Best beach weather in the US in May

Ranked by the most beach days in May: highs 80-95°F, under 0.05 in of rain and afternoon wind under 15 mph (cities within 10 mi of a coast or Great Lake). First: Tampa, FL (25 days), of 91 cities.

Best beach weather in the US in May
Rank	City	Beach days	High	Wet days
1	Tampa, FL	25 days	88°F	6
2	Spring Hill, FL	24 days	88°F	8
3	Cape Coral, FL	23 days	90°F	8
4	Key West, FL	22 days	86°F	8
5	East Honolulu, HI	22 days	81°F	10
6	Destin, FL	21 days	84°F	6
7	Mobile, AL	21 days	85°F	8
8	Hilton Head Island, SC	20 days	84°F	8
9	Naples, FL	20 days	87°F	9
10	St. Augustine, FL	20 days	85°F	7
11	Panama City Beach, FL	20 days	85°F	5
12	Gulf Shores, AL	20 days	85°F	8
13	Daytona Beach, FL	20 days	85°F	7
14	Gulfport, MS	19 days	83°F	7
15	League City, TX	19 days	85°F	7
16	Miami, FL	19 days	87°F	11
17	Palm Coast, FL	19 days	83°F	7
18	St. Simons Island, GA	18 days	83°F	7
19	Fort Lauderdale, FL	18 days	86°F	11
20	Palm Bay, FL	18 days	86°F	8
21	Key Largo, FL	17 days	89°F	11
22	West Palm Beach, FL	16 days	86°F	11
23	Boca Raton, FL	16 days	86°F	11
24	Port St. Lucie, FL	16 days	84°F	9
25	Honolulu, HI	15 days	85°F	6

Which states lead

Florida (17 of the top 25), Hawaii (2 of the top 25), Alabama (2 of the top 25), then 4 more states. The top 25 range from 25 days to 15 days; the median across all 91 cities is 5 days.

The other end: fewest beach days in May

Best beach weather through the year

Month	First place	Beach days
January	Honolulu, HI	15 days
February	Key Largo, FL	15 days
March	Key Largo, FL	17 days
April	Cape Coral, FL	22 days
May	Tampa, FL	25 days
June	East Honolulu, HI	24 days
July	East Honolulu, HI	25 days
August	Costa Mesa, CA	27 days
September	East Honolulu, HI	24 days
October	East Honolulu, HI	24 days
November	East Honolulu, HI	19 days
December	Key Largo, FL	17 days

91 cities with data for this measure. Folded suburbs share their lead city's values and are not listed separately. Methodology.