0.89	5	0
1942	73.1	81	91.4	53	54.8	103	0.00	107	0
1941	73	83	88.9	89	57	72	0.74	8	0
1940	75.9	36	93.1	28	58.8	49	0.52	19	0
1939	74	59	92	44	55.9	89	0.00	107	0
1938	71.3	107	89.2	83	53.4	114	0.11	49	0
1937	73.8	61	91.9	45	55.7	92	0.25	34	0
1936	75.3	44	94	17	56.6	77	trace	79	0
1935	67.6	127	83	130	52.2	119	0.14	45	0
1934	78.3	14	96.2	3	60.3	34	0.05	59	0
1933	67.1	128	85.3	122	48.9	132	0.00	107	0
1932	71.7	101	89.6	79	53.8	111	trace	79	0
1931	73.4	72	89.9	73	56.9	75	1.34	1	0
1930	69.9	117	85.6	121	54.3	107	0.93	4	0
1929	73.2	78	90.8	62	55.6	94	trace	79	0
1928	75.4	43	91.1	59	59.7	38	0.09	52	0
1927	73.2	78	91	60	55.5	96	0.01	73	0
1926	72	96	88.8	93	55.2	99	0.60	16	0
1925	74.9	50	92.5	31	57.3	67	trace	79	0
1924	73.8	61	91.6	48	56.1	85	trace	79	0
1923	74.3	56	92.5	31	56.1	85	0.05	59	0
1922	73.5	67	92.1	39	54.8	103	0.15	42	0
1921	69	122	86.1	118	52	122	trace	79	0
1920	71.7	101	91.2	57	52.3	118	0.21	38	0
1919	72	96	88.7	96	55.4	98	0.82	6	0
1918	69.7	119	86.5	116	52.8	117	0.18	40	0
1917	66.5	130	84	128	49.1	131	0.82	6	0
1916	70.5	114	90.1	70	50.8	124	0.00	107	0
1915	67	129	83.7	129	50.2	126	0.15	42	0
1914	73.7	65	90.8	62	56.5	78	0.49	22	0
1913	71.1	108	90	72	52.2	119	trace	79	0
1912	70.7	113	89.8	76	51.6	123	0.32	32	0
1911	72.7	89	91.7	47	53.7	112	0.00	107	0
1910	75.3	44	94.9	9	55.7	92	trace	79	0
1909	68.6	124	87.7	107	49.5	128	0.00	107	0
1908	68.2	125	86.7	114	49.6	127	0.16	41	0
1907	70.8	111	88.3	102	53.3	115	0.43	27	0
1906	69.7	119	89	87	50.4	125	trace	79	0
1905	64.6	131	79.9	131	49.3	129	0.02	66	0
1904	72.8	88	89.9	73	55.6	94	0.61	14	0
1903	70	116	87.8	106	52.2	119	0.20	39	0
1902	71.5	104	89.1	85	53.9	110	trace	79	0
1901	72.7	89	90.7	64	54.6	105	0.41	28	2
1900	74.7	53	92.1	39	57.2	69	trace	79	0
1899	67.9	126	86.6	115	49.3	129	trace	79	0
1898					54.2	108	0.00	107	18
1897	75.6	41	93.4	20	57.9	56	0.00	107	0
1896	73.5	67	92.1	39	55	100	trace	79	0
1895	74.8	52	91.6	48	57.9	56	0.09	52	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2020	80.7
2000	80.2
2009	80.1
1984	79.9
1997	79.7
2022	79.5
2001	79.3
1958	79.1
2012	79
2006	79
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1905	64.6
1917	66.5
1915	67
1933	67.1
1935	67.6
1899	67.9
1908	68.2
1909	68.6
1953	68.8
1921	69

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1931	1.34
2019	1.22
1992	1.11
1930	0.93
1943	0.89
1919	0.82
1917	0.82
1987	0.74
1941	0.74
2009	0.67
More years share the last value

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2024	0.00
2022	0.00
2016	0.00
2011	0.00
2002	0.00
2000	0.00
1999	0.00
1996	0.00
1991	0.00
1974	0.00
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 103°F; 11 May 2026
Coldest night: 52°F; 6 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.26 in; 4 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 0.40 in of precipitation in Tucson, AZ, the wettest May since 2023, 29th wettest of 132.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Tucson, AZ: 103°F on Monday 11 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Tucson, AZ: a low of 52°F on Wednesday 6 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Tucson, AZ: 0.26 in on Monday 4 May 2026.