May Weather in Winter Gardens United States

Daily high temperatures are around 76°F, rarely falling below 64°F or exceeding 89°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 4°F, from 53°F to 57°F, rarely falling below 48°F or exceeding 61°F.

For reference, on August 23, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Winter Gardens typically range from 64°F to 89°F, while on December 26, the coldest day of the year, they range from 40°F to 69°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Berrechid, Morocco (5,969 miles away) and Calitzdorp, South Africa (10,070 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Winter Gardens (view comparison).

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The month of May in Winter Gardens experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 27% to 20%.

The clearest day of the month is May 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 80% of the time.

For reference, on February 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 45%, while on September 9, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 90%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Winter Gardens, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is decreasing, starting the month at 6% and ending it at 1%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 21% on February 22, and its lowest chance is 1% on June 25.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May in Winter Gardens is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 0.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.1 inches, and ending the month at 0.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.3 inches.

Over the course of May in Winter Gardens, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 40 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 20 seconds, and weekly increase of 9 minutes, 20 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is May 1, with 13 hours, 30 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 14 hours, 10 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Winter Gardens is 5:59 AM on May 1 and the earliest sunrise is 19 minutes earlier at 5:40 AM on May 31.

The earliest sunset is 7:30 PM on May 1 and the latest sunset is 21 minutes later at 7:50 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Winter Gardens during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during May, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:39 AM and sets 14 hours, 19 minutes later, at 7:59 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:46 AM and sets 9 hours, 59 minutes later, at 4:45 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for May 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Winter Gardens is essentially constant during May, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 21, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 7% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Winter Gardens is essentially constant during May, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 7.7 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on December 29, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.2 miles per hour, while on September 8, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.9 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Winter Gardens throughout May is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 81% on May 30.

Winter Gardens is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Winter Gardens is essentially constant during May, remaining within 1°F of 63°F throughout.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Winter Gardens over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is January 5, with a 63% chance.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Winter Gardens are increasing during May, increasing by 425°F, from 970°F to 1,395°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Winter Gardens is gradually increasing during May, rising by 0.6 kWh, from 7.6 kWh to 8.3 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Winter Gardens are 32.831 deg latitude, -116.933 deg longitude, and 669 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Winter Gardens contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 817 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 586 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,563 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,516 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Winter Gardens is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) and shrubs (16%), within 10 miles by shrubs (54%) and artificial surfaces (30%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (47%) and water (29%).