Weather · May
Average highs of 93°F, lows of 74°F and 2.0 in of rain, from 30 years of weather records.
May is McAllen’s 5th warmest month, with average highs of 93°F and lows of 74°F. That is 5° warmer than April, and 6° above the yearly average high.
High and low Rain
A look around town before you go.
A DRIVE AROUND TOWN
Mileage Mike Travels’ recorded May 2023 drive through McAllen, with sampled scenes on Jackson Avenue and South and North 10th Street. It is not a live traffic camera; streets and businesses may have changed.
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THINGS TO DO · YOUTUBE SHORT
RGV TASTE’s short Mercado District clip shows an indoor food-vendor counter. Check the food hall’s current vendors and hours rather than relying on this earlier recording.
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Average highs are 93°F and average lows 74°F, for a daily mean of 84°F. Individual days run hotter or colder than these 30-year averages.
May averages 2.0 in of precipitation over about 4 days with at least 0.01 in. It is the 4th wettest month of the year.
Around mid-May the sun rises about 6:46 AM and sets about 8:12 PM, for roughly 13.4 hours of daylight.
The mildest months for visiting are January, February, December. May is hot.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Mcallen Miller Intl Ap station (2.9 mi from downtown). Sunrise and sunset are calculated for May 15 at the city’s coordinates.