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Miami Beach in May
In May, Miami Beach averages a daytime high of 30 °C and a night-time low of 22 °C, with about 148 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Miami Beach's most comfortable months, December to March.
- Average high
- 30 °C
- Average low
- 22 °C
- Rain in the month
- 148 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 13 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 175
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Miami Beach
May is tied for the 5th warmest month in Miami Beach by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 25 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 15 °C to 25 °C. By day, May is 2 °C warmer than April, and June is 1 °C warmer than May.
May brings 148 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 134 mm (1605 mm a year); it is the 6th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 13 h 30 min, against 10 h 30 min at the shortest and 13 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25 °C | 15 °C | 64 mm | Yes |
| February | 26 °C | 16 °C | 59 mm | Yes |
| March | 27 °C | 18 °C | 61 mm | Yes |
| April | 28 °C | 20 °C | 113 mm | |
| May | 30 °C | 22 °C | 148 mm | |
| June | 31 °C | 24 °C | 238 mm | |
| July | 32 °C | 25 °C | 174 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 25 °C | 207 mm | |
| September | 32 °C | 24 °C | 230 mm | |
| October | 30 °C | 23 °C | 176 mm | |
| November | 27 °C | 20 °C | 85 mm | |
| December | 26 °C | 17 °C | 52 mm | Yes |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Miami Beach?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 30 °C is above 29 °C and about 148 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Miami Beach are December to March; the nearest are March, before, and December, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in United States in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Miami Beach
This guide lists 175 places to stay in Miami Beach, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 15; 1–3 km, 76; 3–10 km, 84.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.