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Typical May weather

Tucson

Arizona · May

Saguaros in bloom and the heat turning serious.

92° days
62° nights

maybe one rainy day · 14 hours of daylight

What to pack

What May feels like

The saguaros put white crowns on in May, which is worth planning around — the flowers open at night and close by afternoon, so go early. School lets out, the pools open, and the long dry wait before the storms begins in earnest.

Real rain shows up maybe one day all month; the rest stay dry. The air runs dry — whatever the thermometer says, it wears easy. Most afternoons push past 90°.

The numbers

Typical high92°
Typical low62°
Days with real rain1
Total rain0.2 in
Humiditydry air
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)5:25 am / 7:14 pm

How May compares

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