May in Savannah, GA: shoulder season for golf — playable with smart tee time selection. Best tee times: morning before noon for the most comfortable round.
| Average May Weather | |
|---|---|
| Avg daily high | 83°F |
| Avg daily low | 65°F |
| Rainy days | 14 / mo |
| Avg peak wind | 12.4 mph |
An 18-degree daily swing is May's biggest surprise. Golfers who pack for an 83F afternoon find themselves chilly on the first tee, where that 65F overnight low is still lingering — especially on shaded, tree-lined holes. The other counterintuitive fact: May is actually calmer off the tee than April, with peak wind dropping from 13.5 mph to 12.4 mph. Many visitors expect spring wind to ease gradually, but the real shift in May is rainfall, not temperature or gusts.
With 14 precipitation days on the calendar, there's a real chance of a brief afternoon storm rolling through. What catches people off guard is that this already represents a meaningful uptick from April's 11 rain days — Savannah is beginning its slide toward the wet summer pattern. The window before convective heating kicks in around midday is genuinely the most reliable stretch of the day for uninterrupted golf.
Book morning tee times — ideally before 10 AM — to avoid the afternoon convective storms that become more frequent as May progresses; the course is also at its coolest closest to that 65F overnight low. Last-minute afternoon slots open up after rain cancellations, but you'll be gambling on a 14-precip-day month. See how conditions rate hour by hour on our playability scale.
April is the cleaner month for golf in Savannah: seven degrees cooler on the high end, three fewer rain days, and slightly windier at 13.5 mph versus May's 12.4 mph. June is where conditions noticeably deteriorate — the average high climbs to 87F, peak wind eases slightly to 11.3 mph, but precipitation days jump to 20, six more than May. May sits in a transitional middle ground: warmer than ideal but not yet the saturated heat of early summer.
Climate normals show the long-term picture, but day-to-day weather varies. Check today's live golf weather score for Savannah, GA for the current playability rating, hourly wind, temperature, and the recommended tee time window.
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May's 83F average high is warm but not punishing, especially compared to the 87F that arrives in June. Morning rounds in particular are comfortable, with overnight lows sitting around 65F. The humidity is the real factor to manage, not the temperature alone.
With 14 precipitation days in May — roughly half the days in the month — there's a meaningful chance any given outing sees some rain, though most storms are short afternoon events rather than all-day washouts. Teeing off before 10 AM significantly reduces the chance of getting caught mid-round. June is considerably wetter at 20 precipitation days, so May is still a relatively workable window.