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Typical May weather
Panama City Beach
Florida · May
85° days
66° nights
about 4 rainy days · 13½ hours of daylight · gulf 78°
What to pack
- Swimsuit
- Sunscreen
What May feels like
May is dry and bright and the Gulf turns properly swimmable, and the spring Thunder Beach rally brings motorcycles to the beach road for a long weekend. St. Andrews State Park at the east end is where people go when Pier Park gets loud.
Expect about 4 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around.
Can you swim?
The Gulf runs about 78° — bath-warm.
The numbers
| Typical high | 85° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 66° |
| Days with real rain | 4 |
| Total rain | 3.3 in |
| Water temperature | 78° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 5:49 am / 7:29 pm |