Average Precipitation for Texas in May
The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus, in some places, the occasional snowfall during May at cities, towns and parks in Texas.
Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives this month. There's also a count of the number of days with wet weather, when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.
The precipitation totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.
You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: North Central Texas, South Central Texas, East Texas, Gulf Coast and West Texas.
North Central Texas
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Athens | 4.3 | 109 |
| 8 | College Station | 4.6 | 117 |
| 9 | Dallas | 4.6 | 116 |
| 9 | Denton | 4.9 | 123 |
| 9 | Fort Worth | 4.3 | 110 |
| 7 | Killeen | 4.7 | 119 |
| 11 | McKinney | 4.8 | 121 |
| 9 | Sherman | 5.5 | 141 |
| 8 | Waco | 4.4 | 113 |
| 9 | Wichita Falls | 3.8 | 97 |
South Central Texas
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Alice | 3.5 | 89 |
| 9 | Austin | 5.0 | 128 |
| 6 | Choke Canyon Lake Dam | 3.0 | 76 |
| 4 | Falcon Lake Dam | 2.0 | 50 |
| 8 | Fredericksburg | 4.3 | 108 |
| 6 | Kingsville | 4.0 | 101 |
| 5 | Laredo | 2.8 | 72 |
| 5 | Midland | 1.6 | 40 |
| 6 | New Braunfels | 3.6 | 92 |
| 8 | San Antonio | 4.4 | 112 |
East Texas
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Lake Fork | 5.0 | 126 |
| 8 | Longview | 4.9 | 125 |
| 8 | Lufkin | 4.7 | 120 |
| 9 | Sam Rayburn Lake Dam | 4.5 | 115 |
| 10 | Texarkana | 5.3 | 133 |
| 9 | Toledo Bend Reservoir Dam | 4.3 | 109 |
| 10 | Tyler | 4.3 | 110 |
Gulf Coast
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Aransas Wildlife Refuge | 4.2 | 106 |
| 7 | Beaumont | 5.2 | 133 |
| 5 | Brownsville | 2.2 | 56 |
| 6 | Corpus Christi | 3.4 | 86 |
| 5 | Galveston | 3.0 | 77 |
| 8 | Houston | 5.4 | 138 |
| 3 | McAllen | 1.4 | 35 |
| 7 | Victoria | 5.2 | 133 |
West Texas
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Abilene | 3.2 | 82 |
| 7 | Amarillo | 2.3 | 58 |
| 6 | Del Rio | 2.9 | 75 |
| 2 | El Paso | 0.4 | 11 |
| 5 | Guadalupe Mountains Park | 0.9 | 22 |
| 3 | Lajitas, Big Bend Park | 0.9 | 22 |
| 7 | Lubbock | 2.7 | 68 |
| 4 | Odessa | 1.6 | 41 |
| 7 | San Angelo | 3.2 | 81 |
Reference
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.