Typical May weather
Clearwater
Florida · May
87° days
70° nights
about 4 rainy days · 13½ hours of daylight · gulf 84°
What to pack
- Swimsuit
- Sunscreen
What May feels like
May is the pick for pure beach conditions: hot, bright, and still dry before the pattern flips late in the month. Stingrays move in with the warm water, so you will see everybody doing the shuffle-walk through the shallows — it works.
Expect about 4 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around. It’s sticky — light fabrics and an afternoon break earn their keep. about 9 afternoons top 90°.
Can you swim?
The Gulf runs about 84° — bath-warm.
The numbers
| Typical high | 87° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 70° |
| Days with real rain | 4 |
| Total rain | 2.7 in |
| Humidity | sticky |
| Water temperature | 84° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 6:41 am / 8:13 pm |