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26
58°
44°
27
Sunny and pleasant
70°
45°
28
A few afternoon showers
62°
49°
29
Cloudy, a shower and t-storm
64°
49°
30
Partly sunny and windy
67°
40°
1
Becoming cloudy
63°
42°
2
Mostly cloudy and cooler
53°
38°
3
Partly sunny
60°
36°
4
Partly sunny
67°
44°
5
A couple of afternoon showers
71°
49°
6
A couple of showers
72°
50°
7
Times of sun and clouds
69°
48°
8
Partly sunny, a stray t-storm
70°
48°
9
Times of clouds and sun
69°
51°
10
Sun and some clouds
68°
50°
11
Mostly sunny
67°
50°
12
Cloudy
69°
56°
13
Cloudy
71°
53°
14
Cloudy
68°
50°
15
Rain becoming steadier
66°
49°
16
Cloudy with rain tapering off
66°
49°
17
Times of sun and clouds
65°
48°
18
Mostly cloudy
68°
49°
19
Sun and some clouds
74°
58°
20
Mostly sunny
74°
52°
21
Mostly sunny
71°
52°
22
Mostly sunny
70°
51°
23
Partly sunny
70°
51°
24
Mostly sunny
72°
58°
25
Partly sunny, a shower; humid
79°
60°
26
Mostly sunny and less humid
77°
54°
27
Mostly sunny
71°
53°
28
Sunshine
71°
53°
29
Plenty of sun
73°
54°
30
Partly sunny
78°
59°
31
Sunny much of the time
81°
62°
1
Sunshine
81°
62°
2
Plenty of sunshine
82°
63°
3
Humid with plenty of sunshine
83°
64°
4
A shower and thunderstorm
83°
63°
5
Decreasing clouds; less humid
82°
58°
6
Mostly cloudy
75°
56°

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May Weather in Gainesville

Gainesville's May 2026 forecast shows daily high temperatures ranging from 53° to 83°, with overnight lows between 36° and 64°. The average high for May is 71° with an average low of 52°. AccuWeather's monthly forecast extends further ahead than any other source, with day-by-day RealFeel® Temperatures giving a complete picture of how May weather will actually feel in Gainesville. See also: June | July | August.

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