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Typical May weather
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina · May
79° days
62° nights
about 5 rainy days · 14 hours of daylight · ocean 74°
What to pack
- Swimsuit
- Sunscreen
What May feels like
May has water warm enough to swim in and schools up north still in session, which is the combination everyone is quietly chasing. Memorial Day weekend is the hard line; after that it is summer pricing and summer traffic.
Expect about 5 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around.
Can you swim?
The ocean runs about 74° — comfortable for swimming.
The numbers
| Typical high | 79° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 62° |
| Days with real rain | 5 |
| Total rain | 3.0 in |
| Water temperature | 74° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 6:14 am / 8:09 pm |