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Typical May weather

St. Augustine

Florida · May

Beach weather lands and the crowds haven't caught up.

85° days
67° nights

about 5 rainy days · 13½ hours of daylight · ocean 77°

What to pack

What May feels like

May is when the ocean finally reaches the temperature people came for, and the water clarity is usually at its best. This is the last stretch of comfortable full days on the sand before summer humidity settles in for good.

Expect about 5 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around. about 5 afternoons top 90°.

Can you swim?

The ocean runs about 77° — comfortable for swimming.

The numbers

Typical high85°
Typical low67°
Days with real rain5
Total rain3.7 in
Water temperature77°
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:31 am / 8:11 pm

How May compares

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