Typical May weather
Sarasota
Florida · May
88° days
68° nights
about 4 rainy days · 13½ hours of daylight · gulf 83°
What to pack
- Swimsuit
- Sunscreen
What May feels like
May stays surprisingly dry for how hot it gets, and the water is at its best-behaved. Lovebugs arrive for a few weeks and coat every windshield on the Tamiami Trail, so a car wash becomes a weekly errand.
Expect about 4 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around. about 7 afternoons top 90°.
Can you swim?
The Gulf runs about 83° — bath-warm.
The numbers
| Typical high | 88° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 68° |
| Days with real rain | 4 |
| Total rain | 2.6 in |
| Water temperature | 83° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 6:41 am / 8:11 pm |